Cinema 'Warcraft' the movie won't disappoint says director Based on the hugely popular video game, Warcraft the movie is set to hit the big screen next spring. In development since 2006, the film tells the 09/11/2015
no comment Happy Halloween Hollywood Thousands of costumed revelers crowd the streets of West Hollywood for what is billed as the largest Halloween party in the world. Star of ‘The Rocky 01/11/2015
Sport Farrington claims Red Bull Aces wingsuit title As adrenalin-pumping sports go it doesn’t get much better than Red Bull Aces wingsuit racing. Combining speed, precision and agility, four athletes 27/10/2015
Sport Moore and Fanning claim WSL titles at Trestles Beach At the World Surf League at Trestles Beach, California it was Australia’s Mick Fanning and America’s Clarissa Moore that came away with the 19/09/2015
USA Thousands flee the flames as northern California battles wildfires Northern California continues to be consumed by wildfires. Valley fire: Residents of Middletown tell harrowing survival tales http://t.co/THuZsYx9sq 14/09/2015
USA Firefighters killed as wildfires rage in US northwest Three firefighters have been killed in the western United States while battling one of several major wildfires in the region. It’s thought their 20/08/2015
USA Wildfire forces US town to evacuate as 'Rocky' rages on A fast-moving grass fire has forced an entire town to evacuate in the US state of Washington. A mandatory evacuation order was issued for Roosevelt 05/08/2015
USA California wildfires: Thousands told to flee as 'Rocky' ravages drought-parched terrain 04/08/2015
USA Firefighter killed in California blazes One firefighter has died and hundreds of people have been forced to flee their homes as wildfires continue to burn across Northern California. Up to 03/08/2015
USA Northern California 'Rocky Fire' blazes out of control A brushfire burning out of control in northern California has forced the evacuation of at least 500 people from their homes. Nicknamed the “Rocky 30/07/2015
USA Drivers flee as wildfire engulfs southern California highway In America a brush fire destroyed vehicles and homes and brought traffic to a halt as it engulfed a major road in southern California. Some drivers 18/07/2015
USA Hollywood music man James Horner leaves mighty legacy The film world is mourning the premature death of composer James Horner, who won two Oscars for his work on “Titanic”, and who was killed after his 23/06/2015
USA Coastguards say Santa Barbara oil cleanup could take "months" The cleanup continues along Santa Barbara’s sullied beaches following the spill of some 2500 barrels of oil onto the land and into the sea. About a 22/05/2015
USA Santa Barbara coast devastated by nightmare oil spill It is one of only five climates of its type in the world, but California’s Gaviota coast in Santa Barbara county, is facing an ecological disaster 21/05/2015
Cinema 'Ride' the waves in Helen Hunt's new movie ‘Ride’ is the tale of a single mother who travels across the US to join her college dropout son as he begins his new life as a surfer. The film is 11/05/2015
USA LA firefighters battle to safe luxury homes from wildfires Around 200 firefighters backed up by water- dropping helicopters have been batting a wildfire in the Los Angeles foothill community of Granada Hills 28/04/2015
Sci-tech 'Heart-on-a-chip' could replace animals in drug development Observing human heart muscle cells normally means opening someone’s chest, but no longer. Now they can be observed and studied outside the heart with 22/04/2015
no comment Thousands of sea lions rescued in California A record 2,250 sea lions, mostly pups, have washed up starving and stranded on Southern California beaches so far this year, a worsening phenomenon 09/04/2015
Sci-tech New aluminium battery cheaper and greener than lithium say developers Lithium batteries have been a boon for the modern world replacing the heavier, single-use alkaline type in everything from wristwatches to jumbo 09/04/2015
USA Political accusations fly over record Californian drought A record drought in California is under the political spotlight, with a likely Republican presidential contender hitting out at environmentalists 07/04/2015