They describe Herman the cleaner as the ‘epitome of happiness’

Zahra, a nine-month old Western lowland gorilla, was orphaned in April when her mom Naku, 17, and father Cassius, 31, died of complications stemming from gastrointestinal infections.

Staunch Brexiter Lord Ashcroft has advised UK firms to move to Malta after Brexit. In a blog on Conservative Home the outspoken peer said "as a hard-nosed, self-made businessman, I believe that Malta represents the best destination for ambitious UK firms that must have a post-Brexit presence in the European Union". He said the "diverse, open-market economy" makes it an attractive place to move for UK firms that "have understandably decided, particularly in a period of uncertainty, that they will need...

With England and Belgium already qualified ahead of tonight's 'dead rubber' clash in Kaliningrad attention has turned to the virtues of second place in the group, which on paper maps an easier route to the World Cup final. As Robbie Savage pointed out on Twitter "surely coming 2nd is far better" for England, allowing them to swerve Colombia, France and Portugal among other potential opponents. It would pave the way to an England vs Brazil final that, according to Goldman Sachs forecasts, is...

Nobody bats an eyelid any more when various aquarium and zoo animals develop psychic abilities enabling them to predict World Cup scores. This year The Three Lions Pub in Bristol even has a regular dressed as an octopus predicting scores. But as it’s 2018, things have got a lot more sophisticated. A German team of machine learning researchers simulated 100,000 match eventualities to predict Germany to win the World Cup. But with Germany bowing out at the group stage of...

Isabel Coixet adapts The Bookshop, Penelope Fitzgerald’s novel of the same name, in her latest Goya award-winning film. Coixet crafts an interesting film, one that curiously marshals satisfaction and frustration.  Despite its predictability, it remains ambitious in its scope, and touches on subjects that feel both timely and important. It’s 1959.  The location, a nondescript British coastal town, dreary, stiflingly small and populated by narrow-minded, conservative townsfolk.  Florence Green (Emily Mortimer), a middle-aged widower whose husband was killed in the...

Millions of Brits struggle to spend time with their own friends - because they are too busy or can't afford to catch up, a study has found. Hectic work schedules and a lack of cash mean three quarters of the nation don't get as much face-to-face time with their pals as they would like. And while six in 10 admit staying in touch with friends is easier than ever before thanks to social media and mobile phones, more than a...

Researchers believe combination with established treatment could improve outcomes in prostate cancer Clinical trials planned to assess psoriasis drug in men with advanced disease New treatment has potential to work in larger proportion of patients than existing immunotherapies A new form of immunotherapy reactivates the response to hormone treatment in advanced prostate cancer, a study in mice and human prostate cancer cells has found. Hormone therapy is a mainstay of prostate cancer treatment – but tumour cells can grow resistant,...

How do you approach making a follow up to a film that didn’t need a follow up? Do you stay true to the themes and tone of the original or forge a new path across the Mexican desert? Stefano Sollima’s Sicario 2: Soldado opts to stay true to what made the first film so unexpectedly brilliant. The preceding film had been a taught, atmospheric thriller as Denis Villeneuve guided the audience through two hours of miserable, brilliant action. The fact...