In tonight's editions, schools will stay closed until further notice in Kenya, as heavy rains that killed hundreds of people continue.

Ludwig van Beethoven first performed his Ninth Symphony in Vienna in 1824, and created a work for the ages.

From the tenth entry in the "Planet of the Apes" saga – "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" – to Viggo Mortensen's feminist Western "The Dead Don't Hurt", film critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week's film news.