The need for there to be a greater diversity in the stories we see told through cinema is once again a hot-button topic of conversation at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. And the importance of such range is perfectly underscored here by Flemish filmmaker Lukas Dhont, who earnestly seeks to help right that filmic wrong with his extraordinary debut feature, Girl. It’s a story of inclusivity and isolation that centres on Lara (Victor Polster), a determined 15-year-old girl who’s committed...

“Time doesn’t matter when you’re in love.” In Pawel Pawlikowski’s skilfully assured Cannes Competition feature Cold War, however, the passing of time matters greatly. We can see the initial yearnings of an attraction from the moment Wiktor (Tomasz Kot) and Zula (Joanna Kulig) first meet. He’s a composer, travelling around Poland in the hope of bringing together a troupe of folk musicians to perform authentic Polish song & dance in venues across the country, and beyond. She’s a singer, with...

The once-full clifftop at Hemsby, Norfolk, has been battered by strong winds and high tides

The 23-month-old, from Bootle in Merseyside, suffered from a degenerative brain condition and died in Alder Hey Hospital on 28 April

New independent analysis into political coverage in the run-up to the local elections has proved that the BBC had a de-facto bias towards right-wing newspapers. Despite strong editorial guidelines around election coverage the BBC managed to shun media titles that are sympathetic to Jeremy Corbyn in its newspaper round-up. Those with a Conservative sway, on the other hand, dominated its coverage at the start of the month, accounting for over 70 per cent of the stories discussed on five days out...

Charlotte McMillan, a Home Office worker, has a rare degenerative condition known as Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, which means she has very poor central vision.

After months of anticipation, La Luz's lush, lysergic new album Floating Features is finally out today. Shot through with rays of smoggy LA sunshine, the record navigates disorienting dreamscapes throughout its 11 tracks--particularly ‘Mean Dream’, which has a new music video from director Ryan D. Browne. La Luz have just begun a massive 35-date North American tour. The band return to the UK this September and October - full list of dates below. La Luz UK Tour Dates 09.24.18 -...

You are going to die, as is everyone you know. So, it's time to stop wasting... time. Life Consultant Oliver Martin discusses how to take action to sop wasting precious time... Wow, this week has been all about TIME. So many people talking about their busy lives and manic schedules and hey, with three kids under the age of six I am not immune to feeling slightly under the hammer! But seriously, is there something in the air!? For example, a...

Take a measuring stick to a map and you’ll find that, as the crow flies, Rotterdam is closer to London than most UK cities. Yet owing to a lack of transport options the Netherland’s second city is often overlooked by Brits who seek out alternative destinations at a mere sniff of inconvenience. That is, at least, until Eurostar launched a new direct service to the Dutch capital that transports you from city centre to city centre in just three hours....