Move over, London! The Midlands is the new home of UK rap

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSteve McQueen, the Oscar-winning director of “12 Years a Slave” and “Shame,” is best known for his searing big-screen work. So it is fitting that the New York Film Festival would turn to the British auteur to kick off its 58th edition with his new work “Lovers Rock.

announced Tuesday.The rock opera played for nearly 34 years in London and spawned a Tony-winning Broadway production that has run for 32 years and 13,370 performances until the pandemic shut down theaters in both cities in March.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Phantom of the Opera might not have left the London theater scene for good after all, assures composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.Responding to a newspaper column written by Phantom producer Cameron Mackintosh stating that both the London and UK touring productions are “permanently shut down” due to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Webber tweeted early this morning, “As far as I’m concerned Phantom will reopen as soon as is

here Lucy, 24, whose character left Weatherfield in March to start a new life in London, won British Soap Awards for Best Actress and Best Female Dramatic Performance, an Inside Soap Award for Best Actress and a National Television Award for Serial Drama Performance for her role as Bethany.

Taylor Swift will released her new album 'Folklore' at midnight New York time (5am Irish time).

By Michael HoldenLONDON (Reuters) - Actress Amber Heard will be questioned about her allegations that she suffered domestic abuse at the hands of ex-husband Johnny Depp when she begins giving evidence on Monday as part of the Hollywood star's libel case against a British tabloid.The High Court in London has heard two weeks of testimony, including five days of evidence from Depp himself, which has laid bare the couple's volatile relationship and some shocking claims from both parties.Depp, one of

Billboard's Live At-Home concert series will feature three more livestreamed performances for your entertainment.This week's performances kick off Monday (July 20), with a set from New Zealand's indie band The Naked and Famous. The act made news in April when they covered The Weeknd's hit "Blinding Lights," giving the song an alternative take.On Tuesday, Jack Garrett will perform.

Everyone's been talking about Flying Ant Day this year - the day the flying insects are spotted across the UK.Now a HUGE swarm of the pests has been spotted over the south east coast.The Met Office’s weather radar picked up the cloud of ants, around 50 miles wide, over Kent and Sussex.Smaller swarms can be seen over London.The Met Office tweeted a video of the swarm and said: “It’s not raining in London, Kent or Sussex, but our radar says otherwise…“The radar is actually picking up a swarm of

“power surge” to Scotland as he prepared to publish legislation for a UK internal market to replace the EU Single Market.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorDes, ITV’s drama starring David Tennant as British serial killer Dennis Nilsen, has been acquired by a raft of international broadcasters and streamers, including AMC Networks’ Sundance Now in the U.S., Canada and Caribbean.Made by All3Media-backed Catherine The Great producer New Pictures, the miniseries has also been sold by All3Media International to DIRECTV in Latin America, STAN in Australia and TVNZ in New Zealand.In Europe, Des has been acquired by C

The Mob is getting the spotlight.

Lily James and Chris Evans became one of summer 2020's surprise pairings over the weekend when they were photographed leaving a private members' club in London together and taking the same cab back to Evans' hotel, where the two used different entrances to go in.

Also Read: NY Times Wins 3 Pulitzer Prizes, Including for Nikole Hannah-Jones' 1619 Project“The 1619 Project” was a landmark undertaking for the Times that connected the centrality of slavery in history with an unflinching account of the brutal racism that endures in so many aspects of American life today.

LONDON -- Johnny Depp faced a second day of cross-examination Wednesday by lawyers for British tabloid The Sun, which is defending a libel claim after calling the Hollywood star a “wife beater.” Depp is suing The Sun’s publisher, News Group Newspapers, and its executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an April 2018 article that said he had physically abused ex-wife Amber Heard.