Glasgow gets starring role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day film

Spiderman on the bonnet of a car, with a number of tall stone buildings behind him. Image source, Marvel/ Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Glasgow doubled as New York City in the latest Spider-Man movie

ITV Bullish in First Results Since Confirming Sky Deal, Orders Share Buyback of $135M

ITV has reported revenue growth of 2 percent in the first half of the year and revealed a £100 million ($135m) sharehold buyback in what CEO Carolyn McCall has described as a show of “commitment to attractive shareholder returns” in the wake of Sky‘s £1.6 billion ($2.13b) acquisition of the broadcaster’s network and streaming businesses.

World Cup 2026: The Premier League clubs fighting a World Cup hangover

Pedro Porro in action for SpursImage source, Getty Images

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Pedro Porro was one of four Spurs players still involved on the World Cup's final weekend

ByPrudent Nsengiyumva

Ebola outbreak in DRC the fastest growing in the history of the virus

The latest numbers of confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has made this latest outbreak the fastest growing in the known history of the virus.

Spain safari park animals grazed calmly amid 'terror' of fire

There are about 2,000 animals at the park
There are about 2,000 animals at the park.

The bison carried on grazing peacefully as the flames approached, imperturbable despite the fires ravaging the land around their wildlife park west of Madrid.

Turkey battles wind-fueled wildfires on tourist coasts

A volunteer rests amid operations to tackle a wildfire in Fethiye, southwest Turkey
A volunteer rests amid operations to tackle a wildfire in Fethiye, southwest Turkey.

Hundreds of Turkish firefighters battled Thursday to contain wind-fueled wildfires spreading near key tourist regions on the country's Mediterranean coast.

Gianni Infantino - 10 years as Fifa president

Gianni Infantino has been the Fifa president for 10 years, when he was elected with a remit to rescue football's world governing body.

The decade since has been one of reform, expansion and, more recently, controversy.

Gina Rinehart threatens ABC with legal action over Race Around the World program

Gina Rinehart has threatened the ABC with legal action over crude comments aired on the national broadcaster, including a joke about mixing her guts into a sausage roll.

The four-minute film, titled A Very Relaxing Video, aired on the Race Around the World program on 12 July and concluded with the film-maker, Kate McGuinness, making crude and offensive comments about Rinehart.

Dakota Ditcheva: How injury changed her outlook on fighting and life beyond MMA

Dakota Ditcheva wearing MMA gloves with a flag draped over her shouldersImage source, Getty Images

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Dakota Ditcheva won the PFL flyweight title in 2024

ByKeifer MacDonald

BBC Sport journalist

From a Fiery Boat Massacre to a Shocking Family Secret, Cape Fear's Season 1 Finale Sticks the Landing Before Making One Frustrating Mistake

Spoilers below for Episode 10 of Cape Fear. Season 1 is now streaming on Apple TV.

After 10 episodes of acid-tripping, toe-eating, grave-sleeping craziness, Cape Fear reaches its inevitable gonzo climax this week with a jam-packed hour filled with fire, wind, rain, and the entire Bowden family put on trial. The full season of the Apple TV series has swung wildly from incredible melodrama to clumsy wheel-spinning, but this week’s finale — titled “The Executioners,” in a nod to the novel on which the whole Cape Fear universe is based — mainly sees the show stick the landing, even if the denouement is a frustrating ploy for a Season 2 renewal.