Hope for teen battling cancer after family raise £340,000
Brave Kira Noble first battled Neuroblastoma, a rare type of cancer that forms in certain types of nerve tissue, in 2014.
Home Office threatens to deport distant cousin of the Queen
A grandmother who is 18th cousin of the Queen is facing being deported to South Africa after she was refused a visa to live in the UK. Brenda Ackerman, 71, traced her family tree back to the 12th Century which revealed her to be a distant relative of King John James 1st and Robert the Bruce. The family have written to the new Home Secretary Sajid Javid. Immigration barrister Jan Doerfel has launched a judicial review into the case. He said:...
A BBC weatherman has blasted “years” of noise from disruptive ‘mega basement’ building work
TV favourite weather forecaster Stav Danaos kicked up a storm and claims he is struggling to get any rest because neighbours keep building mega basements.
Police station notice telling wanted criminals the best time to hand themselves in is removed
The notice recommended not handing yourself in after 6am to avoid a 24-hour custody wait
Life could be widespread in other universes – just as Stephen Hawking predicted on his deathbed
A 'multiverse' - where ours is among many - would not be as inhospitable as previously believed
Cannes 2018: Girl – First Look Review
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...
Cannes 2018: Cold War – First Look Review
“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...
Sobering images show how Norfolk coastline has disappeared over last decade
The once-full clifftop at Hemsby, Norfolk, has been battered by strong winds and high tides
The funeral of Alfie Evans passes Everton football ground
The 23-month-old, from Bootle in Merseyside, suffered from a degenerative brain condition and died in Alder Hey Hospital on 28 April