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Fawlty Towers actress Prunella Scales has died aged 93, her family have confirmed.

Scales was best known for playing hotel manager Sybil Fawlty, the long-suffering and domineering wife of Basil - played by John Cleese - in the classic British sitcom.

The actress died "peacefully at home in London yesterday", her sons Samuel and Joseph said.

They added that she was watching Fawlty Towers the day before she died. Cleese paid tribute, describing Scales as "a really wonderful comic actress". He said: "Scene after scene she was absolutely perfect."

The actress had been diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2013.

"Our darling mother Prunella Scales died peacefully at home in London yesterday. She was 93," her sons told the PA News agency.

"Although dementia forced her retirement from a remarkable acting career of nearly 70 years, she continued to live at home."

Her husband, fellow actor Timothy West, died in November last year.

She is survived by two sons and one stepdaughter, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

The statement added: "We would like to thank all those who gave Pru such wonderful care at the end of her life: her last days were comfortable, contented and surrounded by love."

BBC One aired an episode of Fawlty Towers on Tuesday evening in tribute.

The episode, called The Builders, is episode two from the first series and originally aired in September 1975. Basil and Sybil decide to have some structural alterations done to the hotel whilst they are away for the weekend.

West End theatres in London will dim their lights for two minutes at 7pm on Thursday in remembrance of Scales.

Hannah Essex, co-chief executive of the Society of London Theatre, described Scales as "an artist of precision, wit and generosity" who had made "an indelible mark".

Prunella Scales - Obituary:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyjjkdrje13o

England's top order collapsed again as their pre-Ashes preparations suffered a setback with a five-wicket defeat by New Zealand in the second one-day international in Hamilton.

The tourists were bowled out for 175 with 14 overs of their innings left unused before New Zealand knocked off the runs with relative ease to clinch the series 2-0 with one match left to play.

Jamie Overton top scored for England as he bludgeoned 42 off 28 balls during a counter-attacking knock.

That innings came after Test players Jamie Smith, Joe Root, Jacob Bethell and Brook had all got starts without being able to manifest them into anything of greater substance.

Blair Tickner claimed 4-34 while fellow seamer Nathan Smith took 2-27 as the rest of England's order stumbled to a underwhelming total against a disciplined New Zealand attack.

Jofra Archer gave England some early hope with the ball when he pinned opener Will Young lbw with the fourth delivery of the Black Caps' innings.

Kane Williamson showed his nous as he soaked up the pressure with a gritty 21 before he was dismissed by Overton.

England still had hope when Archer ended Rachin Ravindra's fluent innings of 54 and then strangled Michael Bracewell down the leg side.

But Daryl Mitchell's unbeaten 56 and skipper Mitchell Santner's breezy 34 not out got New Zealand home with a mammoth 101 balls to spare.

The tourists will hope for an improvement in the third ODI on Saturday (01:00 GMT)

The US and South Korea have reached a broad trade deal, both countries have said following talks between their leaders.

South Korea's presidential aide, Kim Yong-beom, said the two sides will reduce reciprocal tariffs from 25% to 15%, as was agreed earlier this year.

South Korea will also invest $350bn in the US, including $200bn in cash investment and $150bn in shipbuilding, Kim said.

US President Donald Trump, who is currently on a week-long trip in Asia, said the deal was "pretty much finalised" at a dinner following the discussions, which lasted almost two hours. He did not give further details.

"We had a tremendous meeting today with South Korea", Trump said of his discussions with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, adding that "a lot was determined".

"We discussed some other things to do with national security et cetera. And I think we came to a conclusion on a lot of very important items."

Both sides had played down the prospect of a breakthrough ahead of Wednesday's talks - disappointing many in South Korea's electronics, chip and auto industries, which had been hoping for some clarity amidst the tariff chaos.

Trump had slapped a tariff rate on Seoul of 25% earlier this year - which Lee managed to negotiate down to 15%, after Seoul said it would invest $350bn in the US and buy $100bn worth of liquified natural gas.

But the White House later increase its demands as part of the trade talks, with Trump pushing for cash investments in the US.

Both countries have historically been key allies - but tensions spiked after hundreds of South Koreans were detained in an immigration raid in the US l

Peterborough United have appointed former Swansea City boss Luke Williams as manager on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

He replaces Darren Ferguson, whose fourth spell in charge came to an end when he was sacked following Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Blackpool.

Posh are bottom of League One, having won only three of their 13 games so far, and are five points adrift of safety.

Williams will take charge for Saturday's home FA Cup first-round tie against Cardiff City, with his first league game as boss against AFC Wimbledon, also at the Weston Homes Stadium, a week later.

Chairman Darragh MacAnthony said the appointment was the "start of a new era" for the club.

"This appointment isn't about what league we are in or recent poor results but about creating an identity for our club for years to come," MacAnthony added.

"Our club has an incredible academy, talented young players in our first team squad and the goal is always the same; play exciting attacking football, develop our young talent, recruit and develop the gems others miss, compete with the 'big boys', win promotions, trophies and become financially sustainable and a well-run football club that our fans feel constant pride in supporting."

Williams began his managerial career at Swindon Town in 2015 but was sacked following relegation to League Two at the end of the 2016-17 season.

He took over at then National League club Notts County in the summer of 2022 and they achieved a club-record 107 points in his first full season, winning promotion back to the English Football League via a penalty shootout win over Chesterfield at Wembley.

Williams stepped up two divisions when he was appointed by Swansea in January 2024 but lasted only 13 months in south Wales and left following a run of seven Championship defeats in nine games.

He will be assisted at Peterborough by Ryan Harley, who worked with Williams at Notts County and Swansea.

"I spoke to the chairman and to (director of football) Barry (Fry) as well - it really feels a good fit for us all," Williams said.

"I had really good conversations with Darragh, it made me feel enthused and (that it was) an opportunity I couldn't afford to miss."

Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr has apologised to supporters for his reaction to being substituted in Sunday's fiery El Clasico win against Barcelona.

The Brazilian was taken off in the 72nd minute and expressed his frustration by going straight down the tunnel.

Vinicius later returned to the bench and, after his side's 2-1 win, tried to confront Barcelona's Lamine Yamal during unsavoury post-match scenes.

"Today I want to apologise to all the Madridistas for my reaction when I was substituted in the Clasico," he posted on X.

"Just as I have already done in person during today's training, I also want to apologise again to my team-mates, the club, and the president.

"Sometimes passion gets the better of me because I always want to win and help my team. My competitive character stems from the love I feel for this club and everything it represents."

Vinicius joined Real from Flamengo in 2018 for £38.7m and has scored 111 goals in 335 appearances.

But his future in the Spanish capital is far from certain with reports in recent months stating that Real would consider letting the 25-year-old leave if they were to receive a suitable offer.

When Vinicius was substituted on Sunday, cameras from broadcaster Dazn picked him up saying: "Always me! I'm leaving the team! It's better if I leave, I'm leaving."

In his latest statement on X, Vinicius said: "I promise to keep fighting every second for the good of Real Madrid, as I have done since the first day."

Vinicius' statement did not directly mention Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso, amid reports , externalthe pair have fallen out.