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Helen Bushby & Alex TaylorCulture reporterGetty ImagesA fan of Elden Ring attended last year’s Comic Con in New York dressed as the game’s Ranni the Witch Fans have reacted with a mixture of excitement and caution to the news that hit game Elden Ring is to be made into a live-action film.The epic dark fantasy game will be adapted by Alex Garland, who is known for movies like Ex Machina and Warfare, along with US entertainment company A24.”I am very excited,” said TikToker Blue Thunder, adding that he hopes it will stay faithful to the game. Grant Greenly added on…

Navtej Johal & Sophie WoodcockBBC News, NottinghamFamily handoutShelly Easom (pictured with her son Josef) said she felt “ashamed” after hearing that he had stabbed someone at a churchTwo men with paranoid schizophrenia stabbed members of the public in separate attacks weeks before Valdo Calocane’s killings in Nottingham – and all were under the care of the same NHS trust, the BBC has found.Josef Easom-Cooper and Junior Dietlin injured six men in the stabbings in Nottinghamshire in 2023.Within weeks, Calocane – who also has paranoid schizophrenia – stabbed to death Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates on 13 June 2023.Nottinghamshire…

American buyout firm RedBird has agreed a deal to take control of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph after a two-year ownership vacuum.RedBird Capital will buy the stake owned by Emirati royal Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Sultan al-Nahyan who had bankrolled an earlier bid.That bid was rejected by the previous government, which passed a law preventing foreign governments owning British newspapers or news magazines.The current proposed deal will need regulatory approval.Both Telegraph titles and the Spectator magazine were put up for auction by Lloyds Bank, who seized them from the Barclay family for non-payment of outstanding debts.In a bold but ultimately…

Joe FayTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesThe vigilance needed in the military can be an asset in cybersecurityLeading a foot patrol through an empty village in a conflict zone might seem a world away from working in a security operations centre (SOC) in a major enterprise.But, says former infantryman James Murphy, when you see a trashcan by the side of the road, and you know no-one is collecting rubbish that day: “The spider hairs on the back of your neck start tingling.”And that vigilance, says Mr Murphy, now director of veterans and families at the Forces Employment Charity, is precisely the sort of…

PA MediaMr Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court next monthA member of Irish language hip-hop group Kneecap has been charged with a terror offence after allegedly displaying a flag in support of proscribed organisation Hezbollah at a London gig.Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, 27, has been charged by the Metropolitan Police after an incident on 21 November 2024 at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, London.Mr Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 18 June.In a statement posted…

Health Secretary Wes Streeting, is “actively reviewing” banning or restricting the private prescription of cross-sex hormones to young people, according to evidence given to the High Court.Government lawyers say an expert panel will report in July on the use of this type of medication by under 18s wishing to change their gender. An application by campaigners for a full judicial review of the secretary of state’s handling of the issue was rejected on Wednesday afternoon.Dismissing the application, Lady Justice Whipple said “the case had moved on substantially” as a result of the government setting up a review in April.The case…

Nike is set to raise prices on some trainers and clothing from 1 June, weeks after rival Adidas warned it would have to hike the cost of products due to US tariffs.The BBC understands Nike’s decision was taken due to a number of internal and external factors and the sportswear giant said it regularly made “price adjustments”. While it did not name US tariffs explicitly as a reason for the increase, almost all of Nike’s goods are made in Asia – a region targeted by President Donald Trump’s tariffs.The US has paused higher so-called “reciprocal” tariffs until July, but a…

The Marks & Spencer website is back online after leaving users unable to browse for several hours.Customers have been unable to make online orders for weeks as the retailer deals with the aftermath of a cyber-attack, but on Wednesday evening the website went down completely.A message read: “Sorry you can’t browse the site currently. We’re making some updates and will be back soon.” However, just after 07:00 on Thursday morning, the company confirmed that the website was open for browsing again after making some overnight updates.Following the cyber attack, M&S said some personal customer data had been stolen, which could…

Ian YoungsCulture reporterGetty ImagesChris Brown has had hits with tracks like Freaky Friday and Turn Up the MusicUS singer Chris Brown has been freed on bail by a court in London after being charged with inflicting an “unprovoked attack” in a nightclub in 2023.The Grammy-winning star, who has not yet been asked to enter a plea in the case, is able to begin his world tour next month as planned as part of his bail conditions.He was arrested last week and later charged with grievous bodily harm over an incident in which he allegedly attacked a music producer with a…

Andrew Rogers & James GallagherBBC NewsBBCCampaigner Max says he will definitely be getting the new vaccine England will be the first country in the world to start vaccinating people against the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea.It will not be available for everyone. The focus will mainly be on gay and bisexual men with a history of multiple sexual partners or an STI.The vaccine is 30-40% effective, but NHS England hopes it will reverse soaring numbers of infections.There were more than 85,000 cases in 2023 – the highest since records began in 1918.Gonorrhoea does not always have symptoms, but they can include…