Magnificent Seven tops US box office

Antoine Fuqua's film is a retelling of John Sturges' 1960 western classic

The Magnificent Seven has topped the US box office, taking $35m (£27m) on its opening weekend.

The film, which stars Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt, is a remake of the 1960 western film of the same name.

Its closest competitor was animated children's movie Storks, which debuted at number two with $21.8m (£16.8m).

Top modelling agent says male models 'suffer big pay gap' compared to women

Male models are being paid up to 75% less than women, according to a top modelling agent.

Elizabeth Rose manages male models at Premier, which has helped build the careers of Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford.

SpaceX 'Mars' rocket engine tested

The Raptor engine was fired at SpaceX's test facility in McGregor, Texas

Private firm SpaceX has carried out its first test of the Raptor rocket engine, designed to send humans to Mars.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced that the engine had been fired at the company's facility in McGregor, Texas.

Katy Perry helps deliver (another) baby then goes back to studio

Katy Perry has helped her sister Angela give birth before heading straight back to the studio to work on new music.

This is the second time the singer has been in the delivery room.

Back in February 2014, she revealed she "helps delivers babies in living rooms" after being present at her sister's labour.

Apple fixes 'bricking' update flaw

Apple said the problem was quickly resolved

Apple says it has fixed a problem that was “bricking” people’s devices while updating to the latest operating system.
Complaints from iPhone and iPad users updating to iOS 10 flooded social media after the software was rolled out on Tuesday.

Dhaka flooding: Why are there 'rivers of blood' at Eid?

One particular part of Dhaka, Shantinagar, seemed to be the worst effected

As Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha, people in Dhaka have been sharing pictures showing streets flooded with blood-stained water.
The blood comes from animals sacrificed for the festival, and had mixed with floodwater in parts of the Bangladeshi capital.

US ELECTIONS: Clinton cancels California trip after pneumonia diagnosis

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has cancelled a campaign trip to California after being diagnosed with pneumonia.

Her doctor said she was now re-hydrated and "recovering nicely".
Her Republican rival Donald Trump wished her a speedy recovery and promised to release details on his own health later this week.

Mr Trump said health was now "an issue" in the election campaign.

Mrs Clinton was due to leave for California on Monday morning for a two-day trip that included fundraisers, a speech on the economy, and an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Actress Alexis Arquette dies at 47

Arquette became an activist for transgender rights

Actress and activist Alexis Arquette has died at the age of 47.
The transgender star - sibling of actors David, Rosanna and Patricia Arquette - died on Sunday morning.

Her other brother Richmond confirmed the news on Facebook with a press release written by Patricia. He said Arquette died while listening to David Bowie's music.

Alexis Arquette appeared in films including Pulp Fiction and The Wedding Singer.

YouTube is still 'not paying enough' to British musicians

The body which represents the British music industry says YouTube still isn't giving artists enough money for their content.

UK Music claims the site is the most popular way people consume music in the country.

Chief executive Jo Dipple said: "I don't think YouTube pays enough for our brilliant music that they have on their platform."

US ELECTIONS: Hillary Clinton vows to 'call out bigotry' as feud with Trump grows

Less than two months remain before the election

The Democrat made the promise in a statement where she apologised for suggesting half of the Republican's supporters were "deplorable" people.US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has said she will keep "calling out bigotry and racist rhetoric" as a feud with Donald Trump escalates.

Mr Trump had responded by saying the comment was "insulting" to "millions of amazing, hard working people".

Mrs Clinton accepted that she had been "grossly generalistic".
Polls released earlier this week suggest Mr Trump is gaining on Mrs Clinton, and the rivals are neck and neck in the key battleground states of Ohio and Florida.

Is it true that periods synchronise when women live together?

It's commonly believed that women who live together eventually experience the syncing of their monthly periods. But could it just be chance?

The theory behind the syncing of menstrual cycles is that women's pheromones interact when they are in close proximity, causing them to have their period at the same time. Many females buy into it.

"I definitely think it's true," says Emma. "It would be too much of a coincidence otherwise."
Emma, 24, lived with five girls at university. She says that within a few months they all had their period at the same time.

Musk: SpaceX fireball probe uncovering 'complex failure'

An investigation into how a SpaceX rocket exploded is uncovering a "difficult and complex failure", the firm's founder Elon Musk has said.

Mr Musk tweeted that the explosion of Falcon 9 during a routine filling operation was the most complicated in the space travel firm's history.

He said that the engines weren't on and there was "no apparent heat source".
The rocket's payload, a satellite on which Facebook had leased capacity, was destroyed in the explosion last week.

Lady Gaga wrote her new single, Perfect Illusion, on a typewriter

Lady Gaga premiered her new single on Radio 1's Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw

Pop star Lady Gaga has revealed she wrote the lyrics for her new single,Perfect Illusion, on a typewriter.

The singer unveiled the song on Radio 1's Breakfast Show, explaining how it was composed with producer Mark Ronson and Tame Impala's Kevin Parker.

"Kevin flew to us from Australia and he came with this idea, that was the beginning of a song called Illusion," she told Nick Grimshaw.

