Cate Blanchett gives an ‘increasingly frenzied’ performance in this ‘engrossing’ revenge thriller
Apple TV Apple TV+’s latest starry drama sees the Oscar-winner play a famous journalist terrorised by a vindictive man via a self-published novel. It’s intelligent and beautifully shot. In Alfonso Cuarón’s most dazzling films, including Children of Men, he trusts his audience to follow his lead, however winding the narrative path. That approach shines through […]
The US city reclaiming its Native roots
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) After spearheading the modern fight for Native American rights, Minneapolis and nearby Saint Paul are experiencing an Indigenous cultural renaissance. South of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers (known as Bdote, or “the place where the two rivers meet”), has […]
Quantum computers ‘like magic’, say Oxford university researchers
BBC Dr Christopher Ballance said the technology was like “magic” The development of quantum computers will make everything “happen better”, a researcher at a top university has said. A team from Oxford University’s department of physics are among researchers from across the world racing to develop quantum computers, which are more advanced than current computers. […]
How cult 90s film La Haine reflects France’s social issues
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) As a new hip-hop musical adaptation of the French classic opens in Paris, the film’s director Mathieu Kassovitz talks about the problems that inspired his work and how it remains relevant today. Barely a week after Mathieu Kassovitz had announced on social media that he was working on a musical adaptation of […]
Former One direction singer Liam Payne dies in hotel balcony fall
Liam Payne, the former One Direction star, has died aged 31 in Argentina after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, police say. In a statement, police said they discovered Payne’s body after an emergency crew responded to a 911 call in the upscale neighbourhood of Palermo. Payne had risen to […]
Ofwat tells water firms to cut customer bills over poor performance
Getty Images Water companies have been ordered to return £158m to customers via lower bills next year after missing key targets on pollution and leaks. But most customers will only see their bills fall by less than £10. This is the fourth year in a row that firms have had to refund customers, prompting questions […]
University of Oxford technology tracks bees migration with drones
University of Oxford Tags are attached to the back of the bee in between its wings “like a rucksack” Tiny radar chips are being fitted to bees to track their movements. A team at The University of Oxford have been investigating how to help declining insect and bird populations. The new Biotracks technology tracks the […]
Six books to help understand the US and its politics
Bloomsbury Press, University of California Press, W W Norton & Company (Credit: Bloomsbury Press, University of California Press, W W Norton & Company) From the pursuit of happiness to the economy – in the run-up to the election, here are some books that offer context, insight and perspectives on the US. In the run-up to […]
NI nature facing unsustainable pressure, says watchdog
Niall Carson/PA Wire The OEP’s top scientist said Lough Neagh was a “very visible sign of deterioration” but added other NI waterways are also badly affected by pollution Nature in Northern Ireland is under “unsustainable” pressure and action is needed “urgently and decisively” to protect and restore the environment, a watchdog has said. The Office […]
California governor Gavin Newsom vetoes landmark AI safety bill
The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has blocked a landmark artificial intelligence (AI) safety bill, which had faced strong opposition from major technology companies. The proposed legislation would have imposed some of the first regulations on AI in the US. Mr Newsom said the bill could stifle innovation and prompt AI developers to move out […]