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Image copyright Getty Images Cinema chains Odeon, Cineworld and Picturehouse are shutting all their UK screens amid the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson advised people to avoid public venues. Theatres in London’s West End and around the UK have already closed, and many concerts have been called off. […]

As the coronavirus pandemic forces thousands of people into the confines of their homes, the internet is doing what it always does ― coming together in a time of crisis to produce ridiculous content. On Monday, the hashtags #QuarantineLife and #stayhomechallenge began trending as people around the country either quarantined themselves after possible exposure to

It’s been more than a month since the majority of Germany’s Big Brother contestants entered the house. In early February the first cases of coronavirus outside of Wuhan were just being reported. Now Germany has close to 7,000 confirmed infections, with 14 deaths – but the housemates have no idea a global pandemic has been

Kristofer Hivju, who starred as Tormund Giantsbane in “Game of Thrones,” announced Monday that he had tested positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. The 41-year-old shared on Instagram that he was “in good health” and experiencing only mild cold-like symptoms but that he would be isolating himself and his family at home

Image copyright Winsome Pinnock Image caption Winsome Pinnock was the first black woman to have a play staged by the National Theatre In 2003 Winsome Pinnock was described as the “Godmother of Black British playwrights” – and the label has stuck. She has a new play at the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester which digs

Fox News host Jesse Watters admitted Monday on “The Five” that he should’ve taken social distancing more seriously given the coronavirus pandemic, as the network enforced the measure on air. Adhering to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s social distancing guidelines ― which include limiting groups of 50 or more people, limiting coming within

Image copyright BBC/Love Productions Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc famously quit as presenters of The Great British Bake Off after it moved to Channel 4. But the pair have now revealed to the Radio Times it wasn’t the first time they had resigned from the show. “On day one we had quite a frank chat

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have been discharged from a Gold Coast, Australia, hospital five days after they announced their coronavirus diagnosis, but they will remain in isolation for the time being to limit the spread of the pandemic. A representative of Wilson confirmed to HuffPost that both actors are self-quarantined at their place in

Image copyright Getty Images US actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have been released from a hospital in Australia after receiving treatment for coronavirus. The couple, who are now in self-quarantine in their Queensland rented home, announced they had tested positive last week. The couple were on the Gold Coast as Hanks made

Mel Brooks wants to remind you that when you’re dismissive about the elderly during the coronavirus outbreak, you’re talking about him — and all his friends. So Brooks teamed up with his son Max and a sliding glass door to create a PSA that’s not only funny and helpful but also puts things in stark