The highly anticipated premiere of director Denis Villeneuve’s remake of Dune is going to be pushed nearly a year, according to a new report from Deadline on Monday. Warner Bros. was set to release the upcoming film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel on December 18 but will now reportedly be delaying things until October … Read more
(Not so) fast food! Warning as pet tortoises are being eaten ALIVE by hungry restaurant rats deprived of kitchen scraps during lockdown Tortoises are being attacked by rats who are being deprived of their normal food With many of the UK’s restaurants closed, kitchen scraps are not being left out Owners have complained of their … Read more
West End landlord Shaftesbury scraps dividend as worries grow over new coronavirus curbs By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 25 September 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 25 September 2020 West End landlord Shaftesbury has scrapped its dividend amid fears that further coronavirus restrictions are set to hammer the High Street. The … Read more
Sadiq Khan‘s own council has scrapped his £33million green traffic scheme over concerns it is causing ‘chaos’, blocking emergency vehicles and generating ‘excessive levels of pollution’. Wandsworth Council obtained funding from Transport for London (TfL) to launch trials of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods last month, but announced today it has suspended the project. A statement from the … Read more
Investing platform Interactive Investor has announced plans to scrap and change a number of costs from its investment and Sipp service from 1 October. The biggest change for pension investors is the removal of its monthly income drawdown fee, however, customers hoping that its £10 per month Sipp fee that amounts to £120 a year … Read more
Germany has scrapped plans for EU Brexit talks because ‘there’s been no progress’ in discussions and Boris Johnson ‘doesn’t understand how negotiations work’. EU officials believe Britain is prepared to risk a no-deal exit when the transition period comes to an end on December 31 and will try to pin the blame on Brussels. The … Read more
Berlin Film Festival scraps separate best actor and actress awards in switch to gender neutral prizes Organisers said the new awards will be in place for next year’s February festival Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay are the UK’s most recent winners in 2015 Other festival changes include the permanent retirement of Alfred Bauer prize By … Read more
British Airways permanently grounds its unique all-business-class service between London City Airport and New York The transatlantic service was operated on a specially adapted Airbus A318 The aircraft only had 32 seats – and they could all be converted into 6ft flat beds BA says the service has been scrapped as a result of the … Read more
Chinese social media giant TikTok has reportedly shelved plans to build a global headquarters in London amid growing concern about Beijing’s influence in Britain. TikTok, a viral video app which is popular among teenagers, had been in discussions with the Department for International Trade and No 10 to establish a worldwide base in the capital. … Read more
End of the BA jumbo jets: British Airways scraps ENTIRE FLEET of iconic 747 planes after plummeting passenger numbers forces bosses to bring forward plan to retire them in 2024 The nation’s flag carrier is world’s last major operator of the iconic Boeing 747 BA used 31 jumbo jets before coronavirus crisis forced bosses to … Read more