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Spellbinding: Wicked’s 20th birthday in London celebrated with Royal Mint coins

Colour versions of the coins draw on the colour palette from the hit musical, which opened at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre in 2006.

Evening Standard · Sep 16

New pilot to turn ultrasounds into 3D-printed moulds for parents with sight loss

The initiative will give those who cannot see ultrasound screens or print-offs the chance to trace the contours of their baby before they arrive.

Evening Standard · Sep 6

Eight in 10 people can't tell the difference between a legit and an illegal e-bike – that's a problem for all of us

Amid confusion and sharp practise, two major cycle industry bodies have launched a new safety trust mark to help people purchase street-legal e-bikes

Cycling Weekly · Jul 14

Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen launch new Shakespeare curriculum

Dame Helen Mirren has expressed her profound excitement over a new Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) curriculum, designed to revolutionise the teaching of Shakespeare in UK secondary schools.

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025

Helen Mirren ‘unbelievably excited’ to help launch RSC’s Shakespeare curriculum

The curriculum is a teaching and learning platform that is free for all state and Send schools.

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2025

Selfridges and Disney collaborate for store’s Christmas window displays

A light and music show every 15 minutes each evening will involve more than 100 metres of sparkling lights.

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025

Disney unites with UK store for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ Christmas window displays

The iconic Oxford Street store’s exterior draws inspiration from Disneyland Paris’s Sleeping Beauty Castle

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

Death still taboo subject, research suggests as end-of-life checklist published

Around a quarter of people said they avoid the topic completely because they do not want to burden their families with difficult conversations.

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025

Members of far-right party organising asylum hotel protests across UK, Facebook posts show

Activists from Homeland party, which split from Patriotic Alternative, set up groups to spread protests beyond Epping

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2025

Johnny Depp self-portrait to go on sale

The Pirates of the Caribbean star created the original works in the early 2000s when he was living in the south of France

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025