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A talking balsam flower asks an elderley yakuza to weigh up a life of violence and kindness in Baku Kinoshita’s quietly contemplative tale ...

A 24-16 defeat of Leeds may mark a turning point for Hull’s season, but greater change is afoot with investment talks looming on eve of league’s 30th birthday ...

Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland is ferret-free after £4.5m five-year partnership led by RSPB NI ...

Kobbie Mainoo needs a power boost, Everton revel in home comforts but Brentford must rediscover their buzz ...

Almost overstuffed with musical ideas, the singer’s second studio album can be self-indulgent and messy, but it’s a heartfelt and exuberant grand statement from an artist determined to go her own way ...

To shift the pounds you need to create a calorie deficit, which means changes to your diet, exercise, or a combination of the two ...

Van Gogh is a restless soul who finds kinship – and possibly more – with his London landlady in this tender and full-hearted drama ...

The first time Kind starred in Nazi-spoof The Producers, he lost 30lb. Is he – and the West End – ready for his return? And why is he so worried about his old flatmate George Clooney?

Donald Gorske has eaten nearly 36,000 Big Macs. His verdict on the new Big Arch? ‘I think the Big Mac is better’ ...

Former England forward started against Ajax but failed to make an impression and was hooked early on by Robin van Persie When the moment came, Raheem Sterling ran out of road. At long last a few yards ...

British PM to chair Monday meeting including chancellor and Bank of England head on fallout from Iran war; International Energy Agency chief says it will release more stockpiled oil ‘if necessary’ ...