‘A despicable pig’: What About Bob?, the film that revealed the truth about Bill Murray
The film was shot in 1990 in Moneta, Virginia. According to Frank Oz, production was “incredibly difficult, incredibly full of tension”. The director said: “I was really…
Feminist student ‘bullied’ by trans activists loses bid to sue university
A feminist student “bullied” by trans activists should not have expected the university to protect her, a tribunal has ruled. Raquel Rosario-Sánchez, 32, said she had been…
What’s on TV tonight: The Rising, Earth Day, Heartstopper and more
Snooker: World ChampionshipSat-Fri, BBC Two, 10amThe second-round matches should be completed this weekend as we begin the march to the May Bank Holiday finale at the Crucible….
Retired biologist discovers over 300 new crustacean species in spare time during lockdown
If anything, the lockdown made him more productive, he said, by giving him the time to catch up on the work of describing the hundreds of new…
French presidential election 2022: When is the election and who could win?
The challenger: Marine Le Pen Despite being defeated in the run-off in 2017, Marine Le Pen is still the second most popular candidate after Macron. She will…
Marys Seacole: a challenging, time-bending introduction to the other Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale is the name that immediately pops up when most people think of pioneering nurses. But it’s the less well known but no less dedicated Jamaican-born…
Sorry, Oscar-hungry auteurs – the Netflix ‘passion project’ party is over
This was all partly in service of harpooning one particularly tantalising white whale: the first Best Picture Oscar for a film released by a streaming service. And…
Sustainable travel: 26 ways to be environmentally friendly and still see the world
G — Giving back You could book a volunteering vacation with a reputable grass-roots NGO, use a travel company with an established charitable foundation, or simply sign…
Punchdrunk: The Burnt City, review: not quite a theatrical Trojan horse
The latest from immersive theatre pioneers Punchdrunk is their most ambitious to-date, which is saying something given that Faust, their 2006 break-through, occupied five floors of a…
Shanghai grandmother uses broom to fight off hazmat-wearing staff in daring quarantine escape
Zhang Chen, 30, said her four-year-old son and his 84-year-old grandmother were taken to quarantine on Sunday, along with her in-laws, and she was worried about their…
Emmanuel Macron’s first term in seven charts
But for Mr Macron, this seemingly low approval rating is something of a comeback. A high-profile resignation of a military chief and the start of his economic…
Cochrane’s Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon’s bare-faced antics may have cost her party support
That a civil servant should leap to a politician’s defence may come as a surprise to many, but not those who have been increasingly worried about the…
Nicola Sturgeon says missing paper trail in ferries contract scandal is ‘regrettable’
Nicola Sturgeon has denied her government staged a cover-up over its decision to hand a scandal-hit ferries contract to a shipyard owned by an independence supporter after…
Nicola Sturgeon accused of ignoring local issues to focus on referendum and ‘partygate’
Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of ignoring local services in her council election campaign after arguing Scots should vote SNP to punish Boris Johnson over ‘partygate’ and…
Branching out: Giant ‘tree of trees’ sculpture to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The sculpture is made from reclaimed and new steel sourced from British suppliers and processed with a reduced carbon footprint in mind. It has been developed in…
Duke of Sussex takes time off from busy schedule to enjoy ‘chilled pub night’ in the Hague
John Gulay, the pub’s 51-year-old landlord who has run O’Casey’s for 14 years, said the Duke had told him: “I stick to one pint and then I’ll…
Council red tape forces residents to put brakes on Platinum Jubilee street party
Karen Whitehead, who wanted to organise the event to celebrate the Queen reaching 70 years on the throne, said that the requirements set by Island Roads, the…
‘Seven in 10’ people in England have had Covid at least once
Prof James Naismith, the director of the Rosalind Franklin Institute, said: “These numbers are an underestimate of where we are now, due to the very high prevalence…
Convict escapes from relaxed open prison … and legs it straight back to high-security jail
A prisoner ran away from Scotland’s open jail and handed himself in at a maximum security facility because he did not like the relaxed regime, a court…
Pictured: Judi Dench and Kenneth Branagh herd sheep in Shakespeare’s hometown
Dame Judi Dench and Sir Kenneth Branagh have been spotted herding sheep along a Stratford-upon-Avon street. The two stars of British film and theatre were in the…
Video of Vladimir Putin gripping his table sparks concerns about deteriorating health
Mr Shoigu, who some suggested had been sidelined because of ill-health or a disagreement over the war in Ukraine, read his short address to Putin from a…
‘Mindblowing’ gene discovery brings tailor-made cancer treatment a step closer
Prof Nik-Zainal added that the research was a “really important step forward” in the use of genomics as a standardised test for the future, saying that she…
Laura Heath: Mother found guilty of letting asthmatic seven-year-old son die ‘gasping for air’
Social services in Birmingham were aware of Hakeem before his death, and it emerged at Heath’s trial that at a child protection conference just two days before…
Neglect at Priory hospital contributed to death of patient hit by train, jury finds
The NHS has been accused of using services that put “profit over patient safety” after an inquest found that Priory neglect contributed to a 23-year-old’s death. Matthew…
Up to 9,000 could be buried in ‘mass grave’ discovered near Mariupol
Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko accused the Russians of “hiding their military crimes” by taking the bodies of civilians from the city and burying them in Manhush. The…