By Wyndham Hacket Pain Controversial and often divisive, Rainer Werner Fassbinder directed 40 films in 14 years before his death from a drug overdose aged 37 in 1982. He was so prolific during his lifetime that even today audiences and critics are still catching up with his work that in some cases have only received limited DVD releases. The current retrospective at the BFI then represents a chance to re-evaluate a director whose work is as intriguing and important as...

Liverpool has been ranked as the number one city to find a job this spring, with Brighton, Birmingham and Sheffield following close by. The number of vacancies increased by an impressive 20 per cent on the Mersey, suggesting that business confidence is strong in the North West. London also ranked in the top ten, with vacancies increasing by 12 per cent in the last month. The top 10 locations where job numbers are rapidly rising: Liverpool (19.9%) Brighton (18.8%) Birmingham (14.8%)...

The World's first crowdfunded hospital will open tomorrow in Aleppo. Hope Hospital, which was funded by 4,800 single donations from people all over the world, will open to treat the children of Aleppo sending a  strong message of solidarity to the Syrian doctors (the Independent Doctors Association) who were rebuilding this children’s hospital for the seventh time after the six previous buildings had been bombed out of action. The convoy departed from Chelsea & Westminster Hospital in London on December...

By Linda Marric I Am Not Your Negro, five simple words which carry with them 400 years of American history. In this moving documentary drama, Raoul Peck gives legendary civil rights hero and award winning writer James Baldwin, a voice from beyond the grave almost thirty years after his passing. Credited in the film as writer, James Baldwin’s words can be heard through the masterfully solemn narration by Samuel L Jackson and tell a story from the frontline of the...

This baaaaa-rmy footage shows a parade of 200 ewes trotting from the top of a tiny village to lamb in a field below in a 90-year-old tradition that marks the start of spring. The pregnant sheep on Hodgson's farm in Askrigg in the Yorkshire Dales make the two mile journey downhill over five days every year to move to a safe sheltered field to give birth to their lambs. The journey through the steep village, which has a population of...

The Lib Dem Mayor of Watford canvassed support at her own front door in two staged election leaflets. The photographs were taken from inside Mayor Dorothy Thornhill's own home and showed her talking to an unknown "constituent" standing on her own doorstep. The leaflets showed almost identical shots of Mayor Thornhill were posted to homes in two wards some considerable distance away from her home. They were delivered in the North Watford and Nascot and Park wards and accompanied by...

Nottingham residents have been urged to ditch takeaways for homemade "fakeaways" after new statistics revealed how unhealthy take-out meals are risking the health of families. Takeaways often contain more fat, salt and calories than your recommended government guideline amount and can increase your risk of Type 2 diabetes and heart and circulatory disease – two largely preventable conditions. Despite this one in five adults and children are reportedly eating a takeaway once a week, the National Charity Partnership between Diabetes UK, the British...

By Linda Marric Every so often a film comes along and awakens something in its audience, something so visceral, so real and so utterly mesmeric that you are left wondering why there are not more films like it being made. As luck would have it, Julia Ducournau’s film Raw definitely falls in that category. This beautifully shot and brilliantly acted production made a big splash back in October 2016 when it was selected as part of the official competition at...

A TV advert featuring Lady Penelope's famous car may have driven over a bridge breaking strict weight restrictions. Eagle-eyed residents spotted that the pink Thunderbirds replica motor, which normally tackles super villains, breached the ban on vehicles over three tonnes going over the Grade-I listed Marlow Bridge. The Halifax advert shows Lady Penelope's chauffeur, Parker, driving her across the small but iconic bridge, near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, as she berates him for not "tidying the mansion" and "getting her...