A former heroin addict convicted of murdering his friend during an argument over drugs turned to the bereaved family and said “I’m sorry, I didn’t set out to do this,” at his sentencing hearing yesterday.

Oscar-winning star Christoph Waltz and Irish actor Andrew Scott have been named in the cast of the new James Bond movie, which director Sam Mendes says will be called Spectre.

One person was killed today when a rush-hour train hit a car on a level crossing in the UK.

Owen Wilson has lashed out at a New York film critic, for lambasting his movie pal Ben Stiller "tiresome" screen presence and for being the "crudest, version of the urban Jewish male on the make".