The Golden Compass failed in many respects to be a good adaptation of Philip Pullman’s work. But one part it did get right was the iconic scene of two armoured bears fighting to the death. It was an intense sequence in which the armour helped tell the story. You had...
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Axel Metz reviews 'For Sama', the harrowing Syria documentary charting a couple's final days in war-torn Aleppo.
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Impeaching Donald Trump is a strategic howler by the Democrats. Yes, Trump committed an impeachable offence in his communications with Ukraine. But impeachment is not a legal process, it is a political one. Congress has no obligation to impeach a president should they commit an impeachable offence; they are simply...
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Struggling to make your student loan last? Megan Seymour gives some top tips on how to create a budget perfect for the student lifestyle.
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What is ‘Fixed Income’? A bond is a financial instrument of indebtedness, representing a loan or debt an investor has made to a borrower. Assets that are tradable in financial markets are known as securities – bonds thus form a class of these kinds of assets. Bonds themselves come in two...
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After five years of campaigning that took them into both the national headlines and the Supreme Court, Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan can now finally call themselves civil partners. The new law introducing mixed-sex civil partnerships came into force on New Year’s Eve and 84,000 cohabiting couples are expected to...
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It’s time to head to the circus for our final instalment of Midsomer Murders series 20 – in ‘Send in the Clowns’, a death in the big top means Barnaby must once again dig through some family secrets to find the truth. We wrap up with a solid instalment, with...
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Anna Donoghue explains why she is ditching fast fashion in 2020. What could you do to be more sustainable?
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Two people have been stabbed on Tachbrook Road, Leamington Spa, this morning.
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Joe Garrard predicts the winners and losers from the 92nd annual Academy Awards ceremony, set to take place 10th February.
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On a wet, blustery evening at St. Andrew’s, Coventry City dominated the play on a night to remember against Bristol Rovers, as the hosts strolled to a 3-0 win to progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup, where the Sky Blues will face their St. Andrew’s landlords, Birmingham...
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Giles-Allen Bowden reviews 'The Daemon-Cages' from His Dark Materials, with generally mixed feelings towards the overall episode.
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How did you spend Christmas Day? After all the turkey had been eaten, presents discarded, wrapping paper thrown away, there was plenty of time to consider what the future holds. Of course, everyone would have attempted New Year’s Resolutions, that annual delusional aspiration of self improvement. Just like an organised...
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