Sunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle dies

Rod Liddle, a columnist for The Sunday Times and Sun, has died aged 66 following a short illness. News UK confirmed he passed away on Sunday evening at the James Cook University hospital in Middlesbrough. The journalist, who previously served as the editor of the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, received tributes describing him as immensely talented, provocative, and brilliant. His death follows a brief period of ill health, as reported by multiple news sources.