Digger heading for $245m loss after box office slump
Reports estimate the Tom Cruise-led eco-satire will lose around $245m, a figure that could place it among the biggest commercial failures in film history.
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ABC Refuses to Rule Out Discipline for Journalist Over Union Opinion Piece, MEAA Says
ABC management has refused to rule out disciplinary action against award-winning climate journalist and MEAA federal president Michael Slezak over an opinion piece published in the Australian Financial Review, according to the journalists' union.
Jury sworn in at Southwark as Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
Eight men and four women were sworn in on Tuesday for the trial of Russell Brand, who denies three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault against six women. The prosecution is expected to open its case on Wednesday.
Selma Blair charged with assaulting police officer and nurse after Delta flight incident
Actor Selma Blair was arrested at New York's JFK airport and later charged with two counts of second-degree assault after allegedly attacking two Delta Air Lines flight attendants.
Federal judge halts taxpayer-funded TV ads promoting Trump ahead of midterms
A New York federal judge issues a temporary restraining order barring broadcast of taxpayer-funded advertisements promoting President Donald Trump, and orders the administration to cancel the remaining portion of a $20m advertising purchase.
Celebrity Traitors producer credits 'dramatic irony' as viewing figures top 10m
Stephen Lambert says the BBC reality hit has become 'appointment-to-view TV' as more than 10 million people tune in to episodes of the new series, bucking a wider decline in mass television audiences.
RJ Mitte, Breaking Bad actor, dies aged 34
The actor who played Walter White Jr drew on his own experience of cerebral palsy for the role and became a prominent advocate for disability representation. Bryan Cranston said he loved him.
BBC to end Birmingham recording of The Archers for first time in 75 years
The BBC will cease recording The Archers in Birmingham for the first time in the show's 75-year run after scrapping a planned radio drama theatre in Digbeth as part of £500m of cuts.
Alex Gibney says Universal 'wavered' over releasing Elon Musk documentary
The director of a four-hour film about Elon Musk says Universal, holder of its international distribution rights, "wavered" over releasing it outside North America, though talks on a release plan are now under way.
Ian Berry obituary: photojournalist who captured Sharpeville dies at 92
Ian Berry, the British photojournalist whose work ranged from the Sharpeville massacre to Vietnam, Aberfan and the Soviet invasion of Prague, has died aged 92. He spent his career finding the human detail behind the headline.
US Justice Department Probes Television Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage
The US Department of Justice is examining whether television networks violated federal antitrust laws by halting coverage of President Donald Trump after the White House barred CNN, MSNBC and Politico.
Rachel Jupp named BBC director of news as broadcaster confronts digital challenge
Rachel Jupp has taken over as the BBC's director of news and current affairs, inheriting a newsroom facing job cuts, a pay dispute and an unresolved debate over how its journalism should adapt to a digital-first world.
Parents warn Netflix is importing YouTube 'brain rot' to kids' screens
A landmark Netflix deal with YouTubers Salish and Jordan Matter has reignited parent concerns about retention-edited kids' content, even as research suggests children are growing more sceptical of 'slop'.
Audrey Niffenegger Publishes Political Sequel to Bestselling Debut After 14-Year Gap
Niffenegger told The Guardian her new novel Life Out of Order follows Alba, daughter of Clare and Henry, and reflects United States politics and climate crisis.
Telegraph owner Axel Springer poised to cut up to 100 newsroom jobs
Axel Springer is understood to be weighing proposals that would make between 50 and 100 journalists redundant at the Telegraph, months after promising to invest in the title, according to a Guardian report.
Peter Prince, novelist and screenwriter behind The Good Father, dies at 84
Peter Prince, whose 1983 novel The Good Father became a film starring Anthony Hopkins, has died aged 84. He won the Somerset Maugham award for his debut and was Emmy-nominated for the BBC series Oppenheimer.
BBC director general Matt Brittin urges staff to be 'a bit more Elvis'
Matt Brittin told BBC employees to be 'a bit more Elvis – a little less conversation, a little more action' in an all-staff call, prompting the Guardian's Stuart Heritage to suggest other song lyrics he could draw on next.
Jerry Hall survives Celebrity Traitors as columnist calls her 'agent of chaos'
Guardian columnist Stuart Heritage says Jerry Hall should by rights have been eliminated from The Celebrity Traitors, but her disregard for the game has made her the season's 'incredible agent of chaos'.
Gromit to speak for the first time, with Martin Freeman voicing his autobiography
After 37 years of silence on screen, Gromit will be heard in the audiobook of his autobiography, with Nick Park saying the Hobbit and Sherlock actor was "the obvious choice".
Time series three: Jimmy McGovern moves Bafta-winning prison drama into a young offender institution
The third run of Jimmy McGovern's Bafta-winning prison drama Time is set in a young offender institution and stars David Tennant as a veteran officer — and the writer has hinted it may be the show's last.