The Richmond Theatre in south London has announced its Summer 2011 Season, which includes…To Kill A Mockingbird, By Harper Lee, from 2 to 5 May 2011. Starring Duncan Preston. Tells the story of life in the American Deep South through the inquiring eyes of a child. Jem and Scouts idyllic childhood innocence is shattered by [...]
Defence QC Michael Wood told the jury that police have never been able to rule out Anthony Hardy for the murder of Ms Fields – a woman who worked as a prostitute and struggled with a crack addiction when she was living in Highbury at the time of her death in 2001.Hardy was convicted of [...]
Libyan forces loyal to Muammar Qaddafi regained several coastal towns, including Ras Lanuf and Brega, which had been captured by rebels only a few days before, while Misrata, the nearest rebel-held town to Tripoli, the capital, was being fiercely fought over. A conference on Libya in London drew representatives of 40-odd governments and international bodies [...]
The Union Theatre has a sign on the toilet saying “don’t flush during show times – you can be heard”, many of the seats are gaffer taped together and the rest wobble ominously under pressure of any sort, only a stones throw away from the Old and Young Vic Theatres yet a world apart in many ways. However, [...]
London Correspondent…Since the London program’s creation over 25 years ago, it has developed traditions such as tea time and has moved into a building once used as an exclusive gentlemen’s club for members of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The program has grown since its beginning and now accommodates 130 students each semester.…He said [...]
Stations that could be reopened for businesses include Aldwych, which opened in 1907 and is commonly used for filming; South Kentish Town, which has been closed since 1924 and already hosts a sauna and massage parlour; and Euston, which is still a working station, but with a network of closed off tunnels, platforms and a [...]
LIBYAN REBELS: INTEL PICKS UP AL-QAEDA LINKSThe US military have picked up “flickers” of intelligence suggesting the rebel forces trying to overthrow Col Gaddafi might include al-Qaeda fighters. The warning came from Admiral James Stavridis, Nato’s Supreme Allied Commander, as representatives of 40 governments meeting in London discussed arming the rebels. “We are [...]
LONDON (REUTERS).- British author and former parliamentarian Jeffrey Archer expects to raise over 5 million pounds ($8 million) when he sells works from his art collection including paintings by Claude Monet and Andy Warhol.“I recently celebrated my 70th birthday — an event which prompts a certain degree of thought and realization. As a result, I [...]
LONDON – Novelist and former politician Jeffrey Archer is selling 5 million pounds ($8 million) worth of works from his extensive art collection.The 150 pieces include a view of the River Seine by Claude Monet and an Andy Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe.They go under the hammer at Christie’s in London on June 28.The day [...]
LONDON (REUTERS).- British author and former parliamentarian Jeffrey Archer expects to raise over 5 million pounds ($8 million) when he sells works from his art collection including paintings by Claude Monet and Andy Warhol.“I recently celebrated my 70th birthday — an event which prompts a certain degree of thought and realization. As a result, I [...]