22 h. ago Statue of Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones to be unveiled in London

The character created by Helen Fielding and played by Zellweger in four films, is to be immortalised in bronze in Leicester Square where it will become a permanent fixtureBridget Jones, the character created by Helen Fielding and played by Renée Zellweger in four films, is to be immortalised in bronze in central London.The new statue will be unveiled on 17 November and joins a number of others portraying key icons of cinema in Leicester Square, home to four cinemas and numerous red carpet premieres. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – a brilliant, blunt and beautiful memoir

The actor on being called ugly, telling Johnny Rotten to F-off, and striking gold at CannesKathy Burke’s mother, Bridget, died of stomach cancer when she was 18 months old; she writes that it made her “feel dead famous” in her community. She was raised by her older brothers, John and Barry, who were 10 and eight when it happened, and sometimes by their father Pat, an alcoholic for many years, violent with it, who struggled to care for his family. Pat and Bridget had moved to London from Ireland, and the Burkes lived on an estate in Islington, where the other families played a vital role in raising and feeding the children. On his deathbed, in 1994, Pat asked Kathy to do two things: to give up smoking, and to write more. It has only taken her 30 years, she says, but she’s finally done the latter.The entertainment industry is top-heavy with people from middle-and upper-class backgrounds who have a limited understanding of lives that don’t resemble th...

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38 h. ago Renée Zellweger's Character Bridget Jones to Receive Statue in London

Renée Zellweger's Character Bridget Jones to Receive Statue in London  TMZ

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41 h. ago Renee Zellweger to be immortalized as Bridget Jones with statue in major city

The ‘Only Murders in the Building’ star will attend the unveiling ceremony next month

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50 h. ago Haberdashery transforms London Bridge rush hour noise into sculptural lighting installation

Haberdashery transforms London Bridge rush hour noise into sculptural lighting installation  Dezeen

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63 h. ago Star Trek actor Chris Pine to make London theatre debut in Chekhov play

The US star will appear in Ivanov at The Bridge theatre next year.

Culture

64 h. ago Man ‘touched himself while staring at women’ on a train as cops release CCTV

COPS have released CCTV in their hunt for a man who reportedly touched himself while staring at a woman on a train. The suspect is alleged to have masturbated on a Thameslink train between London Bridge and Greenwich at around 6.15am on October 10. Police have now released a CCTV image of a man they...

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66 h. ago Man 'seen masturbating' to women while on Thameslink train near London Bridge

Man 'seen masturbating' to women while on Thameslink train near London Bridge  Wimbledon Guardian

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2 d. ago Star Trek’s Chris Pine to make London theatre debut in Ivanov next summer

The Hollywood actor will star in a new version of the Chekhov classic by writer-director Simon Stone at the Bridge theatre from JulyStar Trek’s Chris Pine will boldly go to the Bridge next summer but the actor, best known for playing James T Kirk in the sci-fi reboot, is swapping the starship for the stage.For his London theatre debut, Pine has been cast in the title role of a new version of Chekhov’s early play Ivanov by Australian writer-director Simon Stone. Produced by London Theatre Company, Ivanov will open in July at the Bridge theatre, where Stone’s update of Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea is now running. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Southport attacker’s psychiatrist had not read notes on past violence – inquiry

Dr Anthony Molyneux said it would have been ‘impossible’ to review Axel Rudakubana’s complete patient record.

Events

5 d. ago Have you noticed London Bridge Station’s new electric clock? Here’s why it’s there

Have you noticed London Bridge Station’s new electric clock? Here’s why it’s there  Southwark News

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6 d. ago Thousands march through London in protest against digital ID plans

Under strict police conditions, demonstrators chanted and waved banners along a route from Marble Arch to Whitehall on Saturday afternoon.

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7 d. ago Shanghai–London Forum Bridges Two Film Capitals With Shared Creative Ambition

Shanghai–London Forum Bridges Two Film Capitals With Shared Creative Ambition  Variety

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8 d. ago Man who used 3D printer to make gun parts found guilty of terror offences

Robert Adamski was convicted of seven offences at Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday.

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8 d. ago Timely arrival: Great British Railways clock launches at London Bridge

Timely arrival: Great British Railways clock launches at London Bridge  The Guardian

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8 d. ago Timely arrival: Great British Railways clock launches at London Bridge | Rail transport

Timely arrival: Great British Railways clock launches at London Bridge | Rail transport  The Guardian

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1 week ago News | Goldman and Edge line up anchor tenant at £230 million London Bridge office tower

News | Goldman and Edge line up anchor tenant at £230 million London Bridge office tower  CoStar

Economics

1 week ago Theresa May calls on businesses to investigate supply chains for modern slavery

The former PM said that modern slavery is ‘the greatest human rights issue of our time’.

Economics

1 week ago Revealed: Tory grandee David Mellor is selling his quirkily decorated Thameside mansion overlooking London Bridge for £15 million

The one-time Tory heritage minister bought the historic mansion at a time when he had become nationally notorious for two successive scandals in his private life.

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2 w. ago Picture exclusive: Old City Hall transformation underway as Sadiq Khan's former HQ is dismantled

Four years after the Greater London Authority departed, renovation of iconic ‘glass testicle’ near Tower Bridge gathers pace

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