A man who was blocked in a doorway for questioning for a matter of seconds has been awarded £5 (€6) damages against the London police.

Controversial British director Ken Loach is expecting fireworks when his film about the Irish Civil War drama, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, shows in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

The death, at the age of 73, of Portadown-born film critic, Alexander Walker, of the London Evening Standard, has robbed the industry of one of its most influential - and literate - writers ... and our own industry of a staunch supporter.