Author: Emily Davis
Teenager who smashed window during Middlesbrough riots freed on appeal
A teenager jailed for smashing a restaurant window during rioting in Middlesbrough is to be freed after appeal judges ruled that a court had not [more…]
Cuba reels as Hurricane Rafael knocks out power grid and destroys homes
Cuba has been left reeling after a fierce category 3 hurricane ripped across the island, knocking out the country’s power grid, downing trees and damaging [more…]
Elizabeth Hurley: ‘If I were Queen, I’d outlaw air fresheners in cars and ban prison for white-collar criminals’
Why haven’t you done more comedy? You were effortlessly hilarious in Austin Powers. Haigin88 Why, thank you! I learned from the best playing opposite Mike [more…]
Top of the pips: Fiona Apple’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!
20. Across the Universe (1998) You could easily fill a Top 20 with Apple’s original compositions, but this Beatles cover deserves recognition for arguably besting [more…]
Severe drought puts nearly half a million children at risk in Amazon – report
Two years of severe drought in the Amazon rainforest have left nearly half a million children facing shortages of water and food or limited access [more…]
The Piano Lesson review – Washington family get stuck into August Wilson’s powerful play
Eight years ago, as producer-director and star, Denzel Washington gave us an intelligent and deeply felt film version of August Wilson’s stage play Fences, a [more…]
Linkin Park: From Zero review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week
In September, Linkin Park’s comeback single The Emptiness Machine entered the UK singles chart at No 4. You could see that as an extraordinary state [more…]
Piece By Piece review – heartfelt biopic of Pharrell Williams’s life … in Lego
Pharrell Williams’s life … only it’s Lego. A fun idea – like Muhammad Ali in Etch-a-Sketch or Harry and Meghan with Thunderbirds puppets. This is [more…]
Llama drama and fresco textures: unseen scenes from The Colour of Pomegranates – in pictures
In a preface to his script, Parajanov made it clear that his film was not just about the life of Sayat Nova, but to evoke [more…]
Deep Purple review – age cannot wither these pogoing rock elders
There are certain things that have to be factored into life: Boris Johnson will self-promote; Five Guys is overpriced; and Deep Purple (and their spinoff [more…]
