98 m. ago What protests are taking place in London this weekend and the week ahead?

Here are all the ways Londoners will be exercising their right to protest in the capital

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2 h. ago Michael Caine, 92, pushed in wheelchair by Vin Diesel on lunch meeting

Sir Michael Caine, 92, headed to lunch with Vin Diesel in London this week, with the Fast and Furious actor seen pushing him in a wheelchair

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17 h. ago What went on in London this week: Johnny Depp makes his comeback at Curzon

Red carpets, actors turned artists, and Sabrina Carpenter’s unlikely guest

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19 h. ago Johnny Depp Enjoys a 'Very Special Visit' to U.K. Art Gallery After Premiering His Latest Movie Modi in London

Johnny Depp Enjoys a 'Very Special Visit' to U.K. Art Gallery After Premiering His Latest Movie Modi in London  People.com

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19 h. ago Saudia Resumes Dammam–London Flights After 15 Years Amid Market Growth

Saudia Resumes Dammam–London Flights After 15 Years Amid Market Growth  Aviation Week Network

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27 h. ago London faces third heatwave of the summer this weekend with temperatures set to hit 31C

The third heatwave of the summer is set to hit the London this week, with Wimbledon fans and players in for a sweltering weekend.

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29 h. ago Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness review – Johnny Depp’s Modigliani as bohemian badass

A lineup including Stephen Graham and Al Pacino seem wasted on this lavish, but hackneyed drama about the Italian artist Some very cliched roistering, life-affirming wine-drinking, bourgeois-defying artistic shenanigans here from the veteran screenwriting couple Jerzy and Mary Olson-Kromolowski who have adapted a 1980 stage play, Modigliani by Dennis McIntyre, about the Italian sculptor and painter Amedeo Modigliani, known as Modi. Johnny Depp directs and perhaps sees his subject as a bohemian badass not unlike Hunter S Thompson, whom he played in Terry Gilliam’s 1998 movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – and perhaps not altogether unlike how he sees himself.It is 1916 in Paris and the brutality of war is destroying the belle époque; Riccardo Scamarcio plays Modigliani, a brilliant, sensual but penniless artist facing poverty and casual antisemitism. Having got into a chaotic affray at a pompous posh restaurant – filmed like a deleted scene from Richard Lester’s The Three Musketeer...

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29 h. ago Modigliani – Three Days on the Wing of Madness review – Johnny Depp’s painter as bohemian badass

A lineup including Stephen Graham and Al Pacino seem wasted on this lavish, but hackneyed drama about the Italian artist Some very cliched roistering, life-affirming wine-drinking, bourgeois-defying artistic shenanigans here from the veteran screenwriting couple Jerzy and Mary Olson-Kromolowski who have adapted a 1980 stage play, Modigliani by Dennis McIntyre, about the Italian sculptor and painter Amedeo Modigliani, known as Modi. Johnny Depp directs and perhaps sees his subject as a bohemian badass not unlike Hunter S Thompson, whom he played in Terry Gilliam’s 1998 movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – and perhaps not altogether unlike how he sees himself.It is 1916 in Paris and the brutality of war is destroying the belle époque; Riccardo Scamarcio plays Modigliani, a brilliant, sensual but penniless artist facing poverty and casual antisemitism. Having got into a chaotic affray at a pompous posh restaurant – filmed like a deleted scene from Richard Lester’s The Three Musketeer...

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44 h. ago ‘It feels like drowning’: Adwoa Aboah opens up about motherhood as she gets candid about postpartum struggles

The British actor, 33, reflected on life since welcoming her daughter in this week’s edition of The London Standard

Events

44 h. ago Catch up on what you've missed this week: 20th anniversary of 7/7 attacks in London, Macron's UK visit

Missed the news in London this week? Catch up on what you need to know, with Cheat the week

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47 h. ago Johnny Depp's savage response to Fantastic Beasts bosses 'telling him to retire'

The actor, 62, was dropped from the fantasy series after losing his lawsuit against The Sun over being called a ‘wife-beater’ in his marriage to Amber Heard

Politics

52 h. ago Heatwaves likely caused 263 more deaths in London, scientists estimate

Stark estimate of heatwave deaths in London comes as week-long yellow heat health alert kicks in at 10am on Wednesday

Events

61 h. ago Johnny Depp offered ‘trust and love’ as a director says lead actor of Modigliani

Italian actor and film producer Riccardo Scamarcio plays the artist in a new film directed by Hollywood star Depp.

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61 h. ago Johnny Depp Smiles on Red Carpet at London Premiere of Modi, the First Film He's Directed in Over 20 Years

Johnny Depp Smiles on Red Carpet at London Premiere of Modi, the First Film He's Directed in Over 20 Years  People.com

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62 h. ago Johnny Depp Premieres New Movie ‘Modì’ in London; Charlie Hunnam Shows Up to Support Friend Antonia Desplat!

Johnny Depp Premieres New Movie ‘Modì’ in London; Charlie Hunnam Shows Up to Support Friend Antonia Desplat!  Just Jared

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66 h. ago Johnny Depp finally speaks out about Fantastic Beasts recasting

The Hollywood actor was replaced by Mads Mikkelsen for the franchise’s third film after he was asked to resign

Sport

3 d. ago Heat health alert for parts of UK as country braces for fresh heatwave

Temperatures are set to soar to 30C in London and parts of the south east later this week

Society

3 d. ago UK government backs French police immobilising small boats, minister says

Heidi Alexander says new tactics are ‘welcome’ and would prevent people leaving French shores to cross ChannelUK politics live – latest updatesFrench police slashing the boats of people smugglers was not “pleasant” but the right tactics, a UK cabinet minister has said, saying the government welcomed the new tactics from the authorities.It comes as Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce new plans for French police to do more to block small boats crossing the Channel when the French president arrives for his state visit in London this week. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago France and UK expected to announce joint plan on small boat crossings

Starmer and Macron could set out plans for a ‘one in, one out’ returns scheme for asylum seekersUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce plans for French police to do more to block small boats crossing the Channel at a summit in London this week, but a wider deal on returning asylum seekers is still up in the air.While details remain limited, with French officials still believed to be finalising what action the country can take with boats that are already in shallow waters, an announcement on new plans is expected on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago China wants to build a massive new embassy in central London: here's why that's a problem

China wants to build a massive new embassy in central London: here's why that's a problem  The Week

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