Entertainment

The last day of July marks the release of Bangistan – an uproarious satire on fundamentalism starring Riteish Deshmukh and Pulkit Samrat as two blundering terrorists. It’s a comic tale with a strong underlying message highlighting the futility of violence, religious divisions ...

In the shadow of protests from across the music industry at the Government’s “shortsighted” cuts to young people’s music services, London Mayor Boris Johnson is holding his traditional competition to find London Busker of the Year. The competition itself is ...

Akshay Kumar’s new film, Brothers, launches on 14th August – and the star has been praising the high quality of the stunt work in the film. Brothers used the same expert stunt team as Hollywood film Warriors – who were ...

The last week of July sees the opening of a new exhibition for the heart of summer at the Hang Up gallery. Dog Days: Summer’s Hottest Artists opens on 24th July. It’s a group exhibition showcasing a unique blend of ...

Ellie and Sam sit just metres away from each other on the steps at Stratford station every day, never meeting or speaking… until one day Ellie leaves her notebook behind. Sam embarks on a journey around Stratford to reunite Ellie ...

When the docks closed, there was much talk about how the vacated land could be used to help the now employed local population find new work. However, the then Tory Government gave the land to Canary Wharf to build an ...

Look out for new Indian film Bangistan, which is due to be released on 31st July. Bangistan is a comic tale with a strong underlying message highlighting the futility of violence, religious divisions, cultural prejudice and which promotes the message of ...

The summer exhibition at Foreman’s Smokehouse Gallery opens on 10th July and will run till 13th August. You can view the exhibition on Thursdays and Fridays from 5pm to 9pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from noon until 5pm. What ...

Emdad Rahman On 11th July, a one day multiple arts festival will take place in Dagenham Village. Dagfest, is a new free, fun, outdoor festival for all ages featuring home-grown talent and international performers in the heart of Dagenham.It will ...

In the early 1980s, there was a man called Sid who lived in Poplar. He’d stomp through the area, telling anyone who’d listen about the bombing during the Second World War – which appeared to have been targeted at him ...