A drone strike on Sunday hit the airport of Port Sudan, the seat of the Sudanese army-aligned government on the Red Sea coast.

Meanwhile, motorsport legend Ian Duncan who had a good run through day 1 and 2 endured a tough third day on the road.

The M23 insurgents who routed Congo’s army to take control of the eastern part of one of Africa’s most populous nations now face a task as mundane as it is daunting: governing.

Applications for the 2026 race are nearly double the total for the 2024 London Marathon, organisers said after the ballot closed on Friday.