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Image copyright Paramount Pictures Image caption Sonic the Hedgehog’s teeth seen in the latest trailer On the face of it, it’s such an obvious idea: take a well-loved video game and bring it to the big screen. After all, a successful game and a successful movie have so many ingredients in common. Engaging lead characters, […]

Image copyright Wellcome Collection/Getty Images Image caption Will Eaves’ novel Murmur is inspired by Enigma code-breaker Alan Turing A “profound” novel inspired by the legacy of the Enigma code-breaking mathematician Alan Turing has won the Wellcome Book Prize. Murmur by Will Eaves was named the winner of the award, which honours books that have a

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The former first couple signed the production deal last year Barack and Michelle Obama have unveiled their first batch of projects in development with Netflix. The diverse seven-title run from the Obamas Higher Grounds Production company addresses social and political activism. It includes a film on early slavery abolitionist

He might not have released any new music in two years, but rapper Stormzy has still been quite busy. He’s started his own record label, written a book, launched a scholarship, and he’ll be the first grime act to headline Glastonbury this summer. Plus, this weekend he could score his first ever number one with

Image copyright Press handout Image caption Clockwise from top left The four artists competing for this year’s Turner Prize have been announced with investigative art, works blurring fact and fiction and explorations of oppression dominating the shortlist. The nominees are Jordanian Lawrence Abu Hamdan, London-based Helen Cammock and Tai Shani and Colombian Oscar Murillo. Their

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption John Singleton at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2011 Few directors have made such an impact with their debut as John Singleton, whose 1991 drama Boyz N The Hood put both him and South Central on the map. A blistering depiction of growing up in inner-city Los Angeles,

Image copyright David M. Benett Image caption The Ferryman, set on a farm in rural Northern Ireland, stars Paddy Considine (left) A play about a former IRA activist, set during The Troubles, is up for best play at this year’s Tony Awards. The Ferryman, by James Bond writer and director team Jez Butterworth and Sam

Image copyright Vectis Auctions Image caption Three master models sold at Vectis Auctions A prototype of a Star Wars toy has sold for £36,000 at auction. The 1980s master model of Bib Fortuna, a male Twi’lek who lived on Tatooine, had an estimate of £12,000. It sold at Thornaby-based Vectis Auctions along with prototypes of

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Crown co-stars Claire Foy and Matt Smith are set to make their Old Vic debuts together The Crown’s Claire Foy and Matt Smith will make their Old Vic debuts in Duncan McMillian’s Lungs, as part of the London theatre’s upcoming season. Matthew Warchus will direct the play in

Image copyright Pete Abel Image caption The fire covered an area of 6 hectares (14 acres) at its height A fire has been burning overnight near woods featured in AA Milne’s Winnie the Pooh stories. The blaze in Ashdown Forest was reported at 21:30 BST on Sunday, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said. Gorse