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Tom Cruise has revealed that Taylor Swift talked him through the finer points of football when they attended a Kansas City Chiefs game together. The actor joined Swift, Travis Kelce’s family and friends in a private suite during the Chiefs’ game against the Denver Broncos in Kansas City, Missouri, on Monday September 14. Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, Cruise said Swift had been “schooling” him on the sport. “She was schooling me on football,” he said. “For real. Like, she was bringing the football. First of all, she’s a genius. I’ve been following her since…

Florida runner Brady McDonald has completed 50 consecutive 50-kilometre runs in all 50 US states, raising $1 million for Make-A-Wish and helping fund wishes for children with critical illnesses. McDonald began the challenge in central Florida on July 25 and crossed the finish line in Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 12. Over 50 days, he covered 1,553 miles without a rest day. 50K challenge completed for Make-A-Wish The endurance test, known as Zero to 100 Wishes, was designed to raise enough money to help grant 100 wishes. McDonald’s campaign website says the $1 million target was reached, with donations coming from…

Sorrento Beach in Perth has been closed to swimmers after a suspected fatal shark attack, with police taking over the scene and further details yet to be confirmed. Ambulance crews were called to the popular West Australian beach at about 10.30am on Friday following reports of a shark incident. Three ambulance crews have since been stood down. Water Police and the Police Air Wing have been deployed as officers establish the circumstances of what happened. Police are expected to officially confirm further details once their initial inquiries are complete. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development will also be…

Australia’s Reserve Bank has warned that rising inflation risks are beginning to materialise, strengthening expectations that interest rates could be raised again at its meeting later this month. Governor Michele Bullock told a parliamentary hearing that inflation remained too high and said the central question for the board would be whether its three increases so far would be enough to return price growth to target within a reasonable period. The bank’s latest forecasts, published in August, suggested inflation would reach the middle of its target range by the end of 2027. However, the RBA said there was a greater risk…

Scott Wolf and Kelley Limp have decided to proceed with their divorce after spending time together as a family and focusing on rebuilding their lives. The couple, who announced their split in June 2025, said they had been living together since early spring while concentrating on “healing, rebuilding and finding stability after an extraordinarily difficult season”. In a joint statement, they said: “Our hearts are heavy, but they are also filled with gratitude for the years we spent together, for all that we shared and built, for our loving marriage, and most of all, for our incredible children.” Wolf and…

Hayden Acres farm in San Tan Valley, Arizona, is clearing up after monsoon storms sent floodwater across the property, leaving horses and other animals in muddy fields while neighbours brought supplies and helped with the clean-up. More than 2in of rain fell across the area, according to local reports, forcing workers to spend hours moving animals and pumping water away from the farm. Joshua Hill, who runs the property with his wife Tiffany, said the land’s position means there are few places for the water to drain. Pumps have been used to shift the floodwater towards a nearby ditch as…

A father is facing the prospect of raising his two young children alone after his wife and mother were killed in a crash involving a Porsche in Point Cook, Melbourne. Neha Bommali, 33, and her mother-in-law, Rama Devi, 67, were travelling in a Toyota Corolla when it collided with the Porsche at the intersection of Boardwalk Boulevard and Innisfail Drive at about 9.40pm on Wednesday. Both women died at the scene. The Porsche driver, a 53-year-old man from Point Cook, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Bommali’s husband, Varun Gunna, described the loss in a fundraising appeal, saying: “In…

A new tiger cat species has been formally identified in Bolivia’s cloud forests, the first living feline species to be named and described in more than a century. Named Leopardus tilcayo, the small cat was found in the Yungas, a mountainous region where forests are frequently cloaked in cloud and marked by high humidity. Local communities call it “tilcayo”. The animal is part of the tiger cat group, which is found across much of South America. It measures about 46cm long and weighs roughly 1.4kg, making it smaller than an average domestic cat. Its light-brown coat is marked with irregularly…

Miley Cyrus has released “Let’s Get Married”, a new song about her fiancé Maxx Morando, on her latest album, Bass Persuades. Cyrus and Morando have been together for six years and became engaged last year. The track sets out her desire to marry him, with lyrics describing visions of wearing white and running away together to begin the rest of their lives. Speaking about their relationship on Apple Music, Cyrus said: “We’ve been together six years, and I’ve never gotten the ick.” She said she had recently worried about the possibility of losing interest after marriage and asked Morando what…

About 2,000 fish have been found dead beneath the I-90 floating bridge on Lake Washington, prompting an investigation into whether electrical equipment installed for Seattle’s new light rail service may be responsible. The fish, including perch, bass and a small number of salmon, were discovered close to cables hanging from the bridge pontoons. Sound Transit, which operates the Link light rail network, has since raised 32 anode strings from the lakebed while it examines the possible cause of the deaths. The anode strings form part of a cathodic protection system designed to prevent corrosion in the bridge’s metal structures. Officials…