Film review: Slow West June 25, 2015 Cert 15 | ★★★★☆ In an era when capes and dinosaurs rule the box office, is there room for the Western in mainstream cinema? In recent years the genre has been adapted by more left-field filmmakers such as The Coen Brothers and Quentin Tarantino, both of whom brought their own auteurish instincts to bear [...]
England’s selection policy defended despite Young Lions’ European crash June 25, 2015 England's decision to omit high-profile Premier League players for their ill-fated European Under-21 Championship campaign has been defended by Football Association director of elite development Dan Ashworth. Gareth Southgate’s side crashed out of the Czech Republic tournament following a harrowing 3-1 defeat to Italy on Tuesday evening, which also meant England finished rock bottom [...]
Men should freeze their sperm now if they plan to have children later in life, says scientist June 25, 2015 Men ought to freeze their sperm as young as 18 if they want to ensure having healthy children, according to a British bioethicist. Writing in the Journal of Medical Ethics, Dr Kevin Smith from Abertay University in Dundee said although men are able to have children well into old age, leaving it too late [...]
Communities in the sky: Architects are embracing a very capitalist utopian dream June 25, 2015 Architects are returning to the utopian idea of housing projects as selfcontained communities where residents are able to interact in social spaces. Only this time it’s a very capitalist dream Here’s how most of us choose our homes: we pick an area we can afford, perhaps somewhere with a good school for the kids, [...]
The Kensington townhouse that reaches new heights in grandeur and design June 25, 2015 As guests step over the flagstones to enter this penthouse in Kensington, their eyes will be drawn inexorably upwards by the vast space above them. The reception room at Academy Gardens is the tallest in London at 37ft – a grand entrance indeed. Before arriving, visitors will have passed through a gated entrance on Duchess [...]
Don’t be so British: Why being direct is vital in business June 24, 2015 Everything works better and faster when we all know where we stand INTRODUCING the two closest people in her life for the first time, the formidable detective Saga Norén from the Danish drama The Bridge said: “This is Martin, he is staying with me because his wife kicked him out for cheating. This is Anton, [...]
U21 European Championship: European crash sees young lions hit rock bottom June 24, 2015 England Under-21 boss Gareth Southgate blamed collective failure in both penalty areas as the Young Lions failed to qualify from the group stages of the European Championships for the third successive tournament after defeat to Italy last night. The only chink of light for England in an otherwise drab performance was winger Nathan Redmond’s [...]
New York provides a better environment than London to foster innovation June 24, 2015 New York is the city that best fosters innovation and entrepreneurship, closely followed by London, according to a report that has just been launched. The city initiatives for technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship (CITE) report analysed 40 world cities to see where policy has created the best environment for entrepreneurship and disruption. The cities were tested [...]
Bank junction facing second protest – and “die-in” – over cycle death June 24, 2015 Bank will be the scene of a second protest highlighting the dangers of cycling on London's roads on Monday, in response to the death of a young City worker this week. PwC employee Ying Tao died on Monday after being knocked off her bike by a tipper truck. That was the second death in [...]
Bank junction could still be pedestrianised, as City of London insists “plans not shelved” June 24, 2015 Plans for an overhaul of Bank junction – which could include complete pedestrianisation – have “not been shelved”, the City of London Corporation insisted today. Proposals will be put forward in a couple of months that will outline three possible designs for the junction: one will be fully pedestrianised, one partial and one a [...]