As UK theatres fret over how to respond to the increasing national and global crises that are hitting or emerging from our shores in wave after wave of tsunami like proportions: Brexit, Syria, the refugee crisis, Russia, Crimea, Ukraine, Belarus, the Greek meltdown, Egypt, Spain, the Occupy movement, Trump, Brexit, Brexit again, back to Trump etc, the Young Vic, in partnership with Totally Theatre Productions, have come up with an unusual way of trying to make sense of it all...

By Michael McNulty With the release of Going in Style on Friday we've been thinking about the best heist scenes in film so get your team, your gloves and safe cracking tools together and settle in, here are five of the best heist and robbery scenes that film has to offer. 5. Drive - 2011 A heist is made up of many moving parts. Once you’ve grabbed the cash, merch, stash, whatever you’re calling it, it’s time to make like...

A shopping centre worker thought her boyfriend had made the most expensive mistake of his life – when he dropped her engagement ring over the side of a boat. Pash Canby, aged 30, got down on one knee to propose to Natalie Ripley while they were sailing in a lagoon in Thailand. As Pash prepared to place the ring on 28-year-old Natalie's finger, it slipped out of his hand and into the water. After pausing for dramatic effect, Pash revealed...

Mum-to-be Laura Louis gave birth on her wedding day after being rushed to hospital in her bridal gown. Laura Louis, 36, felt her waters break at her wedding reception just hours after tying the knot to husband Lou. The couple, who have their own Irish folk band, were performing for their guests on St Patrick’s Day when they realised Laura had started having contractions. They knew there was a possibility that baby Nicholas might decide to turn up on their...

Dramatic Footage captured on a vehicle dashcam shows the moments the murder suspect tried to flee the scene in a Land Rover, which was stolen from the house in Stourbridge, West Midlands. It shows officers chasing the car, which later crashed into a garden wall after it was rammed off the road by police in Norton Road about 30 minutes after the attack. A 23-year-old homeless man has been charged with the murders of a mother and her 13-year-old son...

Why foreign languages are key to the success of London’s financial industry. In the wake of last year’s referendum, there was plenty of talk about how the decision to leave the European Union will affect Britain’s financial industry. Almost 7 months on, the precise future of London’s financial sector still remains unclear. The importance of the EU to the capital’s financial industry is undeniable. The financial sector is the UK’s biggest exporting industry, with a £67 billion contribution to the...

After a weekend where the UK has threatened to go to war with Spain, the US fancies a pop at North Korea, and the sun was out so everyone in the UK is hungover today. We need a laugh, and a Brexit laugh is timely. This reimagining of the Titanic through Boris Johnson's eyes, is genius, I've watched it five time already and it is comedy gold. Copyright: Comedy Central UK Watch Video Here

Travelling is one of those everyday things that can be either really routine or take you to something extraordinary. Maybe you take a different route to work and discover a great little coffee shop or you simply need to escape gridlock. These days, with navigation options built into both cars and phones, you never have to travel alone. And sometimes, you can even travel to places where your phone can’t connect to the internet. Whether it’s finding a new restaurant...

By Linda Marric Terence Davies never does anything by half, his ultimate devotion to every single subject he touches upon is the very thing which makes him into one of the most honest and uncompromising artists of our time. In A Quiet Passion, Davies delivers a beautifully nuanced and witty account of another uncompromising artist whose success only came to light after her untimely death. Emily Dickinson first featured in Terence Devies’ work in his now iconic poetic love letter...