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GuardianSep 29Preview

April X review – Connor Storrie searches for missing twin in dystopian dream-tech sci-fi thriller

The star of Heated Rivalry does his best in this in this human-trafficking yarn, which gets progressively ickier and more exploitativeSketchy in every sense of the word, this sci-fi thriller is set in the not-too-distant future in a dystopian concrete city (actually mostly Bucharest looking like itself), where life is cheap but screenwriting conceits are clearly expensive, given most of the main ones here appear to be borrowed from other movies. Brother-and-sister twins Baxter (Connor Storrie, from Heated Rivalry) and April (Lilly Krug) are struggling to get by and mooching around the fringes of the criminal world, doing jobs on a spectrum of legality, though nothing especially harmful to themselves or others. He does petty crimes and she makes wigs and sells downloads of her own uncannily clear dreams (a nod to neglected 90s classics Strange Days and Until the End of the World where dre

Leslie FelperinFilmScience fiction and fantasy films

BBCSep 29Preview

From Amazon retreats to clinical research: The rise of psychedelic therapy

Could hallucinogenic drugs become part of mainstream NHS care to treat depression?

GuardianSep 28Preview

Thomas Tuchel resists change against Czechia despite England defensive errors

‘We defended well [v Spain] but had individual mistakes’Nico O’Reilly and Ezri Konsa are injury doubts for matchThomas Tuchel will resist making drastic changes to his defence despite England going six games without a clean sheet before facing Czechia in the Nations League on Tuesday.Although Tuchel acknowledged that his side were a “danger to ourselves” when they lost 3-2 against Spain last Saturday, the head coach stood by Marc Guéhi and Nico O’Reilly after their errors against the world champions. Continue reading...

Jacob Steinberg in PragueEnglandThomas Tuchel

GuardianSep 28Preview

Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter launches awareness campaign for potential victims of drugging and sexual assault

Campaign broadcast across France encourages people to come forward even if they have little to no memory of attackGisèle Pelicot is the figurehead of a new campaign run by her daughter to encourage people who suspect they have been drugged and sexually assaulted to come forward, even if they have little to no memory of the attack.Caroline Darian, 47, who believes she was also drugged and assaulted by her father, Dominique Pelicot – her mother’s ex-husband – launched a primetime public information push on Monday across France’s television network, on social media, in the press and on posters. Continue reading...

Kim Willsher in ParisGisèle PelicotFrance

BBCSep 28Preview

Four bodies found after avalanche hits Himalayan climbing group

Rescuers are still looking for 12 Nepalese cook staff who were preparing for climbers to ascend the Himlung Himal peak.

BBCSep 28Preview

Mahmood to reopen scheme to resettle refugees in the UK

Around 25% of arrivals under the UK Resettlement Scheme are expected to be Afghan women and girls and Palestinians.

GuardianSep 28Preview

‘Are these chemicals in my blood?’ How one community learned the truth about Pfas pollution

People living next to a chemicals plant near Blackpool were tested for ‘forever chemicals’. Last week they received the alarming resultsLast February, I got a call from a woman called Sam Hammond. We had been speaking on and off for a while over her growing concern that her garden could be affected by pollution from a nearby chemical plant.That morning, Sam had been hand-delivered a letter from her council informing her that her pet ducks’ eggs, reared in her garden, were contaminated with Pfas chemicals. Continue reading...

Pippa Neill Environment reporterPfasLancashire

BBCSep 27Preview

Burnham announces scheme to help first-time buyers onto housing ladder

The prime minister says he wants people without support from the "bank of mum and dad" to receive help.

BBCSep 24Preview

Ministers reject dog ownership licence scheme

A taskforce had suggested new legal requirements could help promote dog control and reduce attacks.

BBCSep 24Preview

Drinking at football matches - would fans welcome it?

Andy Burnham has long championed a repeal of the ban which prevents football supporters from drinking alcohol in the view of the pitch. But do fans even want it?

BBCSep 16Preview

Henry Zeffman: Andy Burnham and his chancellor have a battle on their hands as the Budget approaches

The Budget is only six weeks away and the economy is undoubtedly the biggest challenge facing the prime minister.

BBCAug 3Preview

Burnham's 'Manchesterism' got him to No 10 - but will it work for the UK?

Economics editor Faisal Islam examines whether the north-west city can be a template for the entire country.

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