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Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem arrived hand in hand at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on Monday, making a joint appearance on the Lido ahead of the premiere of their latest film. The Spanish actors walked together as they reached the festival, with Cruz opting for comfortable footwear rather than heels for the occasion. The couple are in Venice for Bunker, directed by Florian Zeller, which is in competition at this year’s festival. The film also stars Stephen Graham, Paul Dano and Patrick Schwarzenegger. Bunker is scheduled to screen at the Sala Grande on Tuesday, September 8, as part…

Audi has unveiled the A2 e-tron, a compact electric crossover aimed at combining a relatively accessible price with long-distance efficiency. The European-market model will start at around £32,200, while selected battery and motor configurations are claimed to offer up to 401 miles of range under the WLTP testing cycle. The rear-wheel-drive A2 e-tron has been designed to minimise energy consumption rather than simply increase battery size. Audi says its most efficient version uses 12.8kWh per 100km, helped by an aerodynamic body with a drag coefficient of 0.24 – the lowest yet recorded by the German manufacturer. Flush door handles, enclosed…

US government employees have been ordered to limit travel in Nogales, a Mexican border city, to essential movements during daylight hours after officials received information about an unspecified threat. The US Consulate General in Nogales issued the security alert on Saturday, 5 September, warning that government activities in and travel to the city had been restricted. The notice did not identify the nature of the threat or indicate whether a specific incident had taken place. “Due to threat information, U.S. government activities in, and travel to, Nogales have been restricted to essential movement during daylight hours only,” the consulate said.…

Search teams continued combing through mud, debris and flooded hydropower tunnels on Monday as families in Nepal mourned victims of the Nepal-Tibet floods and held on to hopes that missing relatives might still be found alive. The disaster, which struck on August 26, has killed more than 1,300 people in Nepal and Tibet and left about 5,000 missing, including foreign nationals, according to Nepal’s disaster management agency. Nepal observed an official day of mourning, with flags lowered at government buildings as families completed the 13-day Hindu mourning period. Some relatives performed symbolic funerals for loved ones whose bodies have not…

Record beef prices in the United States are being driven by a shrinking cattle supply, as ranchers in Wyoming contend with drought, rising operating costs and the pressure to reduce the size of their herds. The US Department of Agriculture said there were 86.7 million cattle and calves on farms on 1 January 2025. The number of beef cows stood at 27.9 million, down 1% from the previous year, while the calf crop also fell slightly. For consumers, the squeeze is being felt at the checkout. The average price of uncooked minced beef reached almost $7 a pound, up from…

An uninsured driver has admitted causing the death of Laura Sone-Demetrious, who was struck while crossing the A10 Great Cambridge Road in Enfield during an evening dog walk. Sedor Olmez, now 20, was 17 when the collision happened on 9 January 2024. He pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey on Friday to causing death by dangerous driving. He also admitted a second charge relating to causing death while driving a BMW without insurance. Ms Sone-Demetrious, 28, and both of the dogs she was walking died in the crash. Judge Lynn Tayton KC ordered a pre-sentence report after hearing that Olmez…

Phoebe Bridgers drew attention at the Venice Film Festival after appearing at the press conference for her upcoming film Primetime in a Gucci skirt that left her unshaven legs visible. The 32-year-old singer wore a tailored black skirt suit from Gucci’s autumn 2026 collection for the event on Saturday, September 5, pairing it with dark sunglasses, heels and a silver signet ring. Her natural leg hair stood out beneath the short hem of the skirt, contrasting with the polished styling of the designer outfit and prompting widespread discussion of her appearance online. Primetime, directed by Lance Oppenheim, is competing at…

A 53-year-old man was critically injured in a shooting at an apartment building in Joliet, Illinois, while another man was arrested, police said. Officers were called to the building in the 300 block of Western Avenue at about 8.53am on Sunday after reports that someone had been shot. They found the victim on the first floor with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. Investigators said he had been shot on the eighth floor before making his way to another tenant’s flat to seek help. Police officers provided emergency medical assistance until firefighters arrived. The injured man was taken to St…

Thomas Sewell and the fledgling White Australia Party have a credible chance of overturning their proscription in a landmark High Court challenge, according to constitutional law expert Anne Twomey. The case, which begins in Canberra on Tuesday, centres on whether the Commonwealth had the power to ban the organisation as a “prohibited hate group” and criminalise membership or involvement in it. White Australia Party Inc was incorporated in Victoria on December 20, 2025, and applied to the Australian Electoral Commission for registration as a political party on April 25 this year. Its members include Sewell, who is described in court…

Marco Rubio has appointed Nate Hochman, a former speechwriter for Ron DeSantis who was dismissed from the Florida governor’s 2024 presidential campaign in 2023, to a senior role at the US State Department. Hochman is serving as deputy director of the department’s policy planning office and identifies himself as Rubio’s chief speechwriter, according to documentation reviewed by The New York Times. The appointment gives Hochman a prominent position advising the Secretary of State on broad foreign policy issues. The policy planning office takes a long-term view of international developments and provides strategic recommendations to the department’s leadership. Hochman left the…