Author: Emily Davis
Emily Watson: ‘You have to be a bit of an idiot to be an actor’
The British actor Emily Watson made one of the outstanding film debuts when she starred in Lars Von Trier’s Breaking the Waves in 1996, aged [more…]
‘Rachel had been ready to leave me if our IVF hadn’t worked’: writer Jack Thorne on how his family’s fertility struggles inspired his new film
In 1968, three people decided to cure infertility. In the 10 years between 1968 and 1978, Robert (Bob) Edwards, a scientist, Patrick Steptoe, an obstetrician, [more…]
Revealed: ex-director for tobacco giant advising UK government on cancer risks
A former director at the tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) was handed a role on an influential expert committee advising the UK government on [more…]
New film unravels mystery of the Russian ‘spy whale’
When a white whale, mysteriously kitted out with covert surveillance equipment, was first spotted in icy waters around Norway five years ago it seemed like [more…]
Death in UK immigration removal centre is the first believed to be linked to the drug spice
The death of a man in an immigration removal centre a fortnight ago is believed to be linked to the drug spice, in what is [more…]
Sunday with Chilly Gonzales: ‘I’ll be piling up my pancakes’
Sunday work or rest? My job doesn’t differentiate weekends from weekdays. Most musicians would say that. But I do try to keep my Sundays something [more…]
Labour under fire for failing to name MPs for key EU role
Keir Starmer’s government is coming under fire for having failed over more than four months to appoint new MPs and peers to a key EU-UK [more…]
King Charles to lay wreath and lead nation in Remembrance Sunday silence
King Charles will lay wreaths at the Cenotaph and lead the nation in a two-minute silence at 11am to remember the dead who gave their [more…]
Police in Antigua charge suspect over fatal stabbing of politician
Antigua police have charged a man over the fatal stabbing of a member of parliament in his seaside home. Police on the Caribbean island charged [more…]
Prince William says he wants to carry out duties with a smaller ‘r’ in the ‘royal’
Prince William has said he wants the monarchy to evolve and for him to carry out his duties with a “smaller r in the royal”. [more…]
