Kevin Spacey Arrives At Court In London For Sexual Assault Trial – Oscar-winning actor is accused of committing sexual offences against four men between 2001 and 2013. [guardian]

Virgin Galactic’s First Commercial Space Flight Is Set To Take Off – what will happen on board and how much are tickets? – If Thursday’s flight is successful, Sir Richard Branson’s private space tourism company hopes to send tourists to space monthly from August. [sky]

Madonna Intubated In ICU After Being Found Unresponsive In NYC – Madonna has been rushed to a New York City hospital after being found unresponsive. [nypost]

Miss World 2023: When The Beauty Pageant’s Arrival In India Sparked Protests – A recent announcement that the next edition of the Miss World pageant would be held in India has revived memories of its last visit to the country – which involved violent protests, threats of self-immolation and predictions of a cultural apocalypse. [bbc]

Space Disco Cowboy? Couples Ditch Traditional Wedding Dress Codes In Favor Of Out-There Themes – More couples are tossing tradition when it comes to what wedding guests should wear, to some befuddlement among invitees. [ap]

Victory For Amazon’s South African Headquarters – The City of Cape Town has accepted a settlement offer by the Observatory Civil Association for the complete and final cessation of all legal action regarding the River Club dispute. [mybroadband]

The Farmers British American Tobacco Left Behind – Pushing a profit-driven agenda under the guise of a good cause, such as uplifting poor communities, has been used before by companies that make their money from selling things that can be bad for people’s health or the environment, such as the oil, tobacco or alcohol industries. [m&g]