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Australia's most baffling drama continues with reopening of the case in which a mother was condemned and then cleared

Never mind the chills - winter camping is a chance to enjoy the British countryside at its most serene, as Tracey Davies discovers from a yurt in Sussex

Never mind the snow and ice – winter camping is a chance to enjoy the British countryside at its most serene, as Tracey Davies discovers from a yurt in Sussex

Amos Lee’s voice is a truly magnificent instrument, evoking the likes of Bill Withers, John Fogerty, James Taylor and, best of all, Sam Cooke.

Los Angeles police were hunting for clues to determine the identity of a man whose body was found in parts over the past two days — first a head on Tuesday, then two hands and two feet on Wednesday — just miles from the towering Hollywood sign.

In keeping with the spirit of our animal-friendly age, it is no surprise the idea has arisen for animal stars of films to be put forward for the same awards as humans. No less a name than Steven Spielberg, whose War Horse has just opened, has suggested animals should be eligible for Oscars. Anyone who has seen the astonishing performance given by Uggie the dog in The Artist might agree.

John Michael McDonagh's comedy-thriller stars Brendan Gleeson as a dissolute Irish copper who breaks more laws than he enforces, and Don Cheadle as a slick American agent who's forced to work with him.

“One day we’ll be a bloody serious band, Charles,” Rebecca Taylor (mostly) jokingly chides her doubting co-Slow Clubber Charles Watson, as a song’s start collapses in a heap.

Given the apocalyptic weather and natural disasters that hit parts of the world in 2011, many movies in development reflect harsh prospects for humans on earth.

Imagine Whose Line Is It Anyway? applied to stand up and you have the gist of Set List, a Stateside wheeze landing in London via a stopover in Edinburgh. That cultural comparative was made all the more resonant tonight with the inclusion of the improv-savvy Greg Proops and Phil Jupitus among the stellar line up.

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'I would like to trek up to Everest Base Camp'