When Andrew Lincoln steps onstage at Londons Old Vic Theatre as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, he looks out on an empty auditorium. In this pandemic year, the Old Vics seasonal production of Charles Dickens classic is being livestreamed nightly until December 24, with ticket-holders around the world tuning in over Zoom. Julian Bird, chief executive of industry groups …
Londons Heathrow Airport says it has lost its place as Europes busiest air hub to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris after the COVID-19 pandemic grounded flights and Britain failed to approve passenger testing that could scale back quarantine requirements. Heathrow said Wednesday that it expects passenger numbers to fall more than previously forecast this year and rebound more slowly …
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