South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada (right) celebrates eliminating Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi (left) during the semi-final of the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup in Tarouba on June 26, 2024. — AFP Cape Town: South Africa’s Sports Minister, Gayton McKenzie, said he supports calls for a boycott of Afghanistan in the Champions Cup football tournament in Pakistan, adding … Read more
Bim Afolami, the former city minister, will return to HSBC – the bank he worked for before embarking on a political career – in a board role. Sky News has learned that Mr Afolami, who lost his Hitchin seat in last year’s general election, is to become a non-executive director of the UK entity of … Read more
Young people will lose their benefits if they refuse to take up work and training opportunities, a minister has said before announcing measures to cut the welfare bill. Liz Kendall, work and pensions secretary, told Sky’s Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips that “conditions” will be attached to the new skills opportunities the government intends to … Read more
A former Conservative minister has thrown his hat into the ring to become the first chairman of Britain’s new independent football regulator. Sky News has learned that Chris Heaton-Harris, who resigned as an MP in July’s general election, is among those who applied for the role before Friday’s deadline. Mr Heaton-Harris is himself a qualified … Read more