South Africa are more than worthy Tri-Nations champions while the All Blacks have become embarrassing chumps.

Graham Henry and co left to ponder an error-filled performance that handed South Africa the Tri-Nations in Hamilton last night.

The donnybrook between Sir Anthony O'Reilly and Denis O'Brien could ultimately have implications for the ownership of APN and the New Zealand Herald.

The Wallabies stunned the Springboks in Brisbane last night to give the All Blacks a slim ray of hope in the Tri-Nations.

The Springboks' defeat in Brisbane means the Tri-Nations title is still up for grabs.

The Russian-crewed ship allegedly carrying timber and hijacked by pirates earlier this month may have actually been carrying secret missiles bound for the Middle East as cargo.

Jack Straw, has admitted that the fate of the convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi had formed part of Britain's negotiations with Libya over a multi-billion pound deal for oil exploration.