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Controversy and celebrity at Cannes Film Festival
Attracting filmmakers and stars from across the globe, the Cannes Film Festival is a feast of cinematic wonder and celebrity photo ops. The French Riviera resort went as far as to ban any demonstrations along the iconic Boulevard de la Croisette this week, to ensure the event wouldn’t be marred byContinue Reading
Operation Mincemeat musical review, Fortune Theatre, London
Based on a famously audacious wartime plot, “Operation Mincemeat” is “a brilliant spy thriller, a brilliant comedy, and a brilliant musical all rolled into one”, said Tim Bano in The Stage. This “exhilarating” production began life in 2019 at the tiny New Diorama Theatre in London, and has since enjoyedContinue Reading
Queen Cleopatra review, Netflix | The Week UK
Netflix’s drama-documentary made headlines last month when the Egyptian government denounced it as a “historical fallacy”, because the show insists that Cleopatra was black, said Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph. No one knows what colour Cleopatra’s skin was, but she is widely believed to have been of Greek-Macedonian descent. Continue Reading
Criminals take over homes of hundreds of vulnerable Londoners
H undreds of vulnerable Londoners have had their homes taken over by criminal gangs who use them to store drugs and weapons, a shocking report warned today. Cases of cuckooing in the capital have quadrupled from 79 in 2018 to 316 last year and are continuing to rise, the CityContinue Reading
Concerns and fears of residents in Clare need to be heard, says Fianna Fáil Senator
Updated at 10:22 Brian Killoran, chief executive of the Immigrant Council of Ireland has said that better communication and proper infrastructure are needed to avoid protests and ‘tension points’ over the housing of asylum seekers. Mr Killoran told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland, that communication should come from the top downContinue Reading
Polls to open for local government elections in Northern Ireland
P olling stations will open later as voting begins in Northern Ireland’s local government elections. Voters will be electing 462 councillors across the 11 councils in Northern Ireland. Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday. It is the first electoral test for the parties since lastContinue Reading
Stories of kindness may counteract the negative effects of looking at bad news – new research
Looking at positive news — and in particular, kind acts — may help people feel more uplifted. Cast Of Thousands/ Shutterstock “If it bleeds, it leads” has long been a saying used in the media to describe how news stories featuring violence, death and destruction grab readers’ attention – andContinue Reading
ChatGPT can’t think – consciousness is something entirely different to today’s AI
Illus_man / Shutterstock There has been shock around the world at the rapid rate of progress with ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence created with what’s known as large language models (LLMs). These systems can produce text that seems to display thought, understanding and even creativity. But can these systems reallyContinue Reading
Sunak to unveil agreement with Japan on closer defence, security and cyber ties
R ishi Sunak will unveil a new agreement with Japan to foster closer defence, security and cyber ties amid growing concerns about the threat from China. Visiting Tokyo, the Prime Minister will commit to deploying a naval battle fleet in the Indo-Pacific in 2025 and to double UK troop numbersContinue Reading
O’Gorman says he has Cabinet support but more asylum accommodation needed
Minister for Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman has said he has Cabinet support to meet the accommodation demands of international protection applicants, but added the “Government collectively needs to do more”. Speaking to reporters in Dublin, Mr O’Gorman said his department hopes to make an additional 350 beds available forContinue Reading