The review describes Midwinter Break as a restrained drama about Stella and Gerry, an older Irish couple (played by Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds) whose trip to Amsterdam surfaces tensions in their long marriage; the film is adapted from a Bernard MacLaverty novel and is Polly Findlay's feature debut.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand held its cash rate at 2.25% and said it expects inflation to return to the 1–3% target band this quarter; it also said it would tighten policy sooner if stronger growth or broader price-setting pushed inflation higher.
A small double-blind trial of 34 adults found a single intravenous dose of DMT given with psychotherapy reduced depressive symptoms compared with placebo, with effects reported through three months; the study found no clear additional benefit from a second dose.
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya will temporarily serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an administration official confirmed; officials said a permanent CDC director will require Senate confirmation.
A former Hampshire officer says she reported an attack in January 2020 that was not progressed; the suspect, Bruno Sala, was later convicted and jailed in 2025, and the force says it is carrying out an internal review.
The BBC will mark Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday on May 8 with three new programmes and a week of special broadcasts, including a behind‑the‑scenes retrospective and a five‑part series.
An 18-year-old cat named Baby, found microchipped and unclaimed on the mainland, was transferred to the Isle of Wight by a local rescue group and now lives with a new owner.
Daphne Garcia Lora, who has died aged 98, was a long-serving secondary school teacher at King Edward VI High School for Girls in Birmingham and rose to become head of modern languages overseeing Oxbridge and UCCA admissions.
U2 have released a five-track EP, Days Of Ash, described as a response to recent world events and featuring contributions from Ed Sheeran and Ukrainian musician-turned-soldier Taras Topolia; a short documentary connected to the release is due next Tuesday.
A public consultation has opened on a proposal to build 14 homes on a 1.03-hectare Grey Belt site in Rowlands Gill, south of the A694, with three homes offered as discounted market-sale affordable housing.
