Peter Jackson to produce film based on Mortal Engines books
Lord of the Rings director will write and produce, while his longtime protege Christian Rivers will direct adaptation of steampunk fantasy series
Richard Reed: ‘Will wackaging be my contribution to the species?’
The Innocent co-founder on climbing, Europe and his new book, in which he asks extraordinary people for advice on life
Still ticking: The improbable survival of the luxury watch business
The Long Read: In an increasingly digital world, people are still willing to spend huge amounts on analogue timepieces. The question is, why?
The Girl on the Train still UK’s top ticket as Bridget Jones’s Baby makes history
Emily Blunt’s thrilling commute outpaces Tom Hanks’s globetrotting adventures in Inferno in a clash of book adaptations
In the age of the algorithm, the human gatekeeper is back
The rise of algorithms has been relentless, but we need human input in our world of technological innovations
Burberry’s seasonless clothes usher in fashion’s stream-of-consciousness era
September show breaks with arcane structures of fashion week, putting clothes online and on the catwalk simultaneously
Fifty Shades Darker – the first trailer deconstructed
From painfully ejaculatory fireworks to dry-humping in the shower, Stuart Heritage provides a handy guide to the highlights of the new Fifty Shades film
Meet Generation M: the young, affluent Muslims changing the world
Burkinis, misery memoirs and people on camels: the caricatures of Islam don’t leave much room for modernity. The author of a new book argues that this image is absurd – and that a new demographic is about to flex its economic muscles
Feed me a line: Idris Elba joins Ridley Scott in hunt for UK scriptwriters
Competitions aim to help new writers get a break in fiercely competitive world of film and television
Hopes rise for big friendly tourist boost to screen locations of Roald Dahl’s children’s classic
VisitBritain believes new film of The BFG will join Harry – and Beatrix – Potter in raising numbers
Brexit isn’t like the ERM crisis. It’s worse
The British economy ultimately benefited from being driven out of the exchange rate mechanism. But the global economy is a very different place today
Pounded by the pound: Brexit inspires its first erotic novel
Article 50 Shades of Gay: Book is latest of 50 sexually explicit stories by Chuck Tingle, and offers what he says is a ‘pretty realistic’, haunting vision of the UK after the Brexit vote
Me Before You dethrones Warcraft at UK box office
Controversial film about a woman taking care of a disabled man fights off competition from Euro 2016 and grosses £1.45m at UK cinemas
Triumphant Warcraft puts Ninja Turtles in the shadows at UK box office
Half-term crowds help propel family-friendly action-thrillers to the top, as Anthony Hopkins/Al Pacino turkey gobbles up just £97
Harry Potter magic helps conjure up profit rise at Bloomsbury
Sales of JK Rowling’s much-loved books rise 133%, boosted by illustrated edition, contributing to 8% profit rise at publisher