Dir: Baz Luhrmann. Starring: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Olivia DeJonge, Kelvin Harrison Jr, Shonka Dukureh. 12A, 160 minutes.If we were to pull back the curtain on Elvis Presley, what would we…
Tommy Robinson and the making of a far-right…
Tommy Robinson is staring down the camera, warning viewers about the “readiness in which migrants will attack”.It is March 2018, and the far-right activist has just returned from a trip to Italy, where he claims…
Tommy Robinson ‘misused’ donations from far-right supporters, claim…
Tommy Robinson has been accused of misusing supporters’ money, as he declares himself bankrupt despite receiving hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations and funding, The Independent can reveal.This month Robinson, the English Defence League…
Covid UK news – live: Lockdown roadmap ‘could…
New bookings for Covid-19 vaccinations have been closed for the month of April after the NHS warned of a “significant reduction” in vaccine supplies. A letter sent to regional health bosses from NHS England said…
NHS warns UK will face ‘significant reduction’ in…
New bookings for Covid-19 vaccinations have been closed for the month of April after health bosses revealed a “significant” reduction in supply from the week beginning 29 March. Regional NHS leaders received a letter ordering them…
More than 700 legal scholars urge Boris Johnson…
More than 700 of the UK’s leading legal academics have signed a stinging open letter urging Boris Johnson to ditch “draconian” restrictions on the freedom to demonstrate, in one of the largest protests of its…
EU threatens to restrict Covid vaccine exports to…
The European Union has threatened to restrict exports of Covid vaccines to safeguard jabs for its own citizens, as parts of the continent face a third wave of the pandemic.Ursula von der Leyen said the…
‘They did their duty’: Met boss defends Sarah…
The arrests of female attendees after Scotland Yard refused to facilitate a socially-distanced event planned by Reclaim These Streets has sparked an independent investigation following a backlash from the public and MPs.Sir Stephen House, deputy…
Sabine Schmitz death: Top Gear host and racing…
German racing driver Sabine Schmitz has died aged 51, it has been confirmed.Known as the “Queen of the Nürburgring” racetrack, Schmitz also became famous for her role on BBC’s Top Gear where she first appeared…