Category : Focus

TikTok says action taken on Israel conflict videos

The social media firm lists what it is doing to tackle misinformation after a warning by the EU.

Electric cars drive UK MG sales to more than £1bn

The car maker, owned by a Chinese state-controlled company, says it is in a "very strong position".

A Green Equinox by Elizabeth Mavor review – a transgressive classic rediscovered

This newly republished 1973 novel about a bookshop owner’s love life is funny, surprising and unpredictableThis extraordinary novel – shortlisted for the Booker prize in 1973 alongside books by Beryl Bainbridge, JG Farrell and Iris Murdoch – has been...

Beyond Caring review – a low-key meditation on love, loss and care homes

Queen’s Hall arts centre, HexhamAn 83-year-old resident rails against the lack of liberty, settling herself on a bench outside and refusing to return despite legal threats and offers of hot-water bottles and fresh knickersAs protests go, it is no Tah...

Sumotherhood review – Adam Deacon’s gang culture parody falls flat

This supposed skewering of macho posturing turns everything into one big joke – and Ed Sheeran’s role is unforgettable in the worst possible wayWe learn two key things from Adam Deacon’s frenetic gang culture parody Sumotherhood. One of these is that...

Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie review – the rescue pups unleashed on another romp

The kids will be delighted, the adults who have to sit with them not so muchThe second big-screen animation outing for the inexplicably well funded team of rescue pups and their leader, a human boy named Ryder, sees Paw Patrol’s home town of Adventur...

Madonna review – queen of pop dazzles with her greatest hits

The O2, LondonThe audience cheers every choreographed dance step as Madonna runs through her ‘broke, starving and homeless’ origin story and enthusiastically snogs a topless dancerThe first time Madonna addresses the audience at the O2 Arena – three...

A Memoir of My Former Self by Hilary Mantel review – smart reflections on Wolf Hall, religion… and RoboCop

This collection of essays and journalism is a poignant reminder of the novelist’s expansive mind, and of what more she might have achievedThere is a line in Hilary Mantel’s 2008 essay The Books I Will Never Write that leaps out with particular poigna...

‘Our political situation is such a fragile thing’: Robert De Niro on fatherhood, family – and Trump

He’s one of Hollywood’s greatest stars – and one of its most private. At 80, he has become a father again, has just made another Scorsese film and is still outspoken about the dangers of Donald TrumpFor a very long time, the actor Robert De Niro was...

Dalíland review – surrealist biopic paints Ben Kingsley into a corner

Mary Harron’s frustratingly elusive Salvador Dalí portrait has a persuasive central turn but its star has little to get his teeth intoHow do you create a revealing and intimate portrait of someone who is forever playing a self-created role? How do yo...

The Conspiracy to End America review: Trump and the fascist threat

Author Stuart Stevens ran Republican campaigns but joined the Lincoln Project. His second book delivers a chilling warningDonald Trump’s supporters want an American Caesar. Back in 2016, Paul LePage, then governor of Maine, made it explicit. “We need...

The Secret Life of John le Carré by Adam Sisman review – the constant philanderer

Three years after le Carré’s death, his official biographer reveals the adultery that was off limits during his lifetime. Does it further our appreciation of his work?Soon after the deaths of John le Carré, AKA David Cornwell, and his wife, Jane, wee...

‘I am not that much in pursuit of happiness’: Werner Herzog on beer, yoga and what he would ask God

The pioneering German film‑maker, actor and writer answers questions from Observer readers and famous fans including John Waters, Nicole Kidman and Wim Wenders“Can you see me? Can you hear me?” implores Werner Herzog, as we pop up in our little boxes...

TV tonight: More kitchen chaos in the brilliant Boiling Point

Point North is under pressure as the culinary drama continues. Plus, Matt Hancock tries to demonstrate his trustworthiness in Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...

What does TikTok's EGX sponsorship mean for the games industry?

The app's hoping to take on Twitch and YouTube to become the main stop for online video games content.