A theatre performance in Chichester was cancelled after an actor was allegedly followed, verbally abused and left shaken in what police are treating as a homophobic hate crime. Sussex Police said a 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the incident. The victim, a man in his 20s, was a member of the cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Chichester Festival Theatre. The theatre cancelled that evening’s performance after the reported attack. According to police, th

A gala night for one of the West End’s biggest stage productions was briefly interrupted on Thursday when trans rights activists rushed onto the red carpet outside the Palace Theatre in London. The protest took place as guests arrived for a special performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, marking the launch of a newly reworked version of the show. The demonstration appeared to target author JK Rowling, whose public comments on trans rights have made her one of the mo

From 6 November, England and Wales will make it illegal to possess or publish several categories of extreme pornography that ministers and campaigners say have become too visible, too normalised, and too easy for young people to encounter. The new offences form part of the Crime and Policing Act 2026. They will cover explicit, realistic pornographic images depicting strangulation or suffocation, penetrative sexual activity between relatives, and sexual activity involving some

Heavy rain over already wet ground can turn a normal storm into a dangerous one quickly. That is the concern behind the latest warning from the Thai Meteorological Department, which has flagged parts of Central, Eastern and Southern Thailand for thunderstorms, gusty winds and isolated heavy rain. In its 5pm forecast on 16 October, the department warned that accumulated rainfall could increase the risk of flash floods, run-off and landslides, especially in low-lying communitie