Royal Albert Hall will go bust by its 150th anniversary next year if it doesn’t receive urgent financial support after losing £12million during lockdown, chief executive warns Craig Hassall said lockdown has cast the cash-strapped Proms venue into crisis The dormant theatre has burned through £12million since it shuttered in March Management hit out at … Read more
New York City has voted to slash $1billion from the NYPD budget, following weeks of protests and fraught negotiations with Mayor Bill de Blasio – as some lawmakers complain it falls short of what activists demanded. The austere, coronavirus-era budget tightens spending across city agencies, including a cut of nearly $484million from the NYPD’s $6billion operating … Read more
Hundreds of protesters camped outside City Hall are demanding that lawmakers slash the New York City police budget by $1billion. The ‘Occupy City Hall’ encampment began forming Tuesday following weeks of street protests sparked by the death of George Floyd and other black Americans killed by law enforcement. The protesters are part of a national … Read more
Sadiq Khan wants to move Greater London Assembly OUT of custom-built City Hall and to the East End to save £55m as the city faces a cash crisis London mayor wants to move to the Crystal in Docklands by the end of 2021 City Hall cost £43million and opened in 2002. It was designed by … Read more
A nursing student alleges she was kicked and punched at the hands of an Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer after her boyfriend called emergency services to request a health check. Lacey Browning is seen on surveillance footage dragging Mona Wang down a carpeted hallway of her apartment building in British Columbia, Canada on January 20 … Read more
The Little Rascals actor Brandon ‘Bug’ Hall arrested at Texas hotel for ‘huffing air duster cans’ Brandon ‘Bug’ Hall was arrested on Saturday for allegedly inhaling air duster cans The former child star’s arrest took place at a hotel in Weatherford, Texas The 35-year-old was booked for misdemeanor possession for use to inhale or ingest … Read more
NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens leads rallying chants at Black Lives protest and march against police brutality and racism in West Hollywood By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 04:31 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 04:31 BST, 7 June 2020 Thousands of people took to the streets in Los Angeles County on Saturday in … Read more
BBC is ‘preparing’ to scrap free TV licences for over-75s in August, says Lord Hall By Sebastian Murphy-bates For Mailonline Published: 10:04 BST, 24 May 2020 | Updated: 10:05 BST, 24 May 2020 The BBC is ‘preparing’ to scrap free TV licences for over-75s in August, says Lord Hall. Share or comment on this article:
Debenhams beauty hall deal turns ugly as landlord Hammerson hands five store salons to Next By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:54 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 10:28 BST, 10 May 2020 Debenhams is battling with property giant Hammerson over its decision to hand five of the department store’s beauty halls … Read more
Katherine Jenkins will perform to an empty Royal Albert Hall tomorrow night as she performs a behind closed doors concert for the first time in the venue’s 150-year history. The 39-year-old classical singer will boost the morale of millions trapped indoors in Britain with a 30-minute performance marking the 75th anniversary of VE Day on … Read more