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Alissa Simon Film CriticOscar-winning filmmaker Danis Tanović (“No Man’s Land”) delivers a tasty treat with the entertaining, comic drama “Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair.” Despite being a low-budget item shot during the pandemic and finished in haste, with the visual style of a TV film, it nevertheless warmly and wittily captures the spirit of the Bosnian capital and its struggles with COVID-19. Set in the city’s iconic Old Town, it’s the tale of two neighboring ćevapi restaurants whose once-friendly owners fall out.

Will Tizard ContributorFrom the din of vehicle crashes and the crack of automatic weapons fire heard around Prague’s Old Town of late, you’d hardly think — once you realize these are blanks and epic film stunts — the city has seen a COVID slowdown in location filming at all.True, case numbers are impressively low in the Czech Republic this summer, but well before Netflix’s “The Gray Man” rolled in for a 91-day shoot using street locations all over the city, business was brisk.Prague/L.A.-based production house Stillking alone has what’s on track to match or surpass 2019, its biggest year ever.

Madeira is an archipelago which booms and shakes with culture. As one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal, this spellbinding island has quickly become a popular holiday destination for those looking to immerse themselves in adventure – from cable cars up from Funchal to Monte, to the eclectic Old Town markets, and the sensational wildlife this part of the world has to offer.

A Place in the Sun's Danni Menzies was trying to find an apartment in Spain's Costa del Sol for a hard-to-please buyer who dismissed many as "too small".

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Madeira has everything you could want for an Instagram-worthy holiday; beautiful scenery and hiking trails, eye-catching colourful buildings, and heaps of brilliant shops and restaurants. It's therefore no surprise that its capital Funchal has long been a hit with adventurers - and thanks to a new cruise, you can now enjoy a taster of exactly what's on offer.

Emergency services raced to Old Town in Broxburn around 12.40am on Sunday to reports of numerous vehicles on fire. Three cars, a silver Mercedes, a Nissan Micra and a Vauxhall Corsa were destroyed as a result of the blaze.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Compact, capsule shaped accommodations that are popular in Japan are now popping up in Sussex.These pods, known as capsule hotels, are a popular option for people who want to stay overnight on a tighter budget than most conventional hotels allow for.Pod Central in East Sussex has a total of 16 "rooms" stacked in pairs, and offers the tiny pods for £30 a night.The hotel is located in Pevensey Road, which is close to the train station, cafes, restaurants and the beach.It's also not far from tourist attractions in Hastings such as Hastings Pier, Hastings Castle, Hastings Old Town and Bexhill’s De La Warr Pavilion.Each "pod" is equipped with clean bedding, a reading light and complementary

Twitter users have been left stunned at a Hull pub offering what some call a local 'delicacy.'Hull local Charis Scott-Holm took to the platform yesterday to share a picture of one of the menus from The Sailmakers Arms in Old Town showing what some might call an unusual combo.The popular venue on High Street has been a fixture in the city since 1988 and promises traditional home-cooked food, music, real ales and ciders...

A Place in the Sun trying to find a new Spanish home for Rachel and John in Oliva on the Valencian coastline and things got a bit tense when a property was a flop.In Wednesday's episode of the Channel 4 show (May 19) the couple had a budget of £100,000 but Ben failed to find anything that really tempted them.Ben showed the couple around a townhouse in Oliva's Old Town valued at £80,909 and, although it lacked a garden, it did have a roof terrace and the presenter asked them what they thought of it."John, you want to keep some bees. Could you do that with this area?" asked Ben.The house-hunter replied: "I don't think so, no.

Ayrshire book festival this summer. Janey, well-known for her Nicola Sturgeon video clips, will join other famous faces as part of Boswell Book Festival and will discuss her upbringing in Glasgow.

BrewDog co-founder James Watt has announced that the brewing giant is set to open a new beer hotel in the capital this autumn.Posting on Twitter he confirmed his hints earlier this month, that a DogHouse hotel in Edinburgh could soon be following the opening of their first UK beer hotel in Manchester.Posting on Twitter, James said: "Announcing the BrewDog DogHouse Edinburgh."An amazing beer hotel & bar in the heart of Scotland's capital."Expect beer on tap in all the rooms, mini-bars filled with the best beers in the planet & fridges in the shower for shower beers."The BrewDog owner then shared a picture of what the new site will look like and added that it would open on Market Street in the Old Town area of the city in "Q3 2021".To

Jeremy Helligar Lil Nas X isn’t here to win over folks who think homosexuality is the devil’s work. In his new video for “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” the 21-year-old rapper makes out with Satan (albeit a CGI one), lap dances on him and twerks all over his face.

Burns classic 'To a Louse' which lampoons Prime Minister Boris Johnson.Comedian Daniel Downie,33, who runs Edinburgh's only stand-up comedy walking tour, posted his re-imagined version of the poem on Twitter.Incredibly, not only did he write the whole thing himself, he managed to recite it flawlessly in one take for the video.Daniel, founder of 'The Mountebank Comedy Walk', a comedic walking tour of Edinburgh's Old Town, explained that he came up with the idea for the poem after becoming increasingly annoyed by the news of how Brexit and the Coronavirus outbreak were being handled by the UK government.He said: "Every day it has been more and more frustrating and at times infuriating.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A street drinker battered a man over the head with a glass bottle during a rammy at notorious troublespot off Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.Graham Ferguson left his victim bleeding heavily after launching the vicious attack in Hunter Square.The 52-year-old appeared at the city’s sheriff court on Tuesday and admitted a charge of assaulting the unidentified man to his injury.Ferguson claimed the man had earlier been aggressive and brandished a knife at him.Hunter Square in the city’s Old Town built up a reputation over the years for attracting street drinkers and occasional violence.Fiscal depute Heather Carmichael said the incident had occurred at around 9.40pm

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxAn ancient jug, with four gold coins stashed inside, was a piggy bank more than a millennium ago.The jug was found by archaeologists in Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter last month while surveying a site set for construction.The site, based in Western Wall Plaza - a historic public square in Jerusalem's Old City.Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) inspector Yevgenia Kapil found the juglet, made out of clay and is not much bigger than a coffee cup.Weeks later, an IAA archaeologist, David Gellman, was shocked when a handful of coins came out with the dirt when he moved it in his hand.The excavation director said: "This is the first time in my

Lil Nas X is getting us ready for the holidays with a new single!

Harry Maguire's sister was allegedly 'injected with an unknown substance by two Albanian men,' sparking the brawl which led to the Man Utd star's arrest.

Stockport's short-lived Viking-themed restaurant, The Glass Spider will be a Victorian-style swing bar.

A British tourist on holiday in Spain has shared images of the beaches to reassure holidaymakers who plan to travel abroad this summer.Neil Hanley has been staying at his holiday home in La Cala de Finestrat, near Benidorm, for the last three weeks.He says he was one of the first Brits to head over to Spain once restrictions on European travel were lifted.Neil says he is keen to offer some perspective to other tourists after pictures of people queuing on Spanish beaches appeared online.The retired teacher, 55, says some beaches in Benidorm are extremely busy, but there is plenty of coastline where holidaymakers can enjoy the sun in relative peace and quiet.“Benidorm Old town has two beaches - Playa de Levante, Playa de Poniente - which must

It was famously depicted by folk singer Ewan McColl as a 'Dirty Old Town'.

From sightseeing and historical sights in Old Town, to shopping in boutiques in New Town, Edinburgh is certainly not lacking when it comes to attractions, events and nightlife.