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The armourer responsible for weapons on the set of western film Rust is set to go on trial over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.Jury selection in Hannah Gutierrez’s case starts in Santa Fe, New Mexio, on Wednesday, with the trial expected to get under way once this has taken place. Ms Hutchins was killed during filming of Rust after a gun held by actor and producer Alec Baldwin went off during a rehearsal in October 2021. Director Joel Souza was also wounded. Image: Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins (pictured) died, while director Joel Souza was also injured. Pic: SWEN STUDIOS/ Reuters…

The iconic BT Tower in London is set to become a hotel, if its new owner gets its way.BT Group revealed on Wednesday that it had agreed to sell the 177 metre-tall (581-ft) tower in the West End to MCR Hotels for £275m. The grade II listed communications tower, the telecoms firm explained, had become increasingly obsolete given the shift to digital services.BT Group’s fixed and mobile networks have gradually replaced the tower’s essential role in UK communications.Money latest: Britons are not using all their holiday days – and these industries are the worst Its microwave aerials were removed more…

US authorities have charged five Russian nationals after a global operation to take down an infamous cyber crime gang that holds victims’ data to ransom.Lockbit has been disrupted by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and a coalition of international police agencies, including the FBI, who have taken control of the group’s extortion website.The gang and its affiliates have hacked some of the world’s largest organisations, including Royal Mail, which faced severe disruption after an attack in early 2023.The director general of the NCA, Graeme Biggar, announced an international law enforcement coalition of 10 countries has “hacked the hackers” and taken…

Beyonce has become the first black woman to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. Texas Hold ‘Em soared to number one after the musician released it simultaneously with the single 16 Carriages in a surprise album announcement during the Super Bowl. The track also made her the second solo female artist to have a song go straight in at number one.Taylor Swift was the first in 2021 with her re-recordings of Love Story and All Too Well.Beyonce’s chart-topping country track makes her the first woman to reach number one on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs since the…

A railway company has apologised after broadcaster Martin Lewis complained about the “disgraceful” service on a packed train from London St Pancras to Sheffield with one working toilet. The consumer affairs journalist, known as the Money Saving Expert, voiced his outrage on social media about the overcrowded train, which he estimated was carrying around 500 passengers. Every seat and standing space was occupied with passengers forced to sit in train corridors, Mr Lewis wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, in a post viewed more than four million times.”I guess 500 people on it and only one working toilet at…

The first human patient implanted with a brain chip from Elon Musk’s company Neuralink can control a computer mouse “just by thinking”, the billionaire has said.Musk – who started the company in 2016 – said the patient seems to have fully recovered and the company is now trying to get as many mouse button clicks as possible from them. “Progress is good. The patient seems to have made a full recovery, with no ill effects that we are aware of,” Musk said during an event on Spaces, a way to have live audio conversations on X.”Patient is able to move…

Inspired by the lives of some of the biggest names in fashion, Apple TV+ has released a new series centred around some of the star designers who lived in Paris during the Second World War.It stars Ben Mendelsohn as fashion designer Christian Dior and Juliette Binoche as the matriarch of the House of Chanel, Coco Chanel. The cast also includes Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams as Catherine Dior, John Malkovich as Lucien Lelong, and Bad Sisters’ Claes Bang as Spatz (Baron Hans Gunther von Dincklage). Image: Haute couture is the star of the show in The New Look. Pic. Apple…

Lyle’s Golden Syrup is replacing the image of a dead lion swarmed by bees on its logo with a new design on many of its products after more than 140 years.The famous green and gold tin holds the Guinness World Record for the oldest unchanged brand packaging and hasn’t been altered since 1883. Scotsman Abraham Lyle, who founded the product, was inspired by a Bible story in which Samson kills a lion and returns to find bees have built a hive in its carcass.The product’s tagline – ‘Out of the strong came forth sweetness’ – alludes to Samson’s riddle to…

Simple everyday lifestyle changes could cut the risk of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a new long-term study. About 13 million people suffer from the condition in the UK, according to the NHS, and symptoms can vary in severity. Now researchers from Hong Kong believe they may have found five healthy behaviours that can prevent IBS later in life.What is IBS?IBS is a common condition affecting the digestive system, causing stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhoea and constipation. Such symptoms can last for days and come and go over time, but in some cases they can be felt for months.The exact…

Matt Barbet, a familiar face to many after leading coverage for ITV, the BBC and Channel 5, has joined Sky News.Matt, 47, has covered many of the world’s biggest stories. He was embedded in Afghanistan with British forces, was on the ground in Haiti after the devastating quake, and covered terror attacks in the UK and France.Matt has also reported on UK general elections and US politics, interviewing a host of world leaders as well as famous names from sport and entertainment.He’ll start on the Breakfast show this weekend, before taking on programmes across the week – standing in on…