This production directed by Helena Kaut-Howson and translated by Jeremy Brooks and Kitty Hunter-Blair really is in the anguished lows as it opens the Arcola’s commemorative Russian Revolution season. It’s Maxim Gorky’s best known play, heralds the birth of theatrical social realism, made his name in 1902 but was lambasted ...
By Selena Drake “A hospital is chasing a £350,000 bill racked up by a Nigerian mother who flew to Britain to give birth to twins.” This was the headline on the front page of the Daily Mail three days ago. A pattern is emerging that seems to be accompanying the ...
By Courtney Greatrex If you're hoping for a winter getaway, you don't have to look too far. Last month, I visited Windsor, the perfect destination for a weekend trip. Regardless of the dreary weather, Windsor feels like an exciting place, with plenty of quirky shops and places to eat and ...
Struggling mum Michelle Dorrell became famous overnight after she cried about Tax Credits cuts on BBC’s Question Time, after feeling cheated after voting for the Tories. Now she has now been elected to chairwoman of Momentum in South East Kent. It is a huge shift in only 15 months since ...
After the vote to leave the EU there was a recorded rise in hate crimes, which culminated in the murder of a Polish man in Harlow, Essex. It is now feared that there will be another spike in similar attacks when Theresa May triggers Article 50 and beings the two-year ...
Sport News 24/7 Most Sunday league footballers have come up against a team who have brought in a 'ringer' - but this is ridiculous ... Amateurs invited to play at Cuitat Esportiva FC, Barcelona's training ground, were stunned when they were joined by mysterious midfielder 'Roberto Da Silva' - who ...
A former bare knuckle boxer who died last week aged 82 is believed to be the first named British man to be cryogenically frozen. Dennis Hobson, 82, who went toe-to-toe with hundreds of opponents in his day, died last week following a lengthy cancer battle. But flamboyant Dennis of Sheffield, ...
A £200 million mansion described as "the eighth wonder of the world" has been unveiled. The staggering home in Los Angeles has 12 bedroom suites, 21 bathrooms, three kitchens, five bars and a 40-seat cinema. It also comes with an 85-foot Infinity swimming pool, a £25 million car collection and ...
Goldman Sachs is reportedly considering moving 1,000 jobs to Frankfurt after Brexit. German newspaper Handelsblatt reported that the US banking giant will ship 1,000 jobs to Frankfurt while effectively halving the rest of its UK workforce, moving key operations to New York and Europe. The news comes following Theresa May's ...