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4 days ago | 
bfi.org.uk | Matthew Taylor |Miriam Bale |Rachel Pronger |Sam Davies
“What is a cult film?” asked Alex Cox, the iconoclastic director of Repo Man (1984), Sid and Nancy (1986) and Walker (1987), in the first of his many introductions for one of British television’s most unique and enduring cinema strands. Emerging on BBC2 in 1988 to shake up the typically staid Sunday night schedules, Moviedrome was a beguiling forum for strange, striking and singular films from across different eras.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
dailymail.co.uk | Eliza McPhee |Matthew Taylor
A popular pub has fallen into administration after less than a decade of operating. The Queenscliff Brewhouse, in Queenscliff, southeast of Geelong, had administrators appointed on September 23. The venue boasts a wide variety of craft beer, gin and whiskey while also offering a 'micro brewery', distillery, cellar and family bistro. Scott Andersen and Nathan Deppeler from insolvency firm Worrells have been appointed administrators with creditors due to meet for a second time on Tuesday.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
dailymail.co.uk | Matthew Taylor
A young woman has blasted tipping culture in Australia questioning why diners should leave behind a little bit of extra money for basic orders. Queensland woman Phoebe Parsons said she was shocked by how many places she was asked to tip at during a recent visit to Sydney. ‘When did tipping become a thing that you all of a sudden decided that you do everywhere?’ she asked in a TikTok video. ‘Absolutely not.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
thisismoney.co.uk | Matthew Taylor
A restaurant owner has been blasted after describing Jews as a 'death cult' and sharing a photo of an Israel soldier depicted as a blood-soaked pig on social media. Nick Stone, who runs upmarket Bistro St Jacques restaurant at Redfern, in Sydney's inner west, sparked outrage after posting the images on his Instagram page on October 7, the anniversary of the Hamas slaughter in Israel.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
dailymail.co.uk | Matthew Taylor
Motorists have been told to expect significant delays after a B-double truck rolled over just metres from fuel bowsers at a servo on the Hume Highway. NSW Rural Fire Service and Fire and Rescue NSW crews have been in attendance since mid-morning on Friday after the massive truck rolled over just metres from fuel bowsers at a Sutton Forest servo in the Southern Highlands. Firefighters and HAZMAT specialists have been working to make sure the area safe and remove fuel from the truck.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
dailymail.co.uk | Matthew Taylor
The shattered loved ones of a former model who died at a popular brewery have gathered together to bid the young woman a final goodbye. Savana Calvo, 27, died suddenly inside a bathroom at the Young Henrys brewery, in Sydney's inner west, on the night of September 25. Hundreds of friends and family members packed into St Mark's Church in Darling Point to pay tribute to Ms Calvo at an emotional service on Friday.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
dailymail.co.uk | Matthew Taylor
Australians travelling to Bali have had their passport details exposed to strangers following the latest glitch in Indonesia's overhauled e-visa system. At least three Aussies who travelled separately to Bali were able to see the full names, dates of birth, passport numbers and photos of other travellers when they scanned a QR code on their visa document. The breach has been reported to the Indonesian immigration department, which is 'aware' of the glitch, but it is yet to be fixed.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
dailymail.co.uk | Matthew Taylor
A servo worker has been busted fleecing tens of thousands of dollars during an alleged two-year raid on the till - as her devastated boss reacts. Peri Hortis, who runs the Saviges Road Fast & Ezy service station in Victoria's Gippsland region, claims the 35-year-old woman stole more than $43,000 in cash between August 2022 and July 2024. In CCTV footage from above the register, the worker is seen counting $50 notes, looking to see if anybody was around and then nonchalantly pocketing the cash.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
dailymail.co.uk | Matthew Taylor
A Sydney woman has chased down and confronted an alleged racist after he 'messed with the wrong Asian' at a busy shopping centre. Sara, 38, detailed the moment the man allegedly told her 'go back to f***ing Asia' at East Village Shopping Centre in Zetland, in the city's inner-south, last Friday. 'As I walked from the car park, up the escalators and into the shopping centre, a man came up to me and angrily said in my ear, "go back to effing Asia",' she said.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
dailymail.co.uk | Matthew Taylor
A glamorous real estate agent has divided Aussies over a decision to feature her personal headshot on a sold sign instead of a photo of the property. The agent made sure she was centre-stage with just her name and mobile number accompanying the large photo on the billboard in Sydney. The photo sparked debate after it was shared on Reddit this week with one user questioning 'Did I buy a house or a human?''The narcissism is strong in this one,' a second wrote.
