Variety

China Box Office: ‘Crossing’ Debuts at Number One as ‘Toy Story 5’ Places Second

Bona Film Group’s historical war epic “Crossing” captured the top spot at the mainland China box office during the June 26–28 weekend, opening with RMB79.3 million ($11.7 million), according to data from Artisan Gateway. Commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Long March, the film has brought its cumulative total to $12.8 million. Directed by Xu […]

entertainment  Jun 29, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Lindt Heads for Worst Quarter in 17 Years on Price-Hike Fallout

Lindt & Spruengli AG’s shares are on track for their biggest quarterly loss in 17 years as consumers tire of higher chocolate prices, signaling that the Swiss confectioner’s strategy of passing on the cost of cocoa may be running out of room.

business  Jun 29, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Roknifard: US-Iran Talks Only Substantial If Fights Stop

US & Iran have agreed to cease attacking each other as peace talks resume. The exchange of attacks began over the Strait of Hormuz after the IRGC struck a container ship, prompting Washington to hit Iran, and both sides blaming the other for breaching the ceasefire. Julia Roknifard, Senior Lecturer at the School of Law & Governance at Taylor's University, Malaysia spoke to Bloomberg’s Jennifer Zabasajja on Horizons Middle East and Africa on the likely scenario ahead. (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Jun 29, 2026

BBC Sport

Freestyle record beaten for second time in nine days

Gretchen Walsh beats the 50m freestyle world record set by training partner Kate Douglass earlier this month by 0.04 seconds

sports  Jun 29, 2026

BBC Sport

Pampered, protected & primed - so why didn't Scotland players perform?

Scotland's players got everything they asked for at this World Cup. So why did they not perform on the pitch in the US?

sports  Jun 29, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Amazon’s Rapid Delivery Push Triggers $15 Billion Rout for Eternal, Swiggy

Eternal Ltd. and Swiggy Ltd. got the 10-minute delivery party going in India. Now, e-commerce titans Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc.’s Flipkart are looking to crash it.

business  Jun 29, 2026

The Guardian Health

One person a week in England dies with undiagnosed TB, study finds

British-born, older men among those most likely to have disease found only postmortem, say researchersOne person a week dies with undiagnosed and therefore untreated tuberculosis in England, a study has found.British-born, older men were among those most likely to have TB diagnosed only after death, researchers said, suggesting healthcare workers could be overlooking the possibility of the disease in these patients. Continue reading...

health  Jun 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The uneasy story about an alleged Russian spy: best podcasts of the week

Nicky Woolf’s investigation into a rightwing YouTuber reveals much more than state interference in social media. Plus, why did a kid pretend to be Steven Spielberg’s nephew?Lauren Southern tells journalist Nicky Woolf she feels as though she’s in a spy movie, “but the dumbest ever made, because I’m just a YouTuber”. Along with other members of the right-wing commentariat, the Canadian found herself linked with the Kremlin when a company she had worked for was revealed as a front for the Russian

entertainment  Jun 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Fragments of Ice review – fascinating chronicle of Soviet collapse through the lens of a Ukrainian ice skater

Film-maker Maria Stoianova mines her father’s video diaries from the 1980s and 90s to document the decline of communism – and his obsession with western shopping mallsHere is an interesting film which does not render up its meaning easily: a personal piece about memory, and an enigmatic essay about the decline and fall of the Soviet Union as it was experienced by one family in Ukraine, based entirely on home-movie video footage. It is innocent and transparent, and yet subtly encumbered by the sa

entertainment  Jun 29, 2026

The Guardian

‘We were broke, but fascinated by freedom’: exhibition showcases East German artist Gabriele Stötzer

Show at Martin Gropius Bau gallery in Berlin is biggest ever celebration of an East German female artist in a state museumGabriele Stötzer remembers the days when she had to decide: “Am I buying a sausage, or film for my Super 8 camera?”Stötzer was one of the most radical artists in communist East Germany, and her desire to create was born in defiance of and in spite of the material conditions and oppressive restrictions of the GDR regime. Continue reading...

