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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Atlantics director Mati Diop and (l-r) actors Mame Sane, Nicole Sougou and Mariama Gassama. The first black female director in competition at the Cannes Film Festival has said she was inspired by her “need to see black people on screen”. French-Senegalese star Mati Diop made history on Thursday when […]

Image copyright Getty Images Veteran Cannes director Ken Loach has warned zero-hour contracts can “kill” and has accused companies of being able to turn working class people “on and off like a tap.” The director was speaking following a screening of his heart-rending film, Sorry We Missed You, which premiered at the film festival on

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Little Mix kicked off Sunday’s event with songs including Shout Out To My Ex and Black Magic Little Mix, Miley Cyrus, Mumford and Sons, Stormzy and Lewis Capaldi are just some of the stars who put on a show for the crowd at Radio 1’s Big Weekend. The artists

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBono appeared at the Snow Patrol concert on Saturday night With or without him, Snow Patrol’s Ward Park 3 concert was a hit with the fans – but the sweetest thing came with the surprise appearance of Bono. The U2 frontman’s performance of the iconic song One,

Image copyright Universal Image caption Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio team up in 1960s Hollywood for Quentin Tarantino’s latest film Lights, camera, action! The first reviews are in for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the latest movie from director Quentin Tarantino, following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday. The filmmaker’s ninth effort,

Image copyright AFP Image caption Bong Joon-ho with Cannes jury president, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu South Korean director Bong Joon-ho has won the Cannes film festival’s most prestigious award. The Palme d’Or was awarded for his film Parasite, a dark comedy thriller exploring social class dynamics. The festival came to a close this evening after 11

Image copyright Getty Images Lee Child has had the kind of success most authors can only fantasise about. He’s written 23 thrillers featuring American hero Jack Reacher – with total sales of at least 100 million copies worldwide. He’s just been named author of the year at the British Book Awards. And if he hadn’t

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Moby and Portman pictured at an event in 2001, with members of the hip-hop group The Roots Musician Moby has apologised to the actress Natalie Portman after a row over his depiction of their alleged romantic involvement 20 years ago. The DJ and producer wrote on Instagram that many

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Child (left) and Kerr were friends for more than 10 years The children’s author Judith Kerr has died at the age of 95. Most famous for her book The Tiger Who Came to Tea and her series of Mog books, Kerr continued working into her nineties and published her most

Image copyright Alamy Image caption Mae Martin wants to help teens relax about their sexuality Comedian Mae Martin has made a career from wearing her heart on her sleeve. Her colourful life has served as a launch pad for her two biggest stand-up shows Us and Dope and their spin-off podcasts for Radio 4. Where