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Vue cinema chain admits health and safety offences over Birmingham death

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Vue cinema chain admits health and safety offences after man, 24, was crushed to death by motorised seat as he tried to find his dropped phone and keys while his horrified wife watched Ateeq Rafiq, 24, was at the Vue Cinema in Star City, Birmingham with his wife  At the end of the film he … Read more

Quarter of Vue cinemas will shut three days a week to slash costs after Covid delays

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Quarter of Vue cinemas will shut three days a week to slash costs after Covid delays release of Hollywood blockbusters including new James Bond film  Cinema chain will reduce opening hours at 21 of 87 UK sites to four days a week  Chief executive said they were dealt a ‘body blow’ by delays to new … Read more

Vue to shut quarter of its UK cinemas midweek

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Vue to shut quarter of its UK cinemas midweek after seeking expert advice about surviving crisis engulfing industry By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 October 2020 Vue is to shut a quarter of its UK cinemas midweek after seeking expert advice about surviving … Read more

Magic of silver screen will survive, says boss of Vue

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Sinking back into a socially-distanced leather seat at a safe distance from other customers and having to slip off your mask to tuck into the popcorn: going to the pictures is certainly different post-lockdown.  At the Vue cinema in the Westfield shopping centre in west London, film fans are greeted by a masked staff member … Read more