World Sports

• Tom Skerritt, Top Gun and Alien actor, has died

  Actor Tom Skerritt, best known for roles in Top Gun and Alien, has died at the age of 93.

• Actor Noel Clarke pleads not guilty to six sexual offences

  Actor Noel Clarke has pleaded not guilty to six sexual offences.

• Channels to close as BBC announces details of cuts

  The BBC has confirmed it will close BBC Three, BBC Scotland and BBC Radio 4 Extra linear broadcast services in the spring of 2027.

• Ex-soap star who conned would-be models in £13m scam jailed after fleeing UK

  A former soap opera star has been jailed for nine years after fleeing the UK for Spain to avoid facing trial for allegedly conning would-be models out of more than £13m.

• Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky-ITV deal

  The culture secretary has warned she is "minded" to intervene in Sky's £1.6bn deal to buy ITV's broadcast and streaming operations.

• Raye says Royal Albert Hall gig sign-up was 'overwhelmed' by ticket touts using AI bots

  Singer Raye has said the sign-up list for her one-off gig at the Royal Albert Hall later this month will be checked "manually" after ticket touts using artificial intelligence bots "overwhelmed" the process.

• Bryan Cranston in 'deep despair' after death of Breaking Bad actor

  RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter "Flynn" White Jr in Breaking Bad, has died aged 34.

• Actor Selma Blair accused of kicking officer and nurse after assaults on flight

  Selma Blair has been arrested after she allegedly attacked two cabin crew on a flight, then kicked a police officer and a nurse after landing.