The Latest Breaking News from Robert Thompson

From a film made in Adelaide for less than $10,000 to gory and haunting classics, here are some flicks that will keep you up at night

A jury will soon decide on the simple matter at the heart of the celebrity trial. On social media, millions of people have already chosen one side, waging a campaign for the truth that's become tangled up with hate.

Two year old James was murdered by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, both aged 10, in 1993

More than 200,000 signed a petition calling for a public inquiry into the killing

James Bulger's father has renewed the call for a public enquiry and for his son's killer to be stripped of his anonymity. The toddler's murder is about to be debated in Parliament

A move to Birmingham from Beijing lets this fine British chef show off his robust talents

In the minutes and hours after Will Smith accosted and slapped Chris Rock before a live audience of millions, social media platforms lit up with a breathless and emphatic hot take: Surely, multitudes insisted, the whole thing was staged. They talked of the specifics of the altercation (“Rock barely moved”).…

In the minutes and hours after Will Smith accosted and slapped Chris Rock before a live Oscars audience of millions, many people hurried to social media platforms