Val Kilmer passes, aged 65
Hollywood actor Val Kilmer, best known for Top Gun, Batman Forever and The Doors, has died, aged 65, TV Tonight's David Knox reports.
He died from pneumonia in Los Angeles, his daughter Mercedes told The New York Times. Diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, he had recovered after chemotherapy and trachea surgery, but the cancer had reduced his vocal capability.
Kilmer was one of the youngest students ever admitted to the acting programme at the Juilliard School, aged 17. He started out as a stage actor and rose to prominence in the late 1980s with his roles in movie comedies Top Secret! and Real Genius before landing a role as Iceman in the box office smash Top Gun.
Gaming
Nintendo announces Switch 2 release date - and a new Mario Kart game
Nintendo has revealed the Switch 2, the long awaited successor to one of the best-selling consoles in history, will be released on 5 June, report the BBC's Tom Gerken and Tom Richardson.
Fans have been impatiently waiting to find out more since January, when the Japanese gaming giant ended months of speculation by confirming basic information about the new device.
In a Nintendo Direct online presentation, watched by more than a million people, it gave further details of the hardware, as well as confirming it would be accompanied by Mario Kart World, a new edition of Nintendo's most famous game.
It also announced a series of other new titles for the console, including Elden Ring and Street Fighter 6.
The company said the new device would have better graphics and audio than its predecessor, and a chat button allowing players to speak to each other while playing.
