Man faces 32 charges after woman escapes to report nightmare in Miami-Dade’s West End
A woman recently suffered hours of anguish in an apartment in Miami-Dade County’s West End neighborhood after her 26-year-old live-in boyfriend grabbed a gun, pointed it at her head, and threatened to shoot her, according to a police report.
'Hamilton,' 'Phantom' will be off London stages until 2021
Shops and outdoor spaces such as zoos are now starting to reopen, but indoor venues remain closed because of social distancing rules that require people to remain two meters (6 feet) apart. The government says it's reviewing the distance rule amid pressure retailers, restaurateurs and others to cut it to one meter (three feet). A study released Wednesday by research firm Oxford Economics projected that the U.K.s creative industries could lose 74 billion pounds ($93 million) in revenue this year and a fifth of the U.K.s 2 million creative-sector jobs could disappear. Norbury and other culture-sector leaders called on the government to set up a cultural renewal fund and continue support programs that have supported self-employed people and furloughed workers during the lockdown. The Treasury plans to scale back the programs in the next few months.
London theater tests new staff bodycams to deter rowdy audiences
Stuart C. Wilson - WPA Pool / Getty ImagesA theater in London's West End has introduced mini body cameras for staff, in a bid to discourage rowdy audience behavior. The industry groups Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre have teamed up with security company Calla to prevent aggression against staff, according to Phill Brown, head of risk and safety at the Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre. "We haven't got a major problem and we don't want to have a major problem," he said. Throwing alcohol into the mixIt has also been suggested that the changing behavior of theater audiences could be a factor in the issue. In June 2018, a fight broke out between two "middle-aged blokes" at the National Theatre in London, according to eyewitnesses who posted about the incident on Twitter.