Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith may be the best Lego set ever – but it’s pricey

That is a lovely bit of Lego design (Lego)

One of the biggest and most impressive Lego sets of recent years is also a 2-in-1 recreation of the White City of Gondor, from the Lord of the Rings movies.

There haven’t been that many Lord of the Rings Lego sets in recent years but when they do get released they’re always worth the wait. Now the movies are decades old (Fellowship of the Ring celebrates its 25th anniversary this year), all the new sets tend to be aimed at adults, with the gigantic Barad-dûr set or the homely The Shire diorama.

For a long time, the Rivendell set has been considered not only the best Lords of the Rings model, but one of the best Lego designs ever. However, it now has a rival with an amazing recreation of Minas Tirith, which was a key location in the story and central to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.

What’s so impressive about the set is that it works on two separate scales, with the front built into the enormous cliff you’ll recognise from the films, but once you turn it around the scale changes to properly accommodate minifigures and show off the throne room.

The set is made up of 8,278 pieces and measures 59cm high, 62cm wide, and 37cm deep. So you’re going to need a big shelf to put it on, once you finally build the thing.

As well as the model itself, the set comes with 10 minifigures, including Gandalf the White, Faramir, Denethor, Peregrin, Aragorn as King Elessar (with his distinctive crown), Arwen, and four soldiers of Gondor. You also get Shadowfax, Gandalf’s legendary horse.

Turn the set around and the scale zooms in to see more detail (Lego)

The White City of Gondor looks just like it does in the films, so you can recreate scenes such as Aragorn’s coronation, the assault on the city by the orcs, and Denethor’s long run to jump off the top.

Minas Tirith will be released on June 4 from Lego stores and the Lego website, although you can get it a few days earlier, on June 1, if you’re a Lego Insider, which only requires a free sign-up.

That’s a nice amount of minifigures (Lego)

The set costs £579.99, which is inevitable given its size and the cost of the Lord of the Rings licence, but if you buy it between June 1 and 7 then you’ll get a free gift with purchase of Grond, the infamous battering ram of the orcs, that isn’t available any other way.

Also, if you go to the Lego Store in Leicester Square on June 1 at 10am you can buy the set and get it signed by Lego designer François Zapf, who’ll be there that day to meet fans.

If you’re still not convinced then there’s a livestream planned for May 12, at 5pm BST, that will feature the design team and, if you’re a Lego Insider, the chance to enter a sweepstake to win a trip to the Hobbiton Movie Set in New Zealand.

The orcs are very proud of Grond (Lego)

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Kidnapper released from prison by accident had boozy pub lunch before fleeing UK

Ifedayo Adeyeye who abducted his son, Laurys N’Djosse Adeyeye, from France and took him to Nigeria, who was mistakenly released from HMP Pentonville last month. (Picture: High Court/PA Wire)

A dad accidentally released from prison early ‘strolled around London’ for three days before jailers reported him missing to police.

Ifedayo Adeyeye, serving time for kidnapping his five-year-old son, may have fled the UK after prison staff accidentally released him.

The 58-year-old walked free from HMP Pentonville in north London on April 21 despite being jailed for another 12 months just the day before.

The High Court heard he then ‘strolled about’ London, enjoyed a pub dinner with ‘quite a lot of drink’, and transferred thousands of pounds from his bank account before officers were finally alerted.

By then, police believe the dual British-Nigerian national may already have travelled to Spain.

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Mr Justice Hayden blasted the delay, saying: ‘If the police had been contacted immediately, this could perhaps, almost certainly perhaps, have been prevented.

‘The public is entitled to expect far better than this.’

Catch him if you can: Ifedayo Adeyeye may have fled UK (Picture: High Court/PA Wire)

Adeyeye had previously been found to have abducted his son, Laurys N’Djosse Adeyeye, from France in July 2024 after the boy stayed overnight with him for the first time.

The court heard Laurys had lived with his mother, Claire N’Djosse, in France since birth before being taken via the UK to Nigeria.

