Donald Trump mugshot rated: How does it compare to other celebrity mugshots? August 25, 2023 Donald Trump is nothing if not an innovator in the field of politics, this week adding “first ever mugshot of a former US president” to his list of dubious accolades. Clearly knowing the shot would be broadcast around the world, Trump has struck a fairly typical pose, glowering into the camera, right eyebrow slightly cocked, [...]
7 amazing things to do in London this weekend August 25, 2023 It might be the end of August already, but there are still plenty of things to do in London to keep the summer feels alive for a little bit longer. A range of festivals and outdoor events are coming up this weekend to help you squeeze the last drop out of the summer holiday. Here [...]
The Crown season 6: details emerge about Princess Diana death scene August 25, 2023 It is one of the most talked-about TV moments of the year and The Crown season 6 hasn’t even happened yet. Netflix’s The Crown is set to air a storyline about Princess Diana’s death later this year when the final series comes out in November. Critics have hit out at the show for dramatising the [...]
Dune: Part Two release date pushed back again due to strikes August 25, 2023 Fans are going to have to wait an excruciating amount of time for the Dune: Part Two sequel to finally drop. It was scheduled for later this year but due to the writers’ strikes in Los Angeles, the release date of the follow-up film has now been pushed back to 2024. It comes after the [...]
Live in the penthouse of that building in Battersea with the floating swimming pool August 25, 2023 Battersea has been dragged kicking and screaming into the high-end property world. Less than a decade ago it was a strange bubble of industrial wasteland, a place filled with old warehouses and the rusted remnants of esoteric machinery. Now it’s a gleaming residential and commercial Disneyland, supported by its own underground station and dominated by [...]
How to sell a house in today’s tricky market August 25, 2023 Everybody knows that painting your front door can help to sell a house – but what other hacks can you take advantage of? Just like painting the door, adding a few attractive planters and pots instantly makes the entrance a feature and hints at a home that is looked after and makes a buyer want [...]
Death Note the musical review: A strange but brilliant show August 24, 2023 One of the most successful manga series (Japanese comic books), then anime shows (Japanese animation) of all time, Death Note has jumped from medium to medium, chasing that sweet nerd dollar. This includes a lacklustre live action movie, various spin-off animations and a well received musical, the latter of which arrived in London this week [...]
Meet the man keeping London’s Turkish barber scene alive in Soho August 24, 2023 Memo Barbers has just opened in Soho Memo was 12 when his father, who was also a barber, passed away. At that young age he was put into a haircutting job at his family salon in Istanbul. By 16 he was professionally qualified. With bundles of eccentrically frizzy black hair, Memo is only in his [...]
Stonewall Inn owners: Gay marriage could be taken away from LGBTQ people August 24, 2023 LGBTQ rights are being challenged in the UK and US, but The Stonewall Inn co-owners tell Adam Bloodworth that their pioneering safe spaces initiative is already changing the lives of LGBT employees and customers. Now British companies and employees can sign up. “We’re being attacked and moving backwards on a global level,” says Stacy Lentz, [...]
Scrapper film review: Touching London film with great cast August 24, 2023 High rise council estates have provided the setting for many independent British gems, like Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank or Joe Cornish’s Sci-fi Attack The Block. Scrapper does not scale those heights, but it brings fresh ideas to the formula. It’s the story of Georgie (Lola Campbell), a 12 year old recently orphaned and managing to [...]
