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A pianist slammed bizarre demands from a group of Chinese tourists who asked not to be filmed as he performed at a busy London train station, claiming they tried to get his video taken down, and police got involved.Brendan Kavanagh was filming a livestream session of himself playing the piano at London’s St Pancras train station on Saturday (January 20) when his impressive performance was cut short by what appeared to be a group of Chinese tourists, as observed from their Chinese flags and red and yellow colored…

The directorial debut of Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya unfolds in a dystopian near-future London, a city in which the division between the haves and the have-nots has deepened to such an extent that society seems to be simmering on the brink of a civil war. The flashpoint is the Kitchen, a condemned housing estate that nods to Blade Runner-style future slums and the powder-keg banlieue of Romain Gavras’s 2022 film Athena. Threatened with eviction, the residents barricade themselves against repeated assaults by armed…

A House for Alice takes forward the narratives of the characters from Ordinary People. Did you always plan on writing a continuation of your earlier novel following its success or was it something that you came back to later? Author Diana Evans (Courtesy Jaipur Literature Festival) I did not plan to write a continuation. In fact I thought, when I finished Ordinary People, which took seven years, that I would never revisit those characters as I had already spent so much time with them. But I began to hear their…

London’s ambulance service already has 42 Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles in its emergency fleet, but now it’s adding 12 bright, shiny all-electric ambulances designed by Ford for emissions-free first response – and the first full-service electric ambulances in the city. London is pouring some $39 million into “greening up” its emergency vehicles. To make the all-electric ambulances, Ford collaborated with specialist converter WAS to come up with creative solutions to meet a few specific needs of…

Posted in: Comics, Current News, TV | Tagged: excel centre, london, Megacon LiveIt's Sunday morning, and I am on the bus heading back to the inaugural  MegaCon Live London 2024. I'll be reporting from here all day.Published Sun, 14 Jan 2024 03:03:08 -0600 by Rich Johnston | Last updated Sun, 14 Jan 2024 21:56:12 -0600 | Article Summary Live updates all day from inaugural MegaCon Live London 2024 at ExCel. Top ten stories in comics, TV, games, and collectibles revealed. Reflection on comic industry…

Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor died of natural causes last summer, a London coroner said Tuesday. The “Mandinka” and “Nothing Compares 2 U” hitmaker was found unresponsive at her South London home on July 26 and was pronounced dead shortly after. She was 56. “This is to confirm that Ms O’Connor died of natural causes,” the Southwark Coroner’s Court said Tuesday in a brief statement obtained by the BBC. “The coroner has therefore ceased their involvement in her death.”In July, the coroner’s officer confirmed…

Last updated: January 6th, 2024 at 13:09 UTC+01:00 In anticipation of a new Galaxy S flagship hitting the market, Samsung has opened a brand-new Samsung Experience Store in the UK on January 5. Located in Westfield, this is the fourth Samsung Experience Store in London, and it's open seven days a week. Samsung is showcasing the latest phones, tablets, and wearables, and to mark the opening, the company has prepared exclusive in-store offers and experiences. Visitors can win Galaxy devices and discounts The…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeDavid Tennant has been announced as the host of the 2024 Baftas ceremony to be held in London next month. The Baftas will return to the Royal Festival Hall at London’s Southbank Centre on Sunday 18 February. This year’s ceremony will mark the 52-year-old Doctor Who star’s first time hosting the prestigious awards show, which was presented by Richard E Grant and Alison Hammond last…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeRussell Crowe has revealed that he believes himself to be directly related to Simon Fraser, the 11th Lord Lovat, who was the last man to be executed by beheading in England.Fraser was sentenced to death for high treason in 1747 and died on Tower Hill after being held in the Tower of London.Crowe, 59, who was born in New Zealand, wrote on X/Twitter that he had been carrying out…

Elvis Presley is set to return to the stage — as a hologram. Elvis Evolution, an “immersive concert experience” that uses AI and holographic projection, will premiere in London in November. Additional shows are planned in Las Vegas, Tokyo and Berlin. The show was created based on thousands of the musician’s personal photos and home-video footage, which were part of a deal between Authentic Brands Group, the owners of the Elvis Presley estate, and Layered Reality, a British immersive entertainment company. Layered…