general  Jun 29, 2026

The Guardian Politics

HMRC scheme that wrongly cut child benefits did not ‘adequately consider’ impact, report finds

NAO inquiry follows suspension of payments after erroneous records that claimants had emigratedAn HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) anti-fraud crackdown that stripped 23,000 families of their child benefit failed to “adequately consider” the policy’s impact on claimants, an official report has found.The report by the National Audit Office followed HMRC’s decision to suspend payments after flight records provided by the Home Office purportedly showed thousands of parents had emigrated. Continue readi

politics  Jun 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Communion by JD Vance review – a strange, poignant book about faith and the modern world

JD Vance’s Christian vision is thoughtful – but impossible to square with the political company he keepsAt the heart of this strange, perhaps rather poignant, book is the biblical question: “What must I do to be saved?” Not in the crude sense of how to secure a place in heaven, but as an urgent challenge to a whole repertoire of destructive assumptions and habits endorsed by the majority culture. Vance’s famous first book, Hillbilly Elegy, chronicled, among other things, the impact of substance

entertainment  Jun 29, 2026

Variety

Jeremy Clarkson Set for More Episodes of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ and ‘Millionaire Hot Seat’

Jeremy Clarkson is set to return for more episodes of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” and spin-off “Millionaire Hot Seat” following news he is in remission from cancer. U.K. network ITV has ordered 15 episodes of the flagship quiz show as well as 20 episodes of the “Hot Seat” spin-off, which launched in January […]

entertainment  Jun 29, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Prosus Profit Jumps as Bets on E-Commerce Businesses Pay Off

Prosus NV said profit more than doubled in the last fiscal year, beating analysts’ estimates as growth in the tech investment company’s e-commerce businesses and an increase in the value of the stake it owns in China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. boosted earnings.

business  Jun 29, 2026

The Guardian

Man charged with DV murder after allegedly shooting Gold Coast mother who could ‘light up any room’

Mallorie Jane Roberts, 23, found with gunshot wounds on Sunday evening with her partner arrested at the homeA woman who died from gunshot wounds in an alleged domestic violence murder was “a beautiful young mother” who leaves behind a two-year-old son.Emergency services were called to a home on Loder Street in the Gold Coast suburb of Biggera Waters, in Queensland, about 8pm on Sunday. Continue reading...

general  Jun 29, 2026

The Guardian

‘Get your dirty hands off our kids’: fossil fuel industry’s presence in schools and sports clubs sparks concern

Greens and David Pocock accuse industry of using programs and sponsorships to ‘build social licence’, push for parliamentary inquiryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens and David Pocock have backed calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the alleged “petro-grooming” of children after an investigation exposed the extent of the fossil fuel sector’s presence in schools, sports clubs and other educational instituti

general  Jun 29, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

FTSE 100 Futures Steady as Oil Stays Around $72

business  Jun 29, 2026

BBC Sport

Who am I? Guess World Cup star No 22

Will you get today's player in as few attempts as possible?

sports  Jun 29, 2026

The Guardian Health

A new start after 60: I spent eight years thinking I had Parkinson’s. Then doctors ‘de-diagnosed’ me

Mike Bell was 53 when he got the diagnosis that changed his life – and 61 when he learned it was wrong. He felt relieved, but also totally adriftWhen he was 61, Mike Bell, who had spent eight years living with a Parkinson’s diagnosis, saw a new consultant. Though he still had pains, tingling, tremors and skin problems, Bell had stopped taking his prescribed medication and his symptoms had not worsened. Further brain scans were arranged – “everything, in every possible position” – after which Bel

health  Jun 29, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Verizon, BT Are Said to Near JV Deal for International Business

Verizon Communications Inc. is in advanced talks to combine some of its international business with that of the UK’s BT Group Plc, according to people familiar with the matter.

business  Jun 29, 2026