Author: Archi Somani

MEXICO CITY: Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has become Formula One’s youngest-ever world champion at 20, securing the title after finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday, with four races remaining in the season. Antonelli broke the previous record held by Sebastian Vettel, who was 23 when he won his first world championship in 2010. His victory also makes him the first Italian to win the drivers’ title since Alberto Ascari in 1953. Antonelli needed a top-nine finish in Mexico, or for his closest rivals to fail to win, to secure the championship. He achieved both. His rise…

On 28 October 2026, one of screen history’s most recognisable voices fell silent. Sir Patrick Stewart died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 86, after what his representative called “a brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. On 18 December, that voice will be heard again in cinemas worldwide. Stewart was two characters at once for millions of viewers: Captain Jean-Luc Picard of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the role that brought his breakthrough in 1987, and Professor Charles Xavier, the telepathic teacher of the X-Men films, which he joined in 2000 alongside Sir Ian…