Eddie Izzard runs 32 marathons in 31 days in charity challenge

English filmmaker Edgar Wright’s been on a tear of late and really holding up the torch for cinema and the theatrical experience. Following his guest spot editing and curating the winter edition of Empire magazine—which culminated with an awesome three-hour podcast with Quentin Tarantino—the “Baby Driver” director has a new gig.

Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations have dropped by 77% and 44% over the past month, respectively, said LA County Health Officials on Monday. That’s great news for the country’s hardest-hit region. The question remains, however, if new variants of the virus will create another surge.

Isle of Skye.Locals alerted the British Divers Marine Life Rescue to the trapped animal near Uig Bay at the north end of the island at around 10.30am on Saturday.A medic was dispatched who confirmed the common dolphin was entangled around the beak before a specialist team were sent to the rescue.Borrowing boats from locals, the Large Whale Disentanglement Team (LWDT) tried to get close to the creature to free its mouth.The marathon effort began on Saturday morning and continued into late

Prince Harry on Monday accepted an apology and damages from the publisher of British tabloid The Mail on Sunday and its online version, MailOnline, in a libel lawsuit relating to articles about his relationship with the British armed forces. Harry sued Associated Newspapers for libel over two articles published in October which claimed he had snubbed the Royal Marines after stepping down as a senior royal.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe former editor of British tabloid The Daily Mail, Paul Dacre, could be next to lead U.K. media regulator Ofcom.According to The Guardian, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is close to appointing the journalist — who ran The Daily Mail from 1992 to 2018 — as chair of the powerful org, which regulates the country’s TV, radio and video on demand sectors.

It’s A Sin, he wasn’t sure he would be able to watch.The series tells the story of a group of young people who become friends after moving to London in 1981 only to have their world torn apart by the HIV epidemic.Chris, who is gay, lived in London during the 80s when the Aids crisis in the UK was at its height.He lost his partner of 10 years to the illness and many friends.Chris, 59, who has lived in Edinburgh for almost 20 years, said: “HIV is one of my life’s big fault lines but I survived,

debut album Last King of Scotland was released in November last year - has set out to raise cash for a charity close to his own heart.

Naman Ramachandran BAFTA-winning “X-Men” actor James McAvoy, “Star Wars” actor Daisy Ridley, musician Dizzee Rascal and Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall are among the luminaries participating in a celebrity version of hit show “The Great British Bake Off.”“The Great Celebrity Bake Off” is in aid of the Stand Up To Cancer charity and will air on U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 this spring.

British broadcaster Channel 4 has unveiled an impressive line-up for the celebrity version of The Great British Bake Off, which is made to support Stand Up To Cancer fundraising efforts.

direct to your inboxMichael Gove refused to say whether lifting coronavirus restrictions at Christmas was wrong. The cabinet minister was challenged by Ben Shephard on Thursday's Good Morning Britain over the loosening of measures on December 25.

British actors Jamie Dornan and Eddie Redmayne spoke with Variety for its “Actors on Actors” series, and looked back to their early days as actors, when they lived together in Los Angeles while auditioning for roles.