Dune premiere date ‘pushed back to October 2021’ as studio scraps plans for December release

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

Pet tortoises are being eaten ALIVE by hungry rats deprived of kitchen scraps during lockdown 

(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

Shaftesbury scraps dividend as worries grow over new virus curbs 

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

Interactive Investor scraps monthly income drawdown fee

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

Berlin Film Festival scraps separate best actor and actress awards for gender neutral prizes 

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

Mulan will debut on Disney Plus for a $30 fee as studio scraps hopes for theatrical release

Mulan will debut on Disney Plus for a $30 fee as studio scraps hopes for theatrical release amid pandemic… after streaming service chalks up more 60.5 million subscribers Feature film will be available beginning September 4  Theatrical release date was bumped from March 27 to July 24 to August 21 News announced by CEO on … Read more

British Airways scraps its all-business-class service between London City Airport and New York 

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 scraps plan to build global HQ in Britain

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

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

Tesco SCRAPS one-way aisles and eases coronavirus restrictions

Tesco SCRAPS one way systems on aisle floors and is increasing the number of customers allowed inside stores as supermarket eases its social distancing restrictions The supermarket will continue to enforce a two-metre gap between customers Outside queues are set to decrease as more customers are allowed inside stores The number of customers allowed inside … Read more