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John Boyega praises Damilola Taylor for helping him to be ‘unrealistic with his dreams’ as he shares poignant poem school friend wrote before he was killed aged ten
John Boyega has paid tribute to his childhood friend Damilola Taylor, who was stabbed to death aged 10 in Peckham in 2000, crediting the boy’s ambitious dreams with inspiring his own successful acting career. Speaking in a new BBC documentary, the Star Wars actor has reflected on how Damilola’s legacy of refusing to be limited…
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Holiday cottage company insisted on a death certificate to amend our break
Sykes Holiday Cottages required official proof of death before transferring a family’s booking, despite being told the husband who made it had died shortly before the trip. The case highlights the distress rigid procedures and poor communication can cause grieving customers, particularly when a company has no formal bereavement policy. The £2,400 cottage break was…
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MGM+ Modernizes Dickens’ Classic with Expanded Love Triangle and Tragic Sacrifice in Four-Part ‘A Tale of Two Cities’
MGM+’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ reimagines the classic novel for contemporary audiences by deepening the emotional complexity of the love triangle between Lucie Manette, Charles Darnay, and S
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Former SAS Officers Break Silence on IRA Operations, Reviving ‘Shoot-to-Kill’ Policy Debate
Fifteen former SAS soldiers and intelligence officers have publicly disclosed accounts of covert operations against the IRA during the Northern Ireland conflict for the first time, with their testimonies featured in a ne
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From hotel suites to virtual reality, museums turn to licensing deals as costs rise
UK museums are expanding licensing deals to generate income as funding cuts and rising costs put pressure on their finances. By linking collections and exhibitions to products and experiences, institutions can reach audiences beyond museum visits and build on public interest in cultural events. UK sales of licensed merchandise and services rose 7% to $19.2bn…
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‘I didn’t know what to do’: collapse of providers of high-end digs leaves students in shock
Purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) providers across the UK are collapsing as a cost of living crisis, falling international student numbers and rising construction costs squeeze their finances. The collapse has forced students like Nathalie Sriwiboonrattan, a fourth-year game design student at Abertay University, to scramble for alternative housing mid-term; nearly 70 students in Dundee lost…
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Labour hits 30 per cent as school nurses crisis deepens
Labour’s support has surged to 30 per cent, its highest Opinium rating since 2024, following Andy Burnham’s conference speech. A King’s Fund report warns of sharp declines in school nurses and health visitors.
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Experts warn UK lacks plans to feed its population in a crisis
More than 150 experts have written an open letter warning the British government that the country lacks adequate plans for feeding its population during a crisis and is unprepared for future food shortages. They argue that the government is dangerously complacent about food security as a national issue, despite mounting threats from climate change, geopolitical…
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The Shadow War: Inside story of deadly SAS conflict with IRA revealed for the first time
Fifteen former SAS soldiers and intelligence officers have spoken publicly about covert operations against the IRA during the Northern Ireland conflict, including encounters in which people were killed. Their accounts, shared in a new podcast, add personal testimony to a long-running debate over whether some operations formed part of a state-backed “shoot-to-kill” policy. The testimonies…