It will be a sad day indeed when Tom Cruise grows too old to sprint across our screens, but that day, if Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (12A) is any indication, will be a long time coming.

With the Impossible Mission Force under siege, Ethan Hunt goes on the run as a sinister new enemy rises…

Mission Impossible Rogue Nation is in cinemas this week and it's full of some of the most ridiculous stunts ever committed to film, including the very famous moment when Tom Cruise hitched a ride on the outside of an airplane at 5000 feet.

Some very funny kids have decided to let us know what the future will be like, and they’re very funny.

The album isn’t dead. Pledge Music is helping fans get closer to the artistic experience by taking part in the making of an LP, writes Jonathan de Burca Butler

Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden are reportedly engaged.

The Nire manager Benji Whelan believes an innovative approach to their physical preparations is the secret behind their progression to Sunday’s Munster club football decider against Austin Stacks.

It’s hardly surprising Stephen Stack isn’t tempting fate this week by loading up on Austin Stacks at his local bookmakers.

Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden have "already discussed marriage".

WE’VE gone crazy for seaweed in recent times; I’ve woken up to phenomenal variety of sea vegetables around our coast.

Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne have been working on new music with Good Charlotte.

Skin alert: Skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis affect up to one third of the Irish population.

Miley Cyrus reportedly kissed Benji Madden at a Halloween party.

New Zealand will have a new captain for the World Cup after Benji Marshall was sensationally axed from the role by coach Stephen Kearney today.

When Benji Bennett’s four-year-old son, Adam, died of a fatal brain tumour in 2007, the Dublin-based dad felt an overwhelming need to do something.

The Great Granny Gang by Judith Kerr (HarperCollins; €15.40 HB) tells the tale of a bunch of grannies whose expertise in many fields makes the world a better place.

BARRACK BIMBO (Bexhill Eoin-Barrack Court), owned in Tournafulla, Co Limerick by young Shane Curtin, served notice to all opponents in the Greyhound and Pet World Oaks next month she is ready, willing and well able to challengeall-comers.

DAVID FINCHER has directed some very good crime films during his distinguished career, including Se7en (1995) and Zodiac (2007), but it’s unlikely The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (18s) will feature on a show-reel of his finest moments when the Academy finally gets around to presenting him with a lifetime achievement award.

Change is good.

As we analyse British media practices, a comparison with other countries’ methods is needed too, says Kate Holton

'Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ is an “evolution” of the series.

IN THE dingy bowels of a Dublin music venue, a heavily tattooed young man best known to the wider public for having dated Paris Hilton is waxing philosophical.

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce is hoping to sign Bulgarian striker Ivelin Popov this week.

Neil Lennon hopes to continue his management career next season even if it is not at Celtic.

Good Charlotte have scrapped their latest album.

A FATHER who was inspired by the sudden death of his young son to write children’s books has urged parents to rediscover the joy of the bedtime story.

ARCTIC earned a crack at the listed Curragh Stakes when making a successful debut in the opening Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-0 Maiden over five furlongs at Bellewstown last night.

Nicole Richie has laughed off rumours she is expecting twins with her boyfriend Joel Madden.

Paris Hilton's best pal Nicole Richie is so upset by the socialite's split from Benji Madden, she's preventing him from meeting any potential new girlfriends.

Paris Hilton has celebrated her eight-month anniversary with rocker Benji Madden by phoning home from London to clear up royal romantic rumours.

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton has vowed to curb her party lifestyle - because the celebrity social scene leaves her feeling "empty".

Paris Hilton plans to duet with boyfriend Benji Madden.

Paris Hilton has criticised the media for printing "lies" about her relationship with Nicole Richie - insisting recent reports about a feud between the pair are "completely false".

A THREE-YEAR-OLD bay gelding won the young horse championship for a Limerick exhibitor at Cork Summer Show.

Paris Hilton has laughed off rumours she will wed boyfriend Benji Madden in a joint ceremony with her best friend Nicole Richie and his twin brother Joel.

Socialite Paris Hilton is so broody, she's set herself a baby deadline - she wants to start a family with boyfriend Benji Madden in 2009.

Paris Hilton is desperate to marry new beau Benji Madden - because the Good Charlotte rocker has changed her life for the better.

Paris Hilton has denied she has secretly become engaged to rocker Benji Madden.

Socialite Paris Hilton is having an "amazing time" dating Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden, but insists the couple won't be marrying anytime soon.

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has ruled out loaning £6m striker David Nugent back to Preston despite bringing in Jermain Defoe from Tottenham, Milan Baros from French champions Lyon and now having Nigerians Kanu and John Utaka back from the African Nations Cup.

Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie has revealed that Benjani Mwaruwari’s transfer to Manchester City failed to take place on transfer deadline day because the player fell asleep when he was supposed to be catching an aeroplane to the north-west.

A COMPROMISE deal between Manchester City and Portsmouth paved the way for striker Benjani Mwaruwari to complete his transfer to Eastlands yesterday.

Manchester City have finally completed the signing of Portsmouth striker Benjani Mwaruwari for an initial fee of £3.87m.

Benjani Mwaruwari’s future is locked in uncertainty as the Premier League attempt to unravel the controversial details of the striker’s botched move to Manchester City.