Photo by Mark Senior When the black and white, semi-silent film The Artist was released in 2011, it was an instant critical hit – winning five Oscars in 2012, including the top prize of Best Picture. Now, the movie has been co-adapted by Olivier Award-winning choreographer Drew McOnie and writer Lindsey Ferrentino into a dazzling production, … Read more
An application has made to the International Criminal Court for Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrest. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon / AFP The International Criminal Court (ICC)’s chief prosecutor’s application for arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and senior Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes will reverberate. Here’s what Neve Gordon, the Israeli scholar and professor of human … Read more
Photo by The International Booker Prize On 21 May the International Booker Prize will be awarded to “the finest single work of fiction from around the world which has been translated into English”. The shortlist contains books from Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Brazil, Argentina and Korea. The Details, Ia Genberg’s third novel, translated from Swedish … Read more
Shamiha Patel started saving into a pension scheme two years ago, something she says is very important to her despite not being taught about building a retirement pot when growing up. She told i: “I come from a low-income background, and was the first to go to university in my immediate family and get a … Read more
My most immediate concern is the Bushehr nuclear plant, built on three tectonic plates, writes nuclear defence expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon May 21, 2024 1:01 pm(Updated 1:27 pm) Iran’s late president Ebrahim Raisi with Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (Photo: Iranian presidency/AFP) The death … Read more
King Charles and Queen Camilla’s sweet new nicknames have been revealed by GB News Royal Correspondent Cameron Walker, as the monarch visited the Chelsea Flower Show in London. The visit was the monarch’s first trip to the show since becoming patron of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) last week. Speaking on GB News, Royal Correspondent … Read more
It’s not so much Smokin’ Jo as Croakin’ Jo who’s speaking to me over Zoom from her home in east London, laid low with a virus that’s caused her to lose her voice. She admits she’s not good at being ill. “I hate doing nothing. I can’t stand just sitting around – it’s really frustrating.” … Read more
Opinion Chief Football Writer The midfielder has paid the price for his pathetic move to Saudi Arabia May 21, 2024 11:34 am(Updated 11:40 am) Henderson only has himself to blame for his Euro snub (Photo: Getty) How Jordan Henderson must wish that he could have his time back again. His decision to ignore morality and … Read more
One passenger has died and dozens more have reportedly been injured after a Singapore Airlines flight from London Heathrow was hit by severe turbulence. The plane, which took off from Heathrow on Monday night, was forced to divert from its destination to land at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, earlier today. It had been due … Read more
This weekend brings the second bank holiday in May offering an extra day’s holiday from work on Monday for many but as a public holiday it also means changes to the benefit system on that day. Monday 27 May is the spring bank holiday in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland and the Department for … Read more