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Cillian Murphy and his wife Yvonne McGuinness have bought a cinema the Oscar-winning actor used to visit as a child.The couple will refurbish The Phoenix Cinema in Dingle, County Kerry, south-west Ireland, next year. The venue, which had previously been used as a dance hall, had been in operation for more than 100 years, and on the market for three before Murphy and McGuinness bought the building.Oppenheimer and Peaky Blinders star Murphy, from Cork, said: "I've been going to see films at The Phoenix since I was a young boy on summer holidays."My dad saw movies there when he was a young man before me, and we've watched many films at The Phoenix with our own kids. We recognise what the cinema means to Dingle." McGuinness added: "We want to open the doors again, expand the creative potential...

NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks on Tuesday after Vladimir Putin said Russia will ramp up the production of a new, hypersonic ballistic missile.Ukraine's parliament cancelled a session as security was tightened following a Russian strike on Thursday on a military facility in Dnipro, a central city with a population of around one million. No fatalities were reported. In a nationally-televised speech, Mr Putin said the attack - carried out with an intermediate-range Oreshnik missile - was in retaliation for Ukraine's use of US and British missiles capable of striking deeper into Russian territory. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:03 ...

Ukraine's military has for the first time confirmed the use of British-made Storm Shadow missiles inside Russian territory.Senior military sources, cleared to brief the media, called the strike "very successful". The same sources, talking to the media on condition of anonymity, said Ukraine's military needs more long-range missiles, including Storm Shadow and ATACMS, and importantly, they need permission to fire the weapons at any target of their choosing within Russia.Ukraine is currently limited to targets in the Kursk region only. Ukraine war latest: Follow live updates The briefing came a day after the Russian military fired what Vladimir Putin referred to as a new type of ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.The sources said they are talking to...

Storm Shadow cruise missiles made in the UK and donated to Ukraine have been used to strike targets inside Russia.The long-range weapons - which cost roughly £2m each - have been used to devastating effect in the Black Sea, sinking or damaging multiple Russian ships. Now Ukraine's allies have lifted restrictions on Storm Shadows and other long-range missiles, meaning Kyiv's military can use them against targets across the border. Image: A Storm Shadow missile system. Pic: Gary Dawson/Shutterstock What are Storm Shadow missiles?Storm Shadows are cruise missiles developed by the UK and France in the 1990s. Launched from aircraft, they have a range more than 155 miles, manufacturer MBDA says, and can travel at speeds exceeding...

A jury in a civil court has found Conor McGregor raped a woman in a Dublin hotel in 2018 - and has awarded her damages.The Irish mixed martial arts fighter, 36, previously told Dublin's High Court he had consensual sex with the woman in a penthouse at the Beacon Hotel in December 2018.The woman alleged McGregor pinned her to a bed, choked her three times and "brutally raped and battered" her.The civil court jury was told she was left with extensive injuries, including purple and blue bruising along her hands and wrists, a bloodied scratch to her breast and tenderness to her neck.But lawyers for the fighter contested the allegations and accused her of attempted "extortion".They pointed to CCTV footage of the woman arriving at and leaving the hotel with McGregor and a second man, James Lawre...

The parents of a British lawyer who died after being poisoned with methanol in Laos have described her as a "beautiful, kind and loving daughter".Simone White, 28, was one of six people who are believed to have died as a result of drinking methanol-laced vodka from a bar in Vang Vieng, a resort popular with backpackers in the southeast Asian country. In a statement issued by Ms White's employers, law firm Squire Patton Boggs, her parents said: "We are devastated by the loss of our beautiful, kind and loving daughter Simone."Simone was one of a kind and had the most wonderful energy and spark for life. She was a soul who gave so much to so many and was loved by her family, friends and colleagues."Simone has been taken from us too soon, she will be sorely missed by her brother, grandmother a...

An eleventh hour proposal from a UN climate summit to channel $250bn to developing nations has fallen far short of the $1.3trn they need to cope with climate change.The draft deal from the COP29 climate summit is likely to dismay vulnerable nations like Kenya, Uganda and Malawi, which are disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change they did little to cause. Developing countries have hinted they are unwilling to accept anything less than $500bn.But tight public finances in wealthier countries as well as a swing to the right in some places makes that a hard sell back home.The existing funding target of $100bn expires at the end of 2025, the new one being negotiated over today would kick in from 2026. Countries are keen to agree something at this COP rather than leave it to n...

A Canadian town is facing a governance crisis after its newly elected mayor and councillors refused to take an oath of allegiance to the King.Dawson City in Yukon, northwest Canada, requires its council members to pledge allegiance to the monarch in a swearing-in ceremony. Under Yukon law, a newly elected official must take the oath within 40 days of their election - or their win "shall be considered null". The town's election was held on 17 October, 37 days ago. Image: Governance in Dawson City is at a standstill. Pic: Reinhard Pantke/imageBROKER/Shutterstock The new council cannot make official decisions until the issue is resolved.According to Canada's Global News, the town's mayor-elect Stephen Johnson told The Canadia...

A second Australian teenager has died after being poisoned with methanol in Laos, bringing the number of people killed to six.Holly Bowles, 19, has died, according to the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Penny Wong, who said: "All Australians will be heartbroken by the tragic passing of Holly Bowles. I offer my deepest sympathies to her family and friends." Her friend, Bianca Jones, died earlier this week after both 19-year-olds fell ill on 13 November while staying in southeast Asian country.They are two of six people who are believed to have died after drinking methanol-laced vodka in the tourist hotspot.The death of British woman Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was announced on Thursday. She fell ill after reportedly drinking "free shots" from a local bar in Vang...

The home secretary has refused to say if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be arrested if he landed on British soil after an international arrest warrant was issued for him.On Thursday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Mr Netanyahu and former Israeli defence secretary Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity related to the war in Gaza. But Yvette Cooper said the ICC, which the UK is a member of, is independent and while the government respects that, it "wouldn't be appropriate for me to comment" on the processes involved.She told Sky News: "We've always respected the importance of international law, but in the majority of the cases that they pursue, they don't become part of the British legal process."What I can say is t...