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Sir Ian McKellen returning to London stage in first major theatre role since fall

Lord of the Rings and Avengers star will appear in an adaptation of King Lear at a small theatre in Hackney Wick

Evening Standard

Sir Ian McKellen in first major theatrical role since stage fall

He will star in an adaptation of King Lear at a small theatre in Hackney Wick.

The Independent UK

Fit for a king: Ian McKellen to play Lear at newly rebuilt Yard theatre in east London

Role marks a major return for the actor after falling off the stage in 2024 and is a coup for the forward-thinking theatre

The Guardian - UK

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See how Predator: Badlands was built shot by shot

The Yard shares its VFX breakdown.

Creative Bloq

Robert Icke’s modern-day Oedipus triumphs at Critics’ Circle theatre awards

Other winners include Francesca Amewudah-Rivers for Romeo & Juliet, Danny Sapani as King Lear and Giant playwright Mark Rosenblatt

The Guardian - UK

The Glass Menagerie review – exquisite, utterly devastating take on Tennessee Williams’ classic

Jay Miller’s production raises the ghosts of troubled memories with powerful intimacy in this final show before the venue gets a grand refit

The Guardian - UK

The Yard Theatre to hold 'perfect' last show before demolition

The venue’s 220-seat replacement is expected to open in 2026

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‘Half of Met Police officers missing from DNA database’ in new vetting scandal after Wayne Couzens

London Labour MP Dawn Butler demands answers from Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley

Evening Standard

Was Taylor Swift at Travis Kelce’s game a PR move?

A viral conspiracy theory claims Taylor Swift attended New York Jets game to minimise press surrounding her private jet usage. Amber Raiken speaks to PR experts about whether the claim is true, and what these theories say about Swift’s place in the media

The Independent UK

Was Taylor Swift at Travis Kelce’s game a PR move?

The Independent UK

Met officer who used call girls has key role in getting women into force

High-ranking Scotland Yard officer was allowed to keep his job despite being found to be paying prostitutes

Evening Standard

Inside the capital’s terrifying e-bike crime epidemic

Street robberies went up 19 per cent in the year to February — with perpetrators on super fast bikes escaping with frightening ease. Anthony France and Jonathan Kanengoni go on patrol with the Venice Squad, a specialist Met police unit tackling the problem.

Evening Standard

Edinburgh dad gives honest account of challenges facing his autistic daughter

An Edinburgh dad has spoken out about the challenges he and his autistic daughter faces every day outside of school and their playtimes at a popular playground that offers life changing support for children and families.

Edinburgh Live

'I compared £10 dinners from the Manchester Christmas Markets and one was absolutely incredible'

Is traditional always better or would an unconventional Christmas offering take the (turkey) crown?

Manchester Evening News

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Dublin Live

Another cafe announces closure due to financial pressures

The announcement is one of several hospitality closures in recent weeks

Manchester Evening News

Chocolate dumplings and pink hot dogs - all the new and unusual food we found at Manchester Christmas markets 2022

Jenna Campbell and Bethan Shufflebotham hit the Manchester Christmas Markets to see what weird and wonderful cullinary creations are on offer this year

Evening Standard

£4.3 m worth of drugs seized, 230 arrested in ‘best ever’ county lines operation

More than 230 suspects have been arrested and £4million worth of drugs seized after Scotland Yard’s “best week ever” in the war on county lines gangs.

The Guardian - UK

Broken Yard: The Fall of the Metropolitan Police by Tom Harper review – the force’s annus horribilis

The investigative journalist examines key episodes from the Met’s recent history, with frank contributions from insiders, in a book that should be essential reading for the new commissioner

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Daily Mirror

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker take commercial flight after private jet backlash

Kourtney Kardashian and husband Travis Barker reportedly flew on board commercial flight from LA to Washington, following heavy criticism of sisters Kim and Kylie's use of private jets

The Independent UK

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker seen flying commercial after family was criticised for private jet use

In recent weeks, Kardashian’s sisters Kim and Kylie have been under fire for flying their private jets so often and creating thousands of tons of carbon emissions

The New Daily

Taylor Swift fans pledge to give up eating beef amid private jet controversy

A Taylor Swift superfan has proposed thousands of 'Swifties' give up beef in order to offset the singer's staggering private jet carbon emissions.

Axios

Personal behavior — even Taylor Swift's — is a minor part of climate change

Experts say real climate action will require big, systemic change.

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift: claims about private jet use ‘blatantly incorrect’, says spokesperson

Swift’s plane is ‘loaned out regularly’, a representative for the singer says, amid claims she is responsible for 8,000 tonnes of carbon emissions so far this year

The Independent UK

Fans are divided over Taylor Swift’s private jet usage

Reports that Taylor Swift had the most Co2 emissions out of any celebrity this year sent social media into a frenzy, full of mixed reactions and viral memes

Los Angeles Times

Taylor Swift’s rep calls private jet report ‘blatantly incorrect’ amid backlash

Don’t blame Taylor Swift for all the carbon dioxide emitted by her private jet, her rep insisted.

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