Friday night in central London: I am standing in the foyer of Odeon’s flagship cinema in Leicester Square. Cinema-goers in face masks are waiting in line to buy food and drinks, and showing staff their tickets before taking their seats in the huge 800-capacity auditorium. I see friends, families and couples — in total, around … Read more
EastEnders FIRST LOOK: Jessie Wallace and Lacey Turner head back to the Square as the soap returns to screens amid COVID-19 By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 08:42 BST, 26 August 2020 | Updated: 08:42 BST, 26 August 2020 EastEnders have revealed a first glimpse of Jessie Wallace and Lacey Turner’s return to the soap. … Read more
Thug who pushed female police officer down steps during statue protest in Parliament Square that left her with neck and back injuries is jailed for two years Jamie Dewing, 31, pushed a female police officer down some stairs on June 13 Dewing was taking part in far-right protests in London near Parliament Square CCTV footage … Read more
EastEnders’s brand new £87 million set is almost complete after substantial construction work during the coronavirus pandemic. The extensive project, which has been built next door to the original set, appeared to be nearing its first stages of completion in new images revealed on Saturday. Albert Square had previously been a pile of rubble but the iconic … Read more
Extinction Rebellion protesters have doused the steps at Trafalgar Square in fake blood to stand in solidarity with indigenous people dying of Covid-19 in Brazil. The group – also known as XR – dyed London’s iconic fountains bright yellow and red using food dye in their protest to mark International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Protesters … Read more
The rapper Birdman has offloaded his sprawling Miami mansion to a buyer who reportedly paid $10.85 million. Birdman, whose Christian name is Bryan Williams, had a more than 3,000-square-foot master bedroom on the property, TMZ reports. This home is on Palm Island, where Al Capone died of cardiac arrest in 1947, eight years after being … Read more
Over seven weeks in 1989, student-led pro-democracy protests centred on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square became China’s greatest political upheaval since the end of the Cultural Revolution more than a decade earlier. Corruption among the elite was a key complaint, but the protesters were also calling for a more open and fair society, one that would require … Read more
Animal rights activists turn Trafalgar Square’s fountains blood red and claim the coronavirus crisis could have been averted by ending the human consumption of meat Animal Rebellion dyed waters of Trafalgar Square’s fountains red today Protesters claim coronavirus crisis could have been prevented by going vegan Activists are demanding end to ‘climate-destructive and exploitative industries’ By … Read more
The EastEnders cast and crew have returned for their first day of filming since shooting the soap was put on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic. Stalwarts on the show including Danny Dyer, Adam Woodyatt and Jake Wood were snapped adhering to social distancing guidelines while filming their scenes. Those on set now have to follow … Read more
Trespassers broke into Eastenders’ Albert Square set and filmed themselves in the Queen Vic as studios stand idle during lockdown. While entering the iconic pub on the BBC soap’s Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, the cameraman can be heard joking: ‘Guys, we’re going for a pint.’ The trio look at some props in a room … Read more