Critics reveal the film they want to win best picture
Lionsgate BBC Culture asked critics from around the world to make the case for each of the nine films in contention to win the best picture prize at the 2017 Academy Awards. Paramount Pictures Discounting the fake movie that provided Argo with its title, no science fiction film has ever won the Oscar for best […]
Anglesey local lockdown ‘possibility’ for Llangefni factory outbreak
Mark Drakeford says any decision for stricter lockdown rules for Anglesey “would not be taken lightly” A local lockdown could be enforced to get the coronavirus outbreak at a food factory on Anglesey under control, Public Health Wales (PHW) has said. Dr Christopher Johnson said control measures were in place to bring the outbreak to […]
Musician wins landmark ruling over ruined hearing
Clive Coleman Legal correspondent, BBC News BBC He joined the viola section of the ROH orchestra in 2002 A viola player who suffered a life-changing hearing injury at a rehearsal of Wagner’s Die Walkure in 2012 has won a landmark High Court judgment against the Royal Opera House (ROH). The case won by Chris Goldscheider […]
What if women were physically stronger than men?
Rachel Nuwer Features correspondent Woman in a gym If superior strength was suddenly available to women, how would society change? Rachel Nuwer asks researchers and gender experts for their views about an intriguing thought experiment. When Judith Gardiner’s father died in 1963, her mother, a lawyer, took over the couple’s joint patent law practice. In […]
Why this cattle farmer moves his cows every day
Gases which help to heat the atmosphere and contribute to climate change are a by-product of the cattle industry. They include direct emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from cows, and carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide from the likes of packaging, transportation and fertilisers. But one farmer in the US state of Georgia believes […]
Invasive Mitten Crab spotting across Peterborough called ‘bizarre’
Shariqua Ahmed BBC News, Peterborough A pair of the crabs, which have fur on their claws, were filmed at Kings Dyke in Whittlesey by Richard Bailey Invasive Chinese mitten crabs that can have a negative impact on the fishing industry and riverbanks are being spotted in waterways in Cambridgeshire. The crabs have been seen on […]
How the fake Beatles conned South America
Ed Prideaux Features correspondent Bill Ande at billande.com (Credit: Bill Ande at billande.com) In 1964, South American fans eagerly awaited the arrival of the Fab Four – but four Americans named Tom, Vic, Bill and Dave turned up instead. It’s a bizarre story of a con gone wrong, writes Ed Prideaux. Early in 1964, as […]
Jeremy Hunt has no plan for growth, says CBI boss
Daniel Thomas Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Jeremy Hunt has offered no plan for growth, says Tony Danker of the CBI The chancellor’s Autumn Statement offered no plan to revive economic growth, the head of the UK’s biggest business lobby group has told the BBC. Tony Danker from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) […]
How toxic masculinity dominated cinema in 2023
Nicholas Barber Features correspondent Warner Bros Barbie, The Royal Hotel, Fair Play, Cat Person, How to Have Sex: post #MeToo, directors explored toxic masculinity in every imaginable genre – with surprising results. When the news broke in 2020 that a film about Barbie dolls was to be co-written and directed by Greta Gerwig, the maker […]
Crunch time as crisp makers adopt plastic-free packets
Suzanne Bearne Business reporter Del Currie Del Currie set up his crisps company after being challenged by his daughter When Del Currie decided to give up single-use plastic he had one “naughty secret” – he couldn’t quit his love of crisps. He says his environmentally-minded daughter was not pleased when she found out that he […]