Danny Glover: the good cop

He found fame as a policeman in the Lethal Weapon films, but it's his political activism that really drives him. He talks about his beloved Haiti, Obama's disappointing presidency and his friendship with Mel Gibson

Where are the women in film?

The conversation: This week's Cannes festival has been mired in controversy because of the lack of female film-makers. Producer Trudie Styler and director Lucy Walker spill the beans

Tajikistan bans The Dictator

Sacha Baron Cohen spoof denied distribution licence over fears film is incompatible with central Asian country's mentality

Twitter to use Do Not Track

Social network to honour requests from users who do not want online behaviour recorded – unlike Google and Facebook. By Charles Arthur