Don Edgren, a US engineer who led a team building the first Space Mountain and had a role in building various Disney parks, has died at the age of 83.

John Hench, a long-time Disney artist and the official portrait painter of Mickey Mouse, has died. He was 95.

David Beckham and his England colleagues have been accused of making a ‘‘hollow apology’’ to their fans and of ‘‘living in an ivory tower’’ by Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Dean Kiely.