Ms N’Djosse has not seen her son since.

In a legal first last year, Mr Justice Hayden ruled the High Court could order Adeyeye to return Laurys to France even though the child did not live in the UK.

When he ignored the order, Adeyeye was jailed for contempt of court in January.

Adeyeye was initially jailed for six months for contempt of court in January for failing to return Laurys
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He was due to be released in April, but on April 20 was handed another 12-month sentence for failing to return his son.

Despite that, prison staff released him the very next day after not being notified of the new sentance.

The judge described the child abduction as ‘an act of cruelty that even this court rarely sees’ and branded Adeyeye ‘arrogant and manipulative’ as well as ‘cold and calculated’.

Police told the court they were pursuing ‘all reasonable lines of enquiry’ after reports Adeyeye entered Spain on April 22.

The Metropolitan Police said: ‘We recognise both the seriousness of this matter and how traumatic the present situation must be for both Ms N’Djosse and her son.’

The force said prison officials blamed a ‘communication failure’ with the court for the blunder — a claim the judge dismissed as ‘entirely groundless’.

Chris Bryden, representing Ms N’Djosse, said the state had failed the mother twice, by releasing Adeyeye and again by not immediately informing police.

The case comes after Ministry of Justice figures revealed 179 inmates were wrongly released between April 2025 and March 2026.

Data published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) last month showed that 179 inmates were wrongly released between April 2025 and March 2026.

The issue was thrown into sharp focus after the mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu, who was jailed for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Epping, Essex, which prompted a series of protests last year.

The issue previously sparked outrage following the mistaken release of convicted sex offender Hadush Kebatu, who was jailed for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Essex

The MoJ has previously said that it was investing up to £82 million to drive down accidental releases, adding: ‘We inherited a prison system in crisis after years of underinvestment, which has resulted in unacceptable rises in release in errors.’

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Mikel Arteta praises two Arsenal stars and ‘congratulates’ the referee after West Ham win

Mikel Arteta after Arsenal’s win at West Ham (Picture: Getty)

Mikel Arteta hailed two Arsenal players and referee Chris Kavanagh after the dramatic Premier League win over West Ham.

The Gunners moved a step closer to becoming Premier League championswith a crucial 1-0 victory at the London Stadium on Sunday.

Leandro Trossard’s deflected strike gave Arsenal a late lead after David Raya produced a massive save to deny Mateus Fernandes.

There was more late drama in east London, however, as West Ham thought they had scored a late equaliser when Callum Wilson turned home from a corner.

But after a lengthy VAR check the goal was disallowed for a foul on Raya and Arsenal went on to hold on and clinch a crucial win which leaves them five points clear of second-placed Manchester City.

Arteta reserved special praise for Raya and Martin Odegaard after the victory, with Arsenal’s captain providing the assist for Trossard’s winner after coming on as a second-half subsitute.

The Gunners boss also ‘congratulated’ referee Kavanagh and the VAR officials for showing the ‘courage’ to disallow West Ham’s late goal.

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Leandro Trossard scored a late winner for Arsenal (Picture: Getty)

‘I think we started the game so well,’ Arteta said. ‘We created three big chances but didn’t manage to score the goal, then Ben White’s injury comes in and we have to adjust that.

‘It doesn’t really work out and half-time we have to change Calafiori as well, another change, so it’s not ideal. But I think we showed a lot of courage with the changes and the persons that bring.

‘I think we got rewarded because Martin made an incredible action to win us the game, apart from David’s save in the 70th minute.

West Ham’s late equaliser was disallowed (Picture: Getty)

‘If you want the chance to major trophies, you need moments and actions and the individuals creating those magic moments and David certainly – like Martin Odegaard – created a moment to win us the game.’

On the VAR check which led to West Ham’s disallowed goal, Arteta added: ‘In the end, this is the beauty of the Premier League.

‘In all this chaos and with the keeper in your box, they managed to score. The referee and the VAR today had a lot of courage to stop and analyse the action and give the opportunity to the referee to make the call.

