To Do List TRENDING
AUSTIN BUTLER
The former Disney and Nickelodeon actor, right, has got us all shook up playing the King in Baz Luhrmann’s glitzy biopic Elvis which lands in cinemas this weekend. We predict big things from the 30-year-old Californian.
PRIMARK
The low-cost fashion favourite, which currently does not sell online, is trialling a click-andcollect service for children’s products across 25 stores in the North West of England. It says it is starting with children’s products because of “unfulfilled demand” and because it thinks this will drive people to its stores.
WIMBLEDON
Pick up a punnet of strawberries and start chilling that jug of Pimm’s because the tennis tournament gets underway at the All England Lawn Tennis Club on Monday. Men’s singles champion Novak Djokovic will be in action on Centre Court in the afternoon.
GLASTONBURY
The world’s most famous music festival threw open its gates on Wednesday. This year’s line-up features Glasto’s youngest headliner in the form of 20-year-old Billie Eilish, and its oldest in Sir Paul Mccartney. Other acts include Diana Ross and Kendrick Lamar.
JESSIE WALLACE
The actress who plays Kat Slater in Eastenders has been warned by BBC chiefs about her conduct after she was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer in a drunken bust-up at the weekend. The actress was released without charge after receiving a conditional caution. A BBC spokesman said: “Jessie has expressed her deep regret.”
FRY-UPS THE DAMNED
The punk veterans had to pull out of Glastonbury due to positive Covid tests. Rock band Reef replaced the group on the Field of Avalon stage last night.
Construction workers are losing their appetite for the full English breakfast and now prefer muesli, porridge and granola. Builders are increasingly health-conscious and watch what they eat and drink, with one in 10 saying that they have tried meditation, according to
a survey by Toolstation.
TURKEYS
The National Farmers’ Union is warning of a turkey shortage at Christmas amid rising production costs and bird flu. Stocks have been cut by up to 50% by larger producers, while some smaller ones have said they will not rear the birds for Christmas this year.