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Tom Cruise’s latest film Digger is expected to lose around $245m (£185m), Hollywood analysts have said, after the film’s continuing poor performance in cinemas. Ticket sales for the satirical black comedy, which stars Cruise as oil magnate Digger Rockwell, dropped by around 60% in the movie’s second weekend. It brings Digger’s total box office takings … Read more

A student has been arrested after a principal and teacher were shot at a school on Monday morning, French media report. The 14-year-old was reportedly detained after the incident at Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, southern France. The teachers are said to have been treated for injuries which are not life-threatening. Broadcaster BFMTV and Le … Read more

The DUP and Ulster Unionists share power with Sinn Féin in a four-party devolved government alongside the Alliance Party. Jim Allister has been urging the DUP to withdraw Emma Little-Pengelly as deputy first minister to trigger the removal of O’Neill as first minister. The DUP leader Gavin Robinson told Good Morning Ulster: “When somebody breaks … Read more

Russell Brand has arrived at court for the start of his rape and sexual assault trial. The 51-year-old comedian and actor is facing several charges of rape and sexual assault against six women, which are alleged to have occurred between 1999 and 2009. The trial at Southwark Crown Court, which could last up to 10 … Read more

San Francisco beat Super Bowl champions Seattle 32-29 in a typically brutal contest between divisional rivals, with the Niners having defensive star Dre Greenlaw ejected early on for a headbutt on Ernest Jones, who was not wearing a helmet, on the sidelines. Both defences are elite and forced a season-high seven turnovers in the game, … Read more

Play is already starting at 09:30 local time in Durban. This is the first October Test at Kingsmead, where the sun sets shortly after 18:00 at this time of year on South Africa’s eastern coast. Still, on day one, play was halted at 15:23 local time after clouds built. Only 65.2 of the scheduled 90 … Read more

The prime minister is expected to tell the Commons later it would be a “dereliction of duty” to turn down a closer relationship with the European Union – if one can be negotiated with Brussels. In a statement to MPs on Monday, Andy Burnham will argue it is time to “face up to the reality … Read more

Borat actor Sacha Baron Cohen will star in a new play in London’s West End from Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino. The Popinjay Cavalier, set in 1830s Europe, was announced earlier this year and is the first play to be written for stage by the US filmmaker, who is also set to direct. Baron Cohen said … Read more

The price spike caused by the US-Israel war in Iran poses a major challenge for Chancellor John Healey as he puts together his first Budget, an influential think tank has warned. Higher-than-expected inflation could eat into what the government hoped to spend on public services, meaning Healey will have to choose between spending cuts, tax … Read more

Mannon, who returned to her native Nebraska and bought the ranch after a career in banking, believes the agricultural industry will show its feelings at the midterms. But like many around here, she prefers not to engage in too much political debate. That is not a problem for her friend and nearby rancher Jim Jenkins. … Read more

Several of today’s papers cover a warning form the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) of a funding gap in UK finances ahead of the chancellor’s Budget. The i Paper leads with the £35bn “gap”, saying tax rises will be “needed to plug” it. It attributes this to “high inflation and the UK’s defence spending pledge”. … Read more

Robert Pattinson is having quite the year. The British actor has already starred opposite Zendaya in The Drama, and played a key role in summer blockbuster The Odyssey. But his new film, Primetime, takes him in a completely new direction – as he portrays the real-life host of American TV show, To Catch a Predator. … Read more

Zelensky said it was “news” to him that an energy truce was in effect in comments to news site Axios, before writing on social media that his officials “look forward to clear details of America’s dialogue with Russia”. “Ukraine is ready not to strike at Russian energy and we count on Russia’s similar readiness and … Read more

An international airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh has been hit by a second strike in as many days, officials have said. A Saudi military spokesman said a projectile had hit King Khalid International Airport on Sunday, causing a fire in one of its passenger halls. Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said there had been … Read more

As Erling Haaland looked close to tears in front of Manchester City’s fans, including his father Alf-Inge, and head coach Enzo Maresca pumped his fists in jubilation, Anfield’s DJ slipped Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Little Lies’ on to the loudspeakers in a final message of defiance. Maresca said: “We knew there was going to be noise but … Read more

Eight orangutans have been released back into the wild in Borneo after they were taken into captivity when their habitat was threatened by wildfires over the summer. Three mothers, their three daughters and two adult males were freed in a reserve in the west of the island on Friday, International Animal Rescue Indonesia (Yiari) and … Read more

Burnham was mayor of Manchester from 2017 until earlier this year and his tenure took place during a sustained period of success for City. As mayor, he championed investment from the Gulf as a way of growing Manchester’s economy, a strategy which was initially pursued by the city’s leaders before Burnham became the inaugural elected … Read more

After weeks of acrimony at Celtic, the full-time scenes at Fir Park on Sunday provided welcome cheer for a disgruntled fanbase. Off the back of three straight defeats before the international break – two of them inflicted by rivals Rangers – Martin O’Neill’s side returned to winning ways as they deservedly beat struggling Motherwell 2-0 … Read more

First Test, Durban (day three of five) Australia 390 & 33-0: Maddinson 17* South Africa 284: Bedingham 49; Cummins 3-54 Australia lead by 139 runs Scorecard Australia’s modern Test side remain a fascinating one to unpick. Viewed by many in England as there for the taking in last winter’s Ashes despite a 4-1 win, they … Read more

Karmelle Pelham, 39, from Worksop, had been enjoying a family day out when park staff told them the site was being evacuated. She said she had heard what sounded like “gunshots” and an air ambulance had circled above. Pelham added: “There was a big, black tarpaulin over the tiger enclosure.” She praised park staff for … Read more

Both Russia and Ukraine have stepped up attacks on infrastructure in recent months as the war between them continues into its fifth year following Russia’s full-scale invasion. Kyiv said it is targeting places that help the revenue streams for Moscow’s war machine, and that the latest attacks could force Russia to divert its resources to … Read more

At least 109 migrants including 15 children have died and dozens more are still missing after a boat sank off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said. The boat was travelling from Djibouti to Yemen with 350 people on board, when it capsized near the port town of Obock on … Read more

Pope Leo XIV has announced he will be operated “in the coming days” after a nodule was found on his lung during a medical check up. “The doctors found an early, well-localised nodule on my lung,” he told the public during his weekly Sunday prayers in St Peter’s Square in Rome. The 71-year-old pontiff said … Read more

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal shooting of two men more than six years ago. Junior Ajose, 36, and Cheriff Tall, 21, were shot dead at a lockdown party in the Moss Side area of Manchester in the early hours of 21 June 2020. A Greater Manchester … Read more

A court in Indian capital Delhi has released the top leaders of the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) as the city sees more protests for a second day with thousands of security personnel deployed and roads barricaded. Abhijeet Dipke – who began the movement in May after India’s Chief Justice likened some jobless young … Read more