55 m. ago Tom Cruise is joined by his dazzling leading ladies Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff and Hannah Waddingham at the very A

Man of the moment Tom Cruise led the A-list arrivals on the red carpet at the premiere of his Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning during Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.

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72 m. ago What's happened at the Cannes Film Festival so far — and what's still to come

This year’s Cannes Film Festival has barely started and already has been an attention-grabbing affair, from new rules for its red carpets, nerves about potential U.S. tariffs and the return of Tom Cruise

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2 h. ago Man United issue injury update on Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt ahead of Europa League final

Manchester United trained on Wednesday as part of their media day obligations for the Europa League final but De Ligt and Yoro were missing.

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2 h. ago ‘We couldn’t tell if he was conscious’: Tom Cruise got stuck on top of biplane shooting Mission: Impossible sequel

The star, who at 62 performed his own stunts for the forthcoming Final Reckoning, tells Cannes press conference ‘I don’t mind encountering the unknown’Tom Cruise got stuck on the wing of a biplane shortly before it ran out fuel during the filming of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the director of the eighth instalment of the action franchise has revealed.Speaking to an audience at the Cannes film festival hours before the film’s premiere, director Christopher McQuarrie recounted the filming of a stunt sequence in which Cruise, in his long-running role as the field agent Ethan Hunt, walked between between the two wings of a biplane as the aircraft was mid-air over South Africa. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Cassie Ventura describes a decade of alleged abuse in testimony at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial

Music mogul’s former girlfriend describes physical abuse, control and violence at trial in New York CitySinger Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, returned to the witness stand in New York City on Wednesday morning, as the high-profile trial enters its third day.Ventura, who is eight and a half months pregnant, began her second day of testimony by revisiting the hotel surveillance footage of her 2016 assault by Combs. She said Combs threw a vase at her.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Hannah Waddingham joins Tom Cruise at Mission: Impossible photocall in Cannes

Cruise, 62, sported Top Gun-style sunglasses during the event.

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5 h. ago Tom Cruise in Cannes and Panama protests: photos of the day – Wednesday

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6 h. ago Tom Cruise shows off his youthful appearance as arrives at Cannes without girlfriend Ana de Armas ahead of the Mission Impossible premiere

Tom Cruise appeared in great spirits as he waved to the crowd while arriving in Cannes on Wednesday ahead of the Mission Impossible premiere. 

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6 h. ago The Latest: Cassie will return to the witness stand in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial

The R&B singer Cassie returns to the witness stand Wednesday after a day spent recounting grotesque and humiliating details of life with her ex-boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs

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8 h. ago Cassie Ventura to resume testimony in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex

Former girlfriend says she endured years of physical abuse, control and violence at music mogul’s handsSinger Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, will return to the witness stand on Wednesday morning, as the high-profile trial enters its third day.Ventura, who is eight and a half months pregnant, testified on Tuesday that during her decade-long on-and-off relationship with Combs, she endured years of physical abuse, control and violence and detailed drug-fueled sexual encounters involving male escorts that she said were directed by Combs. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Cassie Ventura resumes testimony in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial: ‘He was yelling at me’

Former girlfriend says she endured years of physical abuse, control and violence at music mogul’s handsSinger Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, returned to the witness stand on Wednesday morning, as the high-profile trial enters its third day.Ventura, who is eight and a half months pregnant, began her second day of testimony by revisiting the hotel surveillance footage of her 2016 assault by Combs. She said Combs threw a vase at her. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Tom Cruise returns to Cannes with 'Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning'

Three years after Tom Cruise and “Top Gun: Maverick” flew into the Cannes Film Festival, he’s coming back Wednesday to the Croisette with “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.”

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17 h. ago Ana de Armas, 37, flashes her abs as she steps out in New York while boyfriend Tom Cruise, 62, prepares for Cannes premiere of new Mission: Impossible film

Ana de Armas cut a stylish figure as she exited her hotel in New York City while her boyfriend Tom Cruise appeared on the set of C à vous during the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday. 

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22 h. ago York’s Dante Festival Day One: Top betting tips from Daily Star expert Jason Heavey

Jason Heavey - the Daily Star Chief Tipster - has plenty of fancies on day one of the Dante meeting at York on Wednesday, plus tips for Yarmouth, Newton Abbot, Bath and Perth

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6 d. ago A Place In The Sun's Laura Hamilton shows off her toned figure in a black bikini as she enjoys relaxing spa day with fellow presenter Hayley Sparkes

Laura Hamilton showed off her toned figure in a black bikini as she enjoyed a relaxing spa day with a pal on Wednesday.

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6 d. ago A Place In The Sun's Laura Hamilton shows off her toned figure in a black bikini as she enjoys relaxing spa day with a pal

Laura Hamilton showed off her toned figure in a black bikini as she enjoyed a relaxing spa day with a pal on Wednesday.

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1 week ago Could exes Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman be set for an awkward reunion in Cannes? After living VERY separate lives and narrowly avoiding each other at events

Nicole, 57, is going to be honoured by the luxury group Kering - receiving the 2025 Women In Motion award from billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault, the chairman and CEO of Kering.

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1 week ago Lawyers for New Orleans clergy abuse survivors ramp up pressure to depose archbishop

Lawyers for hundreds of survivors argue Gregory Aymond should be questioned under oath about role in the clergy abuse crisisA group of attorneys representing clergy abuse survivors is ramping up pressure to get the archbishop of New Orleans, Gregory Aymond, under oath before a judge decides whether to kick the church out of bankruptcy.Lawyers for hundreds of survivors filed a motion Wednesday to end the church’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a day before the fifth anniversary of a case that’s paid none of about 500 survivors but has cost the archdiocese around $45m in legal and professional fees. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Messi and Ronaldo’s continental exits show the limits of their swan songs

The two best players of their generation suffered same-day disappointments that show the game is starting to move onNot long ago, the results might have been seismic. Or at the very least, worthy of an eyebrows-raised remark. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the two leading lights of their generation, the dominant on-field forces for most of this century, both going out of continental competition in the semi-finals? Both in upsets? On the same day?On Wednesday, it actually happened. Messi’s Inter Miami fell to Vancouver 5-1 on aggregate in the Concacaf Champions Cup, and Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr lost 3-2 to Kawasaki Frontale in the AFC Champions League Elite at a nominally neutral site in Saudi Arabia. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago RAF veteran, 99, will remember friends ‘who didn’t make it’ on VE Day

Dennis Bishop visited RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Wednesday as it prepares for the VE Day flypast.

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