Fury over Facebook 'Napalm girl' censorship

Espen Egil Hansen is editor of Aftenposten, Norway's largest newspaper.

Facebook has controversially removed the iconic image of a girl fleeing a Napalm attack during the Vietnam war from a post, on the grounds of nudity.

The editor of Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten said the entire post, which was about iconic war imagery, was later deleted and the account of the reporter behind it suspended.
Espen Egil Hansen has accused Mark Zuckerberg of "an abuse of power".
Facebook said it has to restrict nudity for cultural reasons.

Foiled Paris attack 'was directed by IS'

Security has been stepped up at Notre Dame after the discovery of the suspect vehicle

Three women arrested over a foiled attack in Paris were directed by so-called Islamic State (IS) from Syria, a French prosecutor has said.

The group "wanted to make the women into fighters", Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said.
A policeman was stabbed during an operation late on Thursday to arrest the women, after the discovery of a suspect car containing gas canisters.

Syria conflict: IS claims wave of bombings that kills dozens

Two explosions hit the Arzoneh motorway bridge at the entrance to Tartous

Four attacks took place within an hour in Tartous, Homs and in a suburb of Damascus, with one in Hassakeh, which is dominated by Kurdish forces.At least 40 people have been killed in bombings in mainly government-held areas of Syria, state media report.

The deadliest incident was outside Tartous, home to a Russian naval base and in the heartland of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect.

The Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind the attacks.

Warner Brothers reports own site as illegal

Film studio Warner Brothers has asked Google to remove its own website from search results, saying it violates copyright laws.

It also asked the search giant to remove links to legitimate movie streaming websites run by Amazon and Sky, as well as the film database IMDB.

The request was submitted on behalf of Warner Brothers by Vobile, a company that files hundreds of thousands of takedown requests every month.

Warner Brothers has yet to comment.

Call of Duty world champions are crowned in LA and win £600,000

Team EnVyUS from America have been crowned Call of Duty: Black Ops III World League Champions.

They beat British team Splyce to win the $800,000 (£600,000) prize in LA.
It was the first time a team from Britain made it to the final but they were outclassed by their US opponents.

The four-day competition was held in front of a live audience at the Forum in Inglewood, California, and was streamed online via Twitch, MLG.TV, YouTube and through the game itself.

Lindsay Lohan's case against Rockstar Games over GTA picture dismissed

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Lacey Jonas is a character in Grand Theft Auto V, made by Rockstar Games

A New York state appeals court has dismissed Lindsay Lohan's case against Rockstar Games.

Lohan was suing Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, because she believed a character in Grand Theft Auto V looked like her.

Character "Lacey Jonas" is an actress and Lindsay's legal team say it is based on a picture taken of the star in 2007.

The court threw out the case on Thursday.

Samsung recalls Note 7 flagship over explosive batteries

Samsung Electronics is recalling its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone and said that battery problems were behind phones catching fire.

The decision follows reports in the US and South Korea of the phone "exploding" during or after charging.

The South Korean company said customers who had already bought the phone would be able to swap it for a new one.

Samsung said it had been difficult to work out which phones were affected among the 2.5 million Note 7s sold.

Uzbek president's death confirmed

The Uzbek government has confirmed the death of President Islam Karimov, six days after he was taken to hospital with a suspected brain haemorrhage.

One of Asia's most authoritarian leaders, Mr Karimov, 78, died after 27 years in power.Mr Karimov has no clear successor. There is no legal political opposition and the media are tightly controlled.

Reports earlier on Friday had suggested that preparations were under way for his funeral on Saturday.

HIIT: Is there a shortcut to exercise?

We all know that exercise is good for us, but often struggle to do the 150 minutes of moderate level activity a week that's recommended. So what's the alternative, asks Michael Mosley.

A few years ago, while making a Horizon documentary called The Truth about Exercise I was introduced to something which changed my life - HIIT or High Intensity Interval Training. Typically you do a few very short bursts of intense cycling on an exercise bike, with brief recovery periods.

The promise of HIIT is that you will get maximum benefit in minimum time - and that is certainly what I have found. But how well does it compare to other forms of exercise? With the help of researchers from Nottingham University we decided to find out.

SpaceX rocket explodes at Cape Canaveral ahead of launch

A rocket operated by the aerospace company SpaceX has exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral where it was being test-fired ahead of a launch.

The force of the blast shook buildings several miles away.
SpaceX said "an anomaly" had occurred while the rocket was being loaded with fuel. No-one was injured, it said.

The rocket's payload, an Israeli-built communications satellite for Facebook due to launch on Saturday, was also destroyed, it added.

Facebook, in partnership with Eutelsat Communications, had been due to use the Amos-6 satellite to deliver broadband internet coverage for swathes of sub-Saharan Africa as part of its Internet.org initiative.

Jackie Chan awarded honorary Oscar

Chan has enjoyed huge success in his native Hong Kong and worldwide

Action movie star Jackie Chan is to be given an honorary Academy Award for his "extraordinary achievements" in film.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also voted to give honorary Oscars to British editor Anne V Coates, casting director Lynn Stalmaster and documentary maker Frederick Wiseman.