Sunday, 2 October 2016

Lady Gaga to headline Super Bowl half time show



Lady Gaga has been confirmed as the latest star to headline the Super Bowl.


The Grammy award winning singer will play the halftime show in Houston, Texas in February 2017.

US election 2016: Trump 'may have avoided paying tax for 18 years'





A US newspaper says it has obtained documents showing tycoon Donald Trump declared a loss of more than $900m on his 1995 federal income tax return.

The New York Times says the loss was so large it may have enabled the Republican candidate to avoid paying tax for up to 18 years legally.

Monday, 26 September 2016

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.