Travel & Culture
- The Guardian
James Snyder fired from Harry Potter play on Broadway after conduct complaint
Producers said they received a complaint about the show’s star from Diane Davis, who plays Harry’s wife
- The Guardian
Tinie Tempah puts modern heroes in portrait focus for BBC series
Tinie Tempah puts modern heroes in portrait focus for BBC series. In six-parter on BBC One, the rapper matches people with extraordinary stories to celebrated artists
- Evening Standard
Covid testing for travellers has ‘outlived its usefulness’ as measures scrapped
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed the post-arrival tests would be scrapped from February 11.
- Evening Standard
Half-term holiday boost as Covid tests for returning vaccinated travellers to be scrapped from February 11
British Airways said the move ‘sends a clear message to the rest of the world that global Britain is back in business’
- The Guardian
Nicholas Thirkell obituary
Designer who shook up ideas of what a book cover should be and gave the Independent newspaper its distinctive look
- The Telegraph
Ten test-free half-term holidays to book now
Rejoice! The Government has just dropped the day two test for fully vaccinated arrivals, opening up the possibility for a fully test-free half-term holiday.
Evening StandardMoulin Rouge! stars Liisi LaFontaine and Jamie Bogyo on taking Satine and Christian’s romance to the West End
Get ready for these two to capture your heart... and then break it
- Evening Standard
Moulin Rouge! the Musical review: not sexy enough to be a spectacular spectacular
3/5 The big numbers are ravishing in this stage version of Baz Luhrmann’s high-camp 2001 film classic, but the romance doesn’t sizzle
- The Telegraph
UK becomes first major country to scrap self-isolation for unvaccinated travellers ahead of half term
Britain has become the first major country in the world to spare all unvaccinated travellers self-isolation, as ministers on Monday lifted nearly every restriction for people arriving in the UK.
- Evening Standard
Covid tests scrapped for fully vaccinated arrivals
This will be a major boost for travel firms and families planning an overseas trip during the February half-term.
- The Guardian
BBCSO: Music for the End of Time review – compelling and vital music from Europe’s darkest days
A day of concerts featuring music written in imprisonment during the Holocaust was a powerful testament moving from rage to irony
- The Telegraph
All Covid tests for fully-vaccinated travellers ditched
Holidaymakers who are fully vaccinated will no longer have to take any Covid tests for travel abroad, Boris Johnson has confirmed.
- The Guardian
Jodorowsky animated Dune in development, says crypto group
Spice DAO, who bought a copy of the 1970s concept art for £2m in November, says a limited series is going ahead despite questions over copyright
- HuffPost UK
Covid Tests For Fully Vaccinated Travellers To England Will Be Scrapped
Boris Johnson said this was possible as the country was "moving through the Omicron wave".
- Yahoo Life UK
British Airways 747 jet bought for £1 turned into party plane
The plane was bought for just £1 and has been transformed into an incredible bar that can be hired out by revellers.
- The Telegraph
Land of Smiles? Thailand may have more face masks laws than anywhere on the planet
Thailand is justifiably known as the Land of Smiles, yet now the 70 million friendly faces of this picturesque nation are constantly hidden due to its strict face mask laws.
- The Telegraph
Why I don't ever want to give my phone number to a hotel
Let joy be unconfined! Last weekend was the first time in nearly two years that I’ve been able to help myself to as many bangers from the breakfast buffet as I wanted. I still had to reserve a table at the Fellows House in Cambridge, a protocol unheard of in Before Times, but once there I could roam the buffet freely, without feeling embarrassed at ordering yet another plasticky (but deliciously so) Cumberland sausage via the permitted table service.
- The Telegraph
Thierry Mugler, French fashion genius whose fantastical designs charmed and outraged the pundits – obituary
Thierry Mugler, who has died aged 73, was the unpredictable genius of avant-garde French fashion; his extravagant, futuristic designs reflected his background in the theatre and his childhood love of film.
- Evening Standard
Total Immersion: Music for the End of Time review - just what the BBC ought to be doing
4/5 This day of music composed in the camps and the ghetto was tough but beautiful
- The Telegraph
The five easiest options for a family ski holiday this half term
While British skiers have been celebrating the lifting of restrictions on travel to France, allowing us to flock to much-loved ski resorts once again, there are easier options for those looking for a half-term ski holiday with minimal faff for the family.
- The Guardian
The bathtub of Berlin: soaking it up on Germany’s sunniest island
Off the beach, villas ornate enough for a king; on the beach, fish-smoking huts offering delicious platefuls. Welcome to Pomerania’s isle of delights
- The Guardian
What does Australia’s removal from the European Council’s travel ‘white list’ mean?
Australia no longer recommended as a country from which travel restrictions should be lifted. What’s behind the decision and what will change?
- The Telegraph
Children given digital Covid passes ‘to save half term’
Children are set to be given access to digital Covid passes in time for half term, as the Government prepares to announce relaxations to travel rules on Monday.
- The Telegraph
Singing from the stands: Football fans to swap chants for arias in new opera
Opera inspired football fans through Pavarotti’s rousing renditions of Nessun Dorma in Italia 90 - and now it's the turn of the terraces to inspire opera. A new English work will sport the world’s first chorus composed of football fans, and supporters will be able to join the cast and swap ribald chants for the classical repertoire. The chosen “footy fan chorus” will feature in the aptly 90-minute-long work Gods of the Game
- Evening Standard
Airline bosses call for end to Covid travel restrictions in letter to Government
In the letter, the CEOs call for restriction-free travel to be restored ‘at the very least’ to those who are fully vaccinated.
- Evening Standard
Gainsborough’s Blue Boy at the National Gallery review: You’ll be blue if you miss it
4/5 A prodigal returns - after a century, one of the British artist’s best loved paintings is back on home soil for a visit