45 h. ago ‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival

The director believes AI has made film-making ‘way more egalitarian’ – and is set to lead the judges at Omni AI film festival in AustraliaThere’s no arguing the use of artificial intelligence in film-making is getting a bad rap. Last week’s unveiling of Hollywood’s first AI “actress”, Tilly Norwood, generated howls of protest from actors’ unions across the UK and US, where the industry is still reeling from last year’s 118-day strike over, among other issues, the threat of AI.And earlier this week, Australia’s Productivity Commission was pilloried by Liberals and Greens alike for failing to recognise the dire impact AI may have on the country’s creative industries. Continue reading...

Culture

9 d. ago Top Gear fans try Clarkson, May and Hammond's gin and there's one clear favourite

Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond all have their own brand of gin, with fans of the trio now wondering which tipple is the best of the bunch. One drink stands out most of all

Politics

9 d. ago Top Gear fans taste test Clarkson, May and Hammond's gin and clear winner emerges

Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond have all launched their own gin brands, and fans of the trio have been trying to figure out which one is the best

Politics

1 week ago Starmer decries Reform’s ‘racist’ plans as ministers escalate attacks on Farage

PM says immigration proposals could tear country apart as Labour delegates gather for first day of party conferenceKeir Starmer has decried Reform UK’s “racist” plans to revoke the rights of thousands of people to live in Britain, as a number of cabinet ministers escalated attacks on Nigel Farage on the first day of the Labour party conference.The prime minister said Farage’s plans to revoke indefinite leave to remain for families who may have spent years working in Britain could “tear this country apart”, though he said he understood that many people tempted to vote for Reform were frustrated at the slow pace of change. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Inside James May's country pub where rooms cost £175 a night and breakfast is included

James May is the proud owner of The Royal Oak in Wiltshire, which he bought in 2020 after it was set to close down, and one man has given a review of his stay at the pub

Economics

1 week ago Starmer’s ID card may be overhyped, but at least it shows he’s taking the fight to Reform

Editorial: The introduction of ID cards in this country may be a modest start to the prime minister’s pushback against Nigel Farage and his party – but it is a sign at least that the Labour leader finally understands the scale of the task at hand

Politics

1 week ago Drought update issued in Wales and it will take 'many months to recover'

Drought has been an ongoing problem up and down the country since May

Politics

2 w. ago Andy Burnham reveals Labour MPs privately urging him to challenge Starmer as he accuses PM of creating 'climate of fear'

The Manchester mayor’s vision to ‘turn the country around’ includes higher council tax on London homes and a 50p top rate of income tax

Events

2 w. ago Hotel tycoon offers couples CASH to romp in his resorts and conceive babies in zany bid to tackle birth rate crisis

AN eccentric Polish tycoon has come up with a novel way to help solve his country's plunging birth rate - PAYING guests at his hotels to romp and have babies. Leading figures in Poland have long been searching for an answer to the country's worrying demographic decline. However, it appears that a solution may finally...

Events

2 w. ago Desperate Oasis fans to channel Little Britain star to sneak into last UK gigs

Experts fear that some desperate Oasis fans will pretend to be disabled to try and see what may be the band’s last ever shows in the country

Politics

2 w. ago Eric Adams says many Gen Z voters who back his NYC mayoral rival Mamdani are ‘nasty, radicalized and hate our country’

Mayor Eric Adams called the current campaign this the angriest election season he’s seen

Politics

2 w. ago James May takes brutal swipe at Jeremy Clarkson live on Lorraine as he reveals why he'll NEVER visit his pub The Farmer's Dog

The 62-year-old appeared on the ITV show to chat to step-in host Christine Lampard , 46, about his upcoming tour which starts in Woking, Surrey, at the end of the month.

Society

3 w. ago James May issues savage response after being banned from Jeremy Clarkson's pub

James May joined Christine Lampard on Lorraine on Friday morning as he 'hit back' at being banned from former co-star Jeremy Clarkson's pub, The Farmer's Dog

Events

3 w. ago I ate at Jeremy Clarkson's and James May's country pubs — there's 1 obvious verdict

Jeremy Clarkson's new Cotswolds pub, The Farmer's Dog, is hugely popular — but he faces major competition from his former The Grand Tour co-star's own venue not far away

Politics

3 w. ago 'I ate at Jeremy Clarkson and James May's pubs – but which one is better?'

James May's Royal Oak pub in the heart of the Wiltshire countryside is a hidden gem, but how does it compare to Jeremy Clarkson's The Farmer's Dog?

Politics

4 w. ago Warning Putin could shoot down a passenger plane over Europe: Experts say Russia could accidentally or deliberately destroy civilian jet following Poland drone incursion

Airlines may review their risk assessments in Poland after the country was forced to shoot down drones in its airspace with the backing of military aircraft from NATO allies.

Events