By Jim Mackney Poverty, whiskey, home truths and a little bit of laughter. These fragments make up the adaptation of Jeanette Walls’ memoir, “The Glass Castle”. The film barrels along, and at a crisp 2hrs 7mins in length it doesn’t outstay its welcome. It reaches for the stars and goes for emotion in capital letters. “The Glass Castle” is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and stars, Brie Larson as Jeanette Walls and Woody Harrleson as her father, Rex Walls. The...

Barnardo’s has been improving the lives of vulnerable children and young people for more than 150 years. It was the first children’s charity in England to take in vulnerable black and mixed heritage children. Today, Barnardo’s supports young carers, care leavers, foster carers and adoptive parents, training and skills or parenting classes. Last year 272,000 children, young people and families were supported through more than 1,000 services across the UK. Javed Khan, Barnardo’s Chief Executive, said: “Barnardo’s started its work...

With its highly anticipated sequel set for release in the next couple of weeks there is no better time to see the original that lies at the heart of all the excitement. To coincide with this, as well as the 35th anniversary of its initial release, Blade Runner has been remastered and reissued in stunning 4k. As many of you will know, the story is set in 2019 where we find detective Deckard (Harrison Ford), a retired blade runner who...

An autistic woman was escorted from an easyJet plane by police after she was asked to move to a quieter seat. Manuela Atzori faced a gruelling 24-hour wait to get from London Stansted to Glasgow after she was told to leave her flight by the crew. The 39-year-old businesswoman, from Paisley, was returning home to Scotland from a trip to her native Italy when the incident happened on September 21. Manuela Atzori from Paisley, Renfrewshire, who has mild autistic spectrum...

Outspoken Katie Hopkins turned up to the Conservative Party Conference this morning in the wedding dress from her first marriage. The raucous attention seeker donned her wedding outfit to promote a conference fringe event to take place this afternoon on the subject of divorce. The panel is entitled Sex, Lies and Irreconcilable Differences: Time For No-Fault Divorce? and is being run by the Campaign for Family Law Reform. Every woman should still fit her first wedding dress. Don't sell your hubby a...

What comes to mind when considering a trip to London? Red phone boxes. Tea. The Queen. Rain. Awkwardly angled selfies in front of Big Ben. All of these may well be true, but London is so much more than its endearing clichés. As one of the most visited cities on the planet, the endlessly enticing attraction of London is certainly no secret. The city is brimming with historic tourist attractions and museums, world-renowned bars and restaurants, as well as parks, sporting...

Three-quarters of British office workers say their office environment has made them less productive, according to new research. The poll of 2,000 Brits found UK businesses could be losing millions because their offices aren’t ‘up to scratch'. One third said they have been left with “no alternative” but to take time off from work because their surroundings have directly affected their physical or mental wellbeing. Stale air and lack of airflow is the biggest concern for workers, followed by noisy co-workers and...

Is September too early to start buying Christmas presents? The last 30 days has provided us with enough bangers to stuff several festive stockings. After a slow start the month really took off, dropping some of the best releases of the year so far. As you can probably tell we're very excited for Jamie Lenman's Devolver (out 27th October on Big Scary Monsters, be there or be square) and 'Hardbeat' is a total tune. This month's cover star Moses Sumney is a...

Pro-Trump accounts spent hours trying to frame left-wing activist Geary Danley for the shootings in Las Vegas, saying he was a "liberal targeting Trump supporters". Police say at least 50 people are dead and more than 200 injured following a terrorist attack in Nevada. The attacker fired on concertgoers on the strip and has since been shot dead. The gunman has been named as 64-year-old local Stephen Paddock. But several pro-Trump accounts tried to frame Danley before police confirmed the identification of the...