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It's 50 years since Joseph Losey's movie liberated British filmmaking. Ahead of a special screening, Geoffrey Macnab considers its legacy

The Church of Scientology, which includes celebrities Tom Cruise and John Travolta among its followers, has submitted plans for a £6m “country-estate” headquarters in Birmingham.

She believed the key to Rwanda's reconstruction lay in involving women at the grassroots level

Hip haunts, Hollywood history and playful pop art

Report claims that by the year 2100 the earth will see temperatures not seen since the dawn of civilisation

Daniel Libeskind urges rivals to exercise ‘cultural discipline’

Kingfisher's DIY chain B&Q has followed rival Wickes in reporting a slump in UK sales after January's heavy snowfall.

If David Cameron wants to up military spending he should have the courage to say so

Fretting that any involvement in a conflict is going to be ‘another Iraq’ is simply a cliché. The world has changed since 2003

Don't forget your glasses at the British Museum's new exhibition: most of the pieces in Ice Age Art would fit on a reindeer rib. Whatever this work was for, it was not intended to be displayed in a museum.

Hidden Europe

Roy Hodgson reveals conversation with Manchester United manager before deciding to play striker for entire match

The home of Dramane Maulvi Haidara is down a dusty alleyway of pot-holes with an open drain alongside. There, behind a heavy wooden door studded with metal in a dark, windowless room, lay a rich treasure trove that has been guarded with utmost care from a determined enemy.