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‘Indefinite’ prison sentences once branded ‘biggest regret’ by Lord David Blunkett could be reviewed
They have been slammed by prison reform advocates and even the UN as “a serious human right violation”
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Geography of Heaven by Rory MacLean – soul-searching journeys into the afterlife
Rory MacLean’s new book, Geography of Heaven, is a grief memoir and travelogue in which the veteran travel writer visits sacred sites around the world in an attempt to make sense of his wife Katrin’s death from cancer. Written five years after her loss, the book blends MacLean’s established gift for evocative travel writing with…
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Haugesund New Nordic Films Unveils French Focus Including a Case Study on ‘Ibelin,’ From ‘The Imitation Game’ Director Morten Tyldum (EXCLUSIVE)
New Nordic Films, the Norwegian International Film Festival’s industry confab in Haugesund, has announced the program for its first ever French Focus, set up to foster partnerships and co-productions between France and the Nordic countries. The event, due to run Aug. 25-28, is organised by New Nordic Films in partnership with the Institut Francais de Norvège, the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, France’s National Center for…
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Cocaine-addicted stalker’s target on his back in jail – as he’s handed outrageous sentence for unhinged campaign against woman he had a work affair with
A court has sentenced Karl Mentzer to jail after he waged a stalking campaign against a woman with whom he had had a workplace affair, with reports indicating his cocaine addiction fuelled the unhinged behaviour that led to the prosecution. Coverage of the case notes that Mentzer’s crimes have reportedly made him a target for…
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Tadanobu Asano, Yukino Kishii’s Cannes Title ‘All the Lovers in the Night’ Lands North American Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)
Bitters End has secured North American distribution for “All the Lovers in the Night,” the Cannes Un Certain Regard title starring Yukino Kishii and Tadanobu Asano, with Several Futures taking the US rights and Ritual Films handling Canada. The deal is part of a broader international rollout for the Yukiko Sode-directed film, which is based…
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University of Sheffield removes signs banning members of public from campus park – thestar.co.uk
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Live Nation Sets Brazil’s First Purpose-Built Arena With 21,000-Capacity São Paulo Venue
Live Nation is building its first venue in São Paulo, teaming up with Brazilian developer Cidade Center Norte to create a 21,000-capacity arena due to open in 2028. Billed as Brazil’s first purpose-built, world-class arena and South America’s largest indoor entertainment venue, the project marks a significant expansion of Live Nation’s presence in a country…
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Astonishing inside story of the £100million heist of the century: How a notorious gang of robbers – dressed as cops and with their pet alsatian Buster in tow – infiltrated a fortress-like data centre to carry out the ‘criminal Mount Everest’…
A convicted armed robber, Terry Ellis, has revealed details of a 2007 heist in which his gang, posing as police officers with a dog named Buster, broke into a fortress-like Verizon data centre in King’s Cross, London. The raid, which Ellis called his “criminal Mount Everest”, targeted computer chips containing highly sensitive banking data and…
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US to close five foreign consulates in rare diplomatic move as part of Trump’s America First agenda
The US State Department has notified Congress of plans to close five foreign diplomatic posts, in a rare downsizing of America’s global footprint as part of President Donald Trump’s drive to cut what his administration views as bloated government bureaucracy. The move follows sweeping cuts across the federal government since Trump returned to office, including…
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Brisbane bus driver who struck and killed a teenage girl, 18, loses appeal
A Brisbane bus driver, Lindsay Francis Selby, 72, has lost his appeal against a careless driving conviction over the death of 18-year-old pedestrian Tia Angel Cameron. Judge Bernard Porter dismissed the appeal, ruling that Selby had failed to pay proper attention to traffic in the moments before his city council bus veered off the road…