By Michael McNulty For those trying to sex up Philip John’s debut feature, Moon Dogs, comparisons will be made to Alfonso Cuarón’s sexy, impulsive road movie, Y Tu Mama Tambien.  This would be a stretch at best. Moon Dogs, backed by Scottish, Irish and Welsh film boards, centres on two teenage stepbrother’s Michael (Jack Parry-Jones) and Thor (Christy O’Donnell), who live off the coast of northern Scotland on the Shetland islands.  The two share a strained relationship.  Michael plans to...

There's a grand old romantic comedy, released on April Fool's Day in 1958 called Teacher's Pet. In one scene, Clark Gable playing a crusty newsman named Jim Gannon growls and sneers at Doris Day's journalism professor Erica Stone about the whole idea of journalism schools. 'The only way to learn about the fourth estate is with first-hand experience. In the school I graduated from there were no lectures without four letter words in them.' To which Professor Stone ripostes, 'Newspapers...

Bitcoin has gained much media attention over recent months. The original cryptocurrency brand has come a long way in less than a decade. Launching at a price of just six cents, the electronic asset is now worth more than $3500 per token. Earlier this month, Bitcoin touched new highs of over $4000. With the current crypto mania well under way, many new potential investors and speculators are now taking to this virtual currency in a desperate search for yield. This...

Parents on an average UK salary would need to hand over 39 per cent of their earnings to pay the average annual day fee of over £13,000, new research has revealed. The total cost of private school education from Reception to Year 13 has risen to an average of £152,906 over the last five years, an increase of over 20 per cent overall. The rapid rise is nine percentage points higher than the increase in the Retail Price Index (12...

Deerhoof today leaked an early digital download of their forthcoming new album Mountain Moves via their Bandcamp. The album is available on a pay-what-you-wish basis from August 28th - September 7th with 100% of the proceeds going to The Emergent Fund*. Download your copy of Mountain Moves here. The Emergent Fund supports grassroots organizations in communities that are facing injustice based on racial, ethnic, religious and other forms of discrimination. The Fund focuses on organizations addressing immediate threats to a...

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There's nothing the bookies like more than a "what if" candidate in a seemingly one-sided contest. Conor McGregor took to the ring for his first professional fight this weekend against a man who is destined to go down in the record books for his achievements in the ring, winning all 50 of his professional bouts. McGregor's UFC record preceded him, 21 wins in 24 fights, 18 by knock out, and after a fiery build up punters started thinking the impossible...

Commuters faced fresh misery this morning as journeys in and out of London Waterloo were disrupted by faults with the signalling system. Following weeks of delays and reduced services due to a £800m project to increase capacity the re-opening got off to a rocky start with delays and cancellations expected until midday. A Network Rail spokesman said: "During the process of testing the complex signalling, we identified an issue in this safety-critical system which we are working to resolve. "This will...

By Chris Woods  In a Bank Holiday match played in front of a 966 crowd, Wealdstone rescued a point for the second time in 48 hours as Dan Fitchett's late strike cancelled out Callum Driver's bundled and hugely controversial effort, against Hemel Hempstead Town at Grosvenor Vale on Monday. Bobby Wilkinson made two changes to his side for his first home game as Wealdstone boss. Josh Hill made his comeback from injury and Fitchett returned to partner Elliot Benyon up front. Ryan...