Animal rights activists in chicken masks cage themselves in supermarket trolleys Animal rights activists donned chicken masks and caged themselves in ASDA supermarket trolleys today to protest Noble Foods’ use of cages for hens. Oxford-based Noble Foods, the UK’s biggest egg company, produces over 60 million eggs a week and owns well-known brands such as The Happy Egg Co. and Big and Fresh. Drawing attention to the plight of these sensitive, intelligent animals, The Humane League UK staff and volunteers...

When I first walk into Neville Hair and Beauty, it feels more like a nightclub than a salon. There is exposed brick, the catchy beat of dance music and a cloakroom complete with a bored looking attendant. This is where the well-coiffed women of Knightsbridge come to have their tresses styled. The salon has an impressive roster of celebrity clients including Kelly Brook and Holly Willoughby. It describes itself as ‘the home of palm painting’, when a colourist paints dye...

On the surface The Snowman looks like one of those films that could only be good. With an acclaimed director, a strong cast, interesting source material, and even Martin Scorsese in an executive producer role, what could possibly go wrong? Based on the novel by Jo Nesbø of the same name, the film follows detective Harry Hole (Michael Fassbender) as he investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around a sinister-looking snowman near her home. He...

Sport can be wonderful, passionate, heart wrenching, but often it can simply be funny. So i've put together a top ten sports funniest moments...enjoy 10. Olivier Bernard – A French knockout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LltnTI7MzIM The former Newcastle fullback was minding his own business, when out of nowhere he felt the full force of a Laurent Robert bullet on the side of his head. The way he sways around, dazed, and finally staggers backwards, is a work of pure, comedy genius. 9. Andy...

By Michael McNulty Alan Clarke is a name not heard often enough.  Perhaps this is due to the fact that of his filmic output only two were theatrical releases.  Clarke instead made a name for himself producing teleplays for the British small screen.  But, whilst the screen may have been small, Clarke’s films certainly were not.  They are some of the most radical, ferociously intense and scathingly honest ever to be broadcast on television.  From Scum to The Firm, so...

By Sheana Ochoa My husband came to me after the Harvey Weinstein story broke, talking about how men would have to “think twice” now. He said, “As a man I have to confess I’m completely ashamed of Harvey Weinstein and his sick, compulsive behaviour.” There’s been so much press coverage, he said, “This will be a watershed moment for change.” “Watershed,” I laughed. I called him naïve and it hurt his feelings. I’m sorry about that, but I know that...

These double yellow lines are being the branded the most pointless in Britain as they run down a narrow alleyway barely wide enough to fit a car. Residents were left baffled when the markings mysteriously appeared off Walsgrave Road in Coventry last month. The street - which is only around 6ft (1.8m) wide - lies behind large iron gates, and only leads to another back alleyway behind a row of shops. These double yellow lines are being the branded the...

There are certain shows on television that are, generally speaking, beneath the radar of Proper Reviewers. Good luck finding a printed opinion of Countryfile or Celebrity Juice. Well, two points to be made. First, such shows attract millions of viewers and second, the next time I'm called a Proper anything will be a first so let's press on. When I first moved to these storm-pounded and moss-covered British Isles five years ago I really wasn't sure what to watch on...

Where Can I See It?: Channel 5 (UK), FXX (US) Who's In It?:  Stars Chris Geere as Jimmy Shive-Overly; Aya Cash as Gretchen Cutler When Is It On?: Wednesday 9PM (US), current series TBA for C5 (UK) I suspect it was a very deliberate choice when Stephen Falk, the showrunner and head writer for You're the Worst, chose to make Jimmy Shive-Overly a novelist. Writers are handy characters for film and TV productions as they/we don't keep regular office hours,...