Coming from director-provocateur Sion Sono, who wrote the script 17 years prior to the film’s production, watching Why Don’t You Play in Hell? is akin to slamming a handful of uppers, chasing them down with a flaming shot of Sambuca, and diving, whilst laughing manically, into a samurai sword swinging mosh-pit. It’s a madcap orgy of violence, a blood soaked delight, and by the time the credits roll you won’t quite know what’s hit you. Why Don’t You Play in...

When watching The Dinner, you can imagine the producer shouting during casting, “Get me Richard Gere! Steve Coogan! Laura Linney! The brother from Orange is the New Black!” It is a shame that despite the stellar cast The Dinner possesses, the film completely fails to inject life into a melodrama so overwrought that it falls down on almost every level. It’s is the new film from Israeli-American filmmaker Oren Moverman, and his first since the well-received Time Out of Mind;...

Philip Hammond blamed sluggish productivity on more disabled people in the workforce in today's treasury select committee. Responding to high high levels of unemployment, particularly youth unemployment, he said: “It is almost certainly the case that by increasing participation in the workforce, including far higher levels of participation by marginal groups and very high levels of engagement in the workforce, for example of disabled people – something we should be extremely proud of – may have had an impact on overall productivity...

Uber has lost its license to operate in Sheffield in the latest blow for the beleaguered company says GMB. Sheffield City Council said the Californian ride-sharing app is legally allowed to operate up to December 18, and if it chooses to appeal this suspension it can continue to operate until the appeal is heard. If it decides against an appeal the suspension will come into force. It is the latest blow in what has been a bad year for Uber....

A senior anti-terror cop left Top Secret documents in his boot of his car at a railway station car park while he went on a weekend away with his wife. Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beale, 54, attached to West Midlands Police, was summonsed to appear for an offence under the Official Secrets Act relating to failure to safeguard sensitive documentS. The secure briefcase containing the documents was stolen from his car while it was parked on his driveway a day...

St Lucia may be one of the most popular Caribbean islands for tourists but with a visit to Ti Kaye reporter Tom Bevan discovered one of its best kept secrets. The majestic Caribbean island of St Lucia is a place where you cannot help but smile. If a holiday is about capturing a feeling to sustain you long after you return home then this little piece of paradise really should be at the top of your wish-list. Whether you are swept along by the rhythm that...

It's not just any fail - Marks & Spencer gave shoppers a giggle with this sign apologising for limited tea and coffee in a cafe - causing INCONTINENCE. The notice appeared around one of the High Street giant's big home stores in Cheltenham, Glos, It read: "Due to a technical fault, we are only able to offer filter coffee and tea. Sorry for incontinence." Customer Louise Deleon, 36, was among those who chuckled at the unfortunate confusion for the word...

British scientists have discovered two enormous galaxies sitting right on the edge of space - forged in the early stages of the universe. Observations show the massive primordial galaxies at a time when the universe was just 780 million years old – only about five per cent of its current age. The galaxies are so close together they will soon merge to form the largest galaxy ever observed at that period in cosmic history, according to the international research team,...

A veteran skipper who left his trawler spectacularly grounded on a harbour pier had been drinking, a court heard. Michael Kinnaid, 59, missed a warning navigational beacon before ramming the obstacle with his boat the Algrie. Kinnaid, a skipper for 28 years, told magistrates he had been drinking on an empty stomach after suffering food poisioning. The dramatic accident in Plymouth, Devon happened in front of witnessed and some posted photos on social media. A lifeboat was scrambled but no-one...