The photos donated at a photographic show are believed to have been found in an attic clear-out.

It comes after four men were arrested in connection with a video appearing to show anti-Semitic abuse.

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The founder of a London cinema says it will have to operate at close to maximum capacity in order to continue to break even despite coronavirus restrictions being eased.

Ben Freedman said the Prince Charles Cinema in Soho had "arrived in one piece, slightly bruised but raring to go" as it reopened to the public on Monday.

"When you love movies as much as we do, to not be able to show them to people for so long is pretty horrible and really the mood lifted as soon as we started to aim towards today, which was a couple of months ago."

He said the public are "really desperate" to be able to return to cinemas and his venue has not been heavily impacted by disruption to the film release schedule because they show classic movies as well as new ones.

Chains including Vue, Odeon, Curzon and Everyman have also reopened their cinemas, while Cineworld will begin doing so from Wednesday.

The Hippodrome Casino added some theatrics as it's chief executive Simon Thomas declared it open, with a bang.

Graduates Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones were killed at a Learning Together event in November 2019.

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The Science Museum in London reopens on Wednesday with a new, contemporary display.

To mark the history of the pandemic, a Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine vial will join the museum's collection.

Comedian Barry Ferns put on a show as soon as lockdown rules were eased at one minute past midnight.

After being dark for 14 months, West End theatres are finally starting to reopen.

Ahead of tonight's first show for more than a year, the set and stage at The Mousetrap, the West End’s longest running play, are being fumigated.

"We are sold out for the next few weeks, so there's clearly an appetite to come back to the theatre," said the show's producer, Adam Spiegel.

"Obviously we are operating with social distancing, so we have a reduced capacity, but my sense is that people want to get back out."

The counter in the foyer will greet the audience for the 28,200th performance - it had been stuck on 28,199 since March 2020.

London's mayor makes the request as about 400 people test positive for the Indian variant in London.

Figures from Transport for London (TfL) show a slight increase in public transport use up to 10:00 BST on Monday.

Tube journeys were up 5% from last week and bus journeys up 1%.

Officers who access records without a legitimate reason could be breaking the law, the Met says.

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People are starting to head back to London's attractions with some making the most of the additional space.

These visitors took the opportunity to get the ultimate selfie through the glass floor on a high-level walkway at Tower Bridge in London.

The chef and restaurant owner of Frenchie Covent Garden said his staff are "on fire" ready to welcome back customers.

Greg Marchand spent lockdown creating a new spring menu and said he can't wait to share it with people.

"We are thrilled to welcome back customers and see what a live restaurant sounds and feels like. It's been way too long for us.

"We've got a fully dedicated staff who have been at home for way too long and I assure you everyone is on fire."

The inquest into the 2016 crash that killed seven people begins after an initial Covid-19 delay.

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Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: "Today we're not just getting a step closer to normal, we're getting back to the things we love.

"Cultural organisations can now reopen and venues across the country are preparing to welcome audiences back to performances."

Speaking at the Tate Modern, he continued: "Of course I recognise the anxiety people feel as we assess the situation over the next fortnight in the run up to stage four, but today is a huge moment for our hard-hit cultural landscape."

Mr Dowden said more support would "be on its way to our much-loved museums, music venues, theatres and historic houses" as they reopen.

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At The Ship Tavern in Holborn, pub supervisor Gintras Rinkevas says he's noticed customers seem happier than before lockdown.

"I think everyone appreciates being out and about more" he told the BBC.

"They've got more patience and more respect for waiters, people are happier I assume."

Mr Rinkevas said that as with many London pubs and restaurants, he thought it would be hard to get a table as they are almost fully booked up for the next few weeks.

Rules on socialising indoors and foreign travel are lifted in England, Wales and most of Scotland.

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Paul Scully MP, Minister for London, told BBC London: "I'm really confident. There's a pent up demand and people are really looking forward to coming out and enjoying London.

"In terms of the Underground, the bus network, hospitality sector and cultural sector, they're all ready to give people a safe and warm welcome."

However, despite his optimism he has cautioned people to remember some restrictions are still in place.

He said: "We're really determined that this roadmap goes one way only, but we've got to be really careful.

"We've got to remind people that the virus has not gone away, so they need to stay alert, to adhere to ‘hands, face, space’.

"Because there are variants out there which we're monitoring and carrying out surge testing in areas of concern to make sure we stay on top of the virus and not just chase it."

Museums, galleries and some of London's most famous tourist attractions are reopening.

At the Tower of London, social distancing measures mean that little more than a fifth of their normal visitor numbers will be allowed in.

Debra Whittingham, deputy governor at Tower of London, said: "This time of year we'd be looking at having 10-15,000 people a day. The maximum we're going to be allowed to have in is about 3,300.

"So it's still going to be hard to get back to where we were until all the restrictions are lifted," she added.

“We're also waiting for international tourism to open up, as 70% of our visitors are normally from overseas."

But she added, there has never been a better time to come if you are from the UK.

"It'll be quiet, there won't be much queuing, you'll have some serenity."

Calum Franklin, executive chef at Holborn Dining Room, says he and his team are excited to have people back in their restaurant.

He told the BBC: "It's gone mad as we've opened the terrace [which] has been full, now we've seen it with the restaurant opening, we're going to be full again in here.

"I think people are desperate to go out, meet their friends, eat with their family outside, it's like a novelty. It's like restaurants never existed before and now we can do this cool thing suddenly."