Sam Neill on making Hunt for the Wilderpeople: ‘We were attacked by a puppet pig!’
Speaking just before his death, the actor recalled his hostile hunting dog Zag, director Taika Waititi’s comedy genius – and the wild boar scene that left children traumatised
Hard work or humour? Take the British values quiz
Poll finds consensus on what makes people proud to be British but deep divisions on issues such as immigration
‘Real struggle’ to tame New Forest blaze as UK set for hottest summer on record
Key tourist route closed and residents rallying round as battle against wildfire expected to go on for several days
Typhoon Dolphin hits Beijing as city braces for one-third of annual rainfall over 24 hours
Flooding already reported in some districts of Chinese capital and rains are expected to get worse overnight
‘Every minute counts’ as rescuers race to find survivors after deadly Colombia earthquake
People being pulled from collapsed buildings day after 7.4 magnitude quake hit, in response experts say contrasts favourably with Venezuela’s
Human rights groups sue Trump administration over ‘crippling’ ICC sanctions
Lawsuit challenges executive order targeting international criminal court for investigating Israeli crimes in Palestine
Will Andy Burnham’s everyday fixes be enough to get the public on his side?
The prime minister’s money-saving policies are popular but they are yet to convince voters he can take on the big things
How viable are plans to free up prison space in England and Wales?
The PM is proposing three ways of increasing jail capacity – but none offer a quick or straightforward solution
Richard Tice accused of ‘nasty tactics’ over legal threat to the Guardian
Reform deputy leader condemned for seeking disclosure of documents that could reveal reporter’s sources
The Office actor Lucy Davis says she has incurable stage four breast cancer
Star, 53, says disease has metastasised to her bones and it is too late for chemotherapy
Burnham urged by 50 police leaders to prevent early release of PC Harper’s killers
Letter signed by every chief constable in England and Wales warns early release could weaken trust in justice system
Victoria’s voice to parliament asks government to axe bill that will scrap prisoners’ ‘open air’ rights
Gellung Warl, which was established as part of the treaty process, says bill would erode the basic rights of people in prison
Famed tourist destinations evacuated as wildfire threatens California’s Big Sur
Nearly 500 personnel battle Timber fire in Los Padres national forest as blaze grows to 3,000 acres
Darline Graham to face Ralph Norman in South Carolina Republican primary runoff
Norman beat out Russell Fry, a congressman, and Mark Sanford, a former governor, to advance is closely contested race