Danielle De Wolfe

Sam Neill died in Sydney at 78, months after announcing he was cancer‑free following treatment for stage-three angioimmunoblastic T‑cell lymphoma. His family said he passed surrounded by loved ones and thanked hospital staff for their care. Born in Northern Ireland and raised in New Zealand, Neill built a five-decade career highlighted by his role as Dr Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park franchise and acclaimed performances in films such as The Piano and The Hunt for Red October. His body of work spanned film and television, including The Jungle Book, Event Horizon, Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Peaky Blinders.

Detectives from Thames Valley Police plan to travel to the US to speak with relatives of Virginia Giuffre as part of a broad misconduct‑in‑public‑office investigation involving Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor. The inquiry, which includes potential sexual misconduct among other offences, follows scrutiny of Andrew’s past conduct during his time as a trade envoy and his association with Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew, who has denied wrongdoing, previously settled a civil case with Giuffre in the US. Police continue to analyse evidence gathered after searches of his former residences, stating they are pursuing all reasonable lines of inquiry.