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Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviewsSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter To flee or not to flee – that is probably the question a stunned audience member asked himself when he noticed actor Andrew Scott glaring at him during a performance of Hamlet.Scott, 47, who was cast in the title role in Robert Icke’s production of the Shakespearean tragedy, recalled his shock when he noticed an audience member using his laptop during the famous “to be or not to be” soliloquy. Performing at the Almeida Theatre in 2017, Scott held…

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailHomeowners bracing for their two-year fixed mortgage deals to end could be spared thousands of pounds in higher interest repayments after major lenders kicked off the new year by slashing rates.Rapid rises in the Bank of England’s base rate over the past two years from historically low rates to their current 15-year high of 5.25 per cent have fuelled anxiety for tens of thousands of homeowners whose time to renegotiate expiring fixed-rate deals is approaching this year.But with competition among…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailMaine Republican Party chair Joel Stetkis endured a car crash interview with CNN on Tuesday where he repeatedly refused to offer any explanation as to why he objects to Donald Trump being removed from the state’s GOP primary ballot.The Pine Tree State is scheduled to vote on who it wants as the Republican nominee to challenge President Joe Biden on Super Tuesday on 5 March.But, currently, Mr Trump is out of the running in the state.Maine’s secretary of…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sir Jim Ratcliffe held meetings at Old Trafford on Tuesday in his first visit to the home of Manchester United since the billionaire’s deal to buy a 25 per cent stake in the club was announced on Christmas Eve.Ratcliffe was joined by INEOS director of sport Sir Dave Brailsford and executive Jean-Claude Blanc, who are both due to join United’s football board once Ratcliffe’s investment has been ratified by the Premier League.Further meetings are due to take…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USNew York City Firefighters have initiated an emergency response protocol after explosion sounds were heard and the ground shook early Tuesday morning.The FDNY was called to the 580 block of Main Street, just south of the Roosevelt Island Bridge & Tram, before 6am after multiple reports came in of small explosions and buildings shaking, the fire department told The Daily Mail.The potential explosions have caused power outages on Roosevelt Island, abc7 reports.Multiple residents reported they were…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Liverpool face a testing encounter on New Year’s Day as they host Newcastle in the first Premier League fixture of 2024. The Reds have a two-point lead at the top of the table ahead of the weekend’s fixtures and will remain top should be be victorious against Eddie Howe’s side. It an extremely close title race, difficult matches such as these can be killer blows to those looking for to lift silverware at the end of the…

Kyiv suffers largest ever drone attack by Russia leaving five woundedFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsRussia has been accused of launching a deadly drone attack on the Ukrainian southern port of Odesa in the early hours of New Year’s Day, killing at least one person. Oleh Kiper, governor of the Odesa region, wrote on the Telegram messaging app that the attack had been stopped by the city’s air defence systems.However, falling debris had caused several fires in residential buildings in…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Eddie Howe has told Newcastle they need to be “near perfect” if they are to address their dreadful record at Liverpool.The Magpies will run out at Anfield on Monday evening having not won there in the Premier League since April 1994, when Rob Lee and Andy Cole were their goalscorers, and having lost their last five home and away against Jurgen Klopp’s men.Newcastle came close to ending that run last season when they led through Alexander Isak’s…

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviewsSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter The next year of theatre reads like the cast list of the best film ever made. Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook, Keeley Hawes, Matt Smith, Ian McKellen, Sheridan Smith, Brian Cox, Michael Sheen, Steve Coogan and Dominic West are all heading to the stage. Plus, some actual films are heading to the stage too: Starter for Ten, Mean Girls, The Devil Wears Prada, Dr Strangelove. It’s shaping up to be a very good year.Plaza SuiteMajor star power is on…

Kyiv suffers largest ever drone attack by Russia leaving five woundedFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsRussia has bombarded Ukraine’s second largest city with missiles and drones during the early hours of New Year’s Eve, just hours after accusing Kyiv of carrying out a deadly strike in one of its border cities. Moscow said 22 people, including two children, have been killed in “indiscriminate” Ukrainian strikes on the Russian provincial capital of Belgorod on Saturday.Images of Belgorod on social media showed…