Finch movie: Tom Hanks pulls heartstrings in robo-buddy movie November 7, 2021 The timing of Tom Hanks’ new film Finch is either perfect or terrible depending on your outlook. The sci-fi drama with an environmental backdrop comes to Apple TV+ just as major leaders are deciding how to tackle the climate crisis at the COP26 conference in Glasgow. If anyone can inspire people to make a change, surely it’s [...]
A Cop Movie review: A captivating warning about a broken system November 7, 2021 With its flashy music and action cliches, A Cop Movie sets out to be stylistically reminiscent of 70s police dramas. However, for those who saw last year’s Midnight Family, a heart-breaking look at a private ambulance in Mexico City, a different resemblance will begin to emerge. The docu-drama is about two Mexican police officers, Teresa [...]
UB40 star Terence Wilson dies after battling short illness November 7, 2021 British vocalist and former member of UB40 Terence Wilson has died aged 64 after fighting a short illness.
Kylie-backed music outfit launches new smart TV app in bid to capitalise on post-lockdown habits November 7, 2021 A BRITISH music streaming firm backed by Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams is attempting to capitalise on the rise in home-based entertainment with a new TV app. ROXi, which the firm’s boss describes as ‘Netflix for music,’ is hoping to capitalise on a deal with a host of international record labels to bring music streaming [...]
Focus On: Islington – An area that has all a savvy buyer needs November 5, 2021 One of those neighbourhoods that has it all, Islington combines lively restaurants and bars, inviting pubs and attractive residential areas with Georgian townhouses, garden squares and quaint terraces. Less bourgeois than west London, it attracts a mix of high-earning middle class millennials and boomers, families, and hipster house sharers with a liking for arts and [...]
‘night, Mother at Hampstead Theatre, review: Misses the mark November 5, 2021 You know there’s a problem when you realise, half way through a play’s performance, that you don’t care what happens to either of the protagonists. On paper, ‘night, Mother at the Hampstead theatre seemed a recipe for success: a revival of Marsha Norman’s 1985 Pulitzer-winning play starring stage and screen icon Stockard Channing (Grease, Six [...]
Yorkshire cricket chairman resigns over handling of Rafiq racism report November 5, 2021 Yorkshire chairman Roger Hutton has resigned over the club’s handling of the Azeem Rafiq case, calling on the executive board to follow suit and taking a swipe at the England and Wales Cricket Board on the way out. In a week that has seen Headingley stripped of its right to host international cricket, a mass [...]
Aleki Lutui: Tonga need to express themselves against England November 5, 2021 It hasn’t been the easiest of periods for the paradise island nation of Tonga, somewhat isolated from the rest of the world during the pandemic with many unable to return home for nearly two years. In difficult times people look to sport for hope and in the ‘Ikale Tahi, the national rugby side, the people [...]
Yorkshire suspended from hosting England matches over race fallout November 4, 2021 Yorkshire County Cricket club (YCCC) have been suspended from being able to host international matches, the England and Wales Cricket board (ECB) announced yesterday. In response to Yorkshire’s handling of the Azeem Rafiq race report, the ECB have said financial sanctions may be considered as well as any future consideration for the Headingley Stadium to [...]
What we learned from this year’s Booker Prize November 4, 2021 Bookies favourite Damon Galgut was awarded the Booker Prize last night for his novel The Promise. Set in his home city of Pretoria, it tells its story through four funerals. Here’s what we learned from the result. A nomination won’t make you rich overnight Prior to the announcement, the best selling book on the nomination [...]