Claire Jenns Kickstart Team

Also known as Florence + The Machine, the singer is adapting the 1920’s literary classic The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald for the stage.

As the first US state to declare a climate emergency, Hawaii will pass a legislative resolution acknowledging the risks to humanity and the environment posed by climate change. 

Once the prime location for clothing brand Topshop, the Oxford Street building is to be sold for as much as £420 million. 

Subject to council approval, visitors to the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire will be able to enjoy a new art sculpture trail. 

This year’s Oscars ceremony provided a balance of the predictable and the unexpected as historic and diverse wins were made. 

Slated for release in December 2021, anticipation is building for director Steven Spielberg’s remake of the famous musical West Side Story. 

Ukraine has applied to the United Nations for the infamous nuclear wasteland to be given status as a UNESCO World Heritage site. 

Six books translated into English have been selected for the eminent International Booker Prize shortlist, with the winner set to receive £50,000. 

Jane Austen’s House in Hampshire has come under fire for planning to update its displays with information on Austen’s connections to slavery.

With their initiative One/Second/Suit, clothing retailer H&M are now offering a 24-hour free men’s suit rental for job interviews. 

The three prefectures of Tokyo, Osaka and Hyogo are to undergo state of emergency restrictions, putting plans for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics in July into further disarray. 

Best Picture nominee Sound of Metal sees the talented Riz Ahmed play a metal drummer who comes to terms with being suddenly deafened.