Actor says she agrees with astronomer Carl Sagan that it is narcissistic to think there is no other life in universe

The actor Emma Stone has declared that she believes in the existence of aliens, saying she agrees with the astronomer Carl Sagan, who said it would be “pretty narcissistic” to think otherwise.

In her new film Bugonia, Stone plays a chief executive of a major company who is kidnapped by a pair of conspiracy theorists who believe she is an alien intent on destroying the planet.

Actor says she agrees with astronomer Carl Sagan that it is narcissistic to think there is no other life in universe

The actor Emma Stone has declared that she believes in the existence of aliens, saying she agrees with the astronomer Carl Sagan, who said it would be “pretty narcissistic” to think otherwise.

In her new film Bugonia, Stone plays a chief executive of a major company who is kidnapped by a pair of conspiracy theorists who believe she is an alien intent on destroying the planet.

As the punk poet prepares to tour and reissue Horses for its 50th anniversary, we count down the best of her rich, rabble-rousing work

Not all the politicking on Gung Ho landed right – Stange Messengers is unbearably clumsy – but Glitter in Their Eyes’ plea for a younger generation not to get hooked on materialism is impressively punchy and potent, abetted by the presence on guitar of her old sparring partner, Television’s Tom Verlaine.

Super-svelte body, fast chip, high capacity battery and big camera make it some of the best phone-tablet hardware

Honor’s latest foldable phone-tablet attempts to usurp Samsung as the leader of the pack with a super-thin body, massive battery and a ginormous camera lump on the back.

The Magic V5 is an impressively thin piece of engineering, slimmed down to about 8.9mm thick when shut, with each half about the same thickness as a USB-C port. It feels very similar to a standard slab phone in the hand, but one you can open up like a book for a mini-tablet on the go.

Main screen: 7.95in (403ppi) 120Hz OLED flexible display

Cover screen: 6.43in (405ppi) 120Hz OLED

Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

RAM: 16GB

Storage: 512GB

Operating system: MagicOS 9.0.1 (Android 15)

Camera: 50MP + 50MP ultrawide + 64MP 3x tele; 2x 20MP selfie

Connectivity: 5G, dual sim + esim, USB-C, wifi 7, NFC, Bluetooth 6, GNSS

Water resistance: IP58 and IP59 (immersion and high pressure jets)

Dimensions folded: 156.8 x 74.3 x 8.88-9mm

Dimensions unfolded: 156.8 x 145.9 x 4.1-4.2mm

Weight: 217-222g

Move by trio of European powers gives Tehran 30 days to improve access for inspection of its nuclear sites

The UK, France and Germany have formally notified the UN that they have triggered the restoration of sweeping UN sanctions against Iran, giving Tehran 30 days to make concessions on access to its nuclear sites, or face deeper worldwide economic isolation.

UK officials said the decision had not been taken lightly and there had been very intensive diplomacy to try to avert this step. The officials stressed there was still room for some last-ditch diplomacy before the sanctions “snapback” comes into force in 30 days’ time. The annual high-level UN general assembly in September is likely to see intensive diplomacy over how to handle Iran.

The Challenge Cup, Magic Weekend, international calendar and women’s game will look different next year

By No Helmets Required

Super League is going to look different next season. The big news is that the division is likely to expand to 14 teams, but that’s not the only change coming for fans. A review into the sport led by Nigel Wood has suggested various new ideas, with Magic Weekend, the Challenge Cup, international fixtures, the Championship, women’s and wheelchair games all affected. Now that the report has been digested, we have a fuller picture of how the sport will shape up in 2026.