Have you ever wondered why some movies are called “box office hits” while others are labelled “flops”? What even qualifies a film as a hit, and why does one movie make billions while another barely scratches its budget? If you’re like most of us, you probably hear about box office numbers all the time. Maybe it’s that Marvel movie smashing …

Ford also had to contend with boos from a section of the Twickenham crowd when it appeared he was going to again replace Smith against Australia, with head coach Steve Borthwick instead moving Smith to full-back. “When you are representing your country and you’ve done it for a long time, you would expect the crowd to be fully behind you,” …

US stock indexes returned to positive territory as the latest update on inflation appeared to clear the way for more help for the economy from the Federal Reserve. ADVERTISEMENT Stocks in the US were boosted by the latest inflation data cementing expectations that the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, is likely to cut interest rates at its meeting next …

The euro further declined against the US dollar following the release of US inflation data on Wednesday. Markets will be closely watching the upcoming ECB decision today. ADVERTISEMENT The euro continued to weaken against the US dollar following the US CPI data on Wednesday. The pair of EUR/USD fell for the fourth straight trading day to just under 1.05, the …

This is the terrifying moment a tourist fell from a train after she hit a tree while dangling out of the carriage for a video.  The young woman was holding onto the railings and leaning back when her head got caught in some branches and she was quickly dragged from the carriage.  In horrifying footage of the incident, one of her arms …

A Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja, has convicted and sentenced a man, Bamidele Folorunsho, to 10 years imprisonment for indecent treatment and sexual assault of a minor by rubbing her a.n*s and caressing her br3asts with his hands.   Justice Rahman Oshodi who handed down the verdict on Wednesday, December 11, convicted Folorunsho of two …

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has denied issuing a directive that gas supply to power generating companies (GenCos) be halted.   In a statement issued on Wednesday, December 11, the authority also denied instructing wholesale gas suppliers to stop further supply of gas to companies due to failure in payment obligations.   The NMDPRA described reports …

Australia’s government says it will create new rules to force big tech companies to pay local publishers for news. The long-awaited decision sets out a successor to a world-first law that Australia passed in 2021, which was designed to make giants like Meta and Google pay for hosting news on their platforms. Earlier this year Meta – which owns Facebook …

Juan Soto has signed a $765m (£600m) deal with Major League Baseball’s New York Mets – the biggest contract in the history of the sport. The 15-year deal was confirmed on Wednesday after the 26-year-old Dominican completed a medical. “This is a seminal moment in franchise history,” Mets owners Steve and Alex Cohen said in a statement. “Juan Soto is …

Match of the Day analyst Nedum Onouha explains what makes Ademola Lookman a Balon D’or nominee by looking at how the former Everton striker caused Real Madrid problems in Atalanta’s 3-2 loss to the European Champions on matchday six at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo. MATCH REPORT: Atalanta 2-3 Real Madrid Available to UK users only.