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Catherine Zeta-Jones says US move humbled her before big break with Steven Spielberg
The Swansea-born star got her big break in The Mask of Zorro which cemented her place as an A-lister.

Tearful Pochettino on 'difficult' decision to leave USA for Man Utd
An emotional Mauricio Pochettino broke down as he explained why he was leaving the USA to take the Manchester United job.

Driver who fled to Latvia after killing schoolboy jailed
Aleksanders Dolars is brought to justice after fleeing the UK when he hit Keaton Slater at 70mph.

Eight sentenced to jail in UAE over brawl involving two MMA fighters
Eight people face prison sentences for their part in mass brawl involving MMA fighters Usman Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili at a hotel in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

Australian cricket's sandpapergate is back - and it cuts deep in a 'nation of good sports'
Claims the entire Australian team knew of the 2018 sandpaper cheating plot are dividing the cricket world.

Man jailed for grooming at least 70 girls online
Bilal Kazi targeted his victims - aged between 10 and 17 - using Snapchat, Wink and Roblox.

Rosenberg: Uncompromising Putin ups demands for peace with Ukraine
The fact the question of European security now features in discussions is viewed in Moscow as a victory, BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg says.

Watch: BBC undercover reporter is offered fake art and awards for talent visa
Companies are offering to help migrants pose as talented artists to make fraudulent UK visa applications, the BBC has found.

‘All the boys are hurting’: Valetini vows to lead from the front as Wallabies recall Gordon
Having recovered from a broken leg, Carter Gordon is back in the Wallabies’ starting side, and so too is wrecking ball Rob Valetini.

Cummins’ forward defence has left Khawaja in no-man’s land
The Australian captain faced down over an hour’s worth of awkward deliveries on Friday, sending Usman Khawaja’s controversial claims racing away to the boundary.

Country Life: Woodchester Station 10 years after the Kaikoura quake
Ten years after the Kaikoura earthquake turned their lives upside down, the Kellys of Woodchester Station reflect on the day and where they have come since.

Sharks, ladders and a four-year plan - how England won World Cup
England's triumph at the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup was built on an aggressive approach by head coach Tom Coyd - which included encouraging his players to see themselves like sharks.

Russia hit by second car bomb in as many days as peace talks continue
A former adviser to Ukraine's pro-Putin ex-prime minister Mykola Azarov was seriously hurt, Russia says.

Eleanor Donaldson given supervision order and placed on sex offenders' register
Eleanor Donaldson was found to have done the acts in relation to five charges, including four of aiding and abetting his offending, in a 'trial of the facts'.

German spies handed new powers to tackle 'hybrid threats' from abroad
German reforms mean foreign and domestic intelligence services will have greater powers to combat espionage, terrorism and sabotage.

Reform and Tory spokesmen in angry clash over immigration at Piddington
Reform's Zia Yusuf and Tory Chris Philp were speaking against converting a former military site into asylum accommodation.

Former Hamas bodyguard guilty of UK knife attack
Mohammed Alfatih was granted asylum in the UK in 2015 and British citizenship in 2020.

A pathetic lie still lingers over Australian cricket: It’s time for sandpaper’s truth commission
The only certain truth now is that there is a wedge between Pat Cummins and Usman Khawaja, and probably between Cummins and David Warner, too. That is sad.

‘It’s pretty scary’: This 23-year-old is one of the game’s best, but we haven’t seen anything yet
After an agonising four-point loss to Melbourne, Geelong have a second chance to continue their rampaging finals campaign, and star Georgie Prespakis is at the centre of it all.

Lies, secrets and shattered friendships: Inside cricket’s darkest scandal
How does Australian cricket turn the chapter on Sandpapergate when it refuses to die.