"The sweetest words I've heard since Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream'!" 😅Ian Wright on how he reacted to West Ham's late disallowed goal against Arsenal 🤯 pic.twitter.com/rEXRvbwUkG

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‘I think nobody would disagree that it is a clear foul because David has the ball almost in his hands and they don’t allow him to do that and they take advantage to score the goal.

‘My instinct, because I watched it live, is that it was going to be a foul. But I understand and today I realised for the referees to be in that position and make that call and change the course of one the two teams, what a responsibility. What a big call.

‘When I had to be critical, I have been. Today I have to congratulate them [referees]. A lot of courage and bravery to stand out and give the opportunity to the referee to have a look at the action.’

West Ham sunk closer to relegation (Picture: Getty)

While Arsenal boosted their title hopes, West Ham sunk closer to relegation following a heartbreaking defeat.

Hammers boss Nuno Espirito Santo said he felt a mixture of ‘frustration and sadness’ after the game and criticised the ‘lack of consistency’ in refereeing decisions.

‘We knew how crucial it was,’ he said. ‘Frustration, this is what we are feeling now, but mostly sadness.

‘I think it is a lack of consistency that has been happening in recent seasons. The referees are allowing a lot of blocking and grappling almost and sometimes they judge it differently.

‘This is the frustration now of not understanding what is a foul and what is not a foul.’

West Ham remain 18th in the Premier League, one point below Arsenal’s north London rivals Tottenham with just two games remaining.

The Hammers visit St James’ Park to face Newcastle United next weekend while Arsenal face Burnley at home on Monday week.

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Celebrity Traitors scoops top Bafta after record-breaking 15,400,000 viewers ahead of season 2

Celebrity Traitors has had a fine start to the night (Picture: Jeff Spicer/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)

The Bafta TV awards are here for another year, and it is already proving to be a doozy.

It’s been a stacked year of British and global TV with mammoth hits, media personalities, creatives, and actors all hoping to get their hands on one of the biggest awards of the season.

This year’s nominees included award season darling Adolescence, in all the major categories, hit reality shows like Last One Laughing and TV shows such as Blue Lights, A Thousand Blows, and The White Lotus, all dominating the lists.

As might be expected, Adolescence has picked up the top awards, including for limited drama and supporting actor, where 16-year-old Owen Cooper added another award to his collection.

And, with the night still young, Celebrity Traitors is already reaping the rewards of its mega-success after it broke viewership records last autumn with a whopping 15.4million viewers for season one.

With the star-studded second season kicking off filming in Scotland just this week, the BBC series scooped up the prize for best reality show, beating out The Jury: Murder Trial, Squid Game: The Challenge, Squid Game: The Challenge.

The BBC reality series is proving it is a cultural mainstay (Picture: Jeff Spicer/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)

Alan Carr has secured the second Celebrity Traitors win of the night (Picture: Jeff Spicer/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)

In the acceptance speech for best reality show, Claudia said: ‘Bafta, thank you so, so much for this. This is unbelievable.

‘Thank you to every single person who works on the show. It is such an honour to be part of this extraordinary show.

‘This is absolutely for our extraordinary cast who played with dignity, gusto and their entire hearts, and we love them.’

Alan has also scooped up the audience-voted prize for memorable moment for his epic Traitors win.

‘It was Nick (Mohammed) who made me cry – we were round that round table and he went, ‘We’ve got this’, and I was like, ‘No, I’ve got this’.

‘When I laughed in their faces and went “I’m a faithful”, I was packing my bags. But I had the best time ever.’

Referring to the cast filming the second series in Scotland, he said: ‘I’m so jealous of all the celebs up there doing it, I wish I could do it all again.

‘Sometimes when I’m a bit sad I remember the laughter. I can even smell Celia’s fart.

‘I dedicate this to Paloma (Faith), there is no-one else I would rather murder than you.’

No doubt it will have high hopes for the other categories as well, including a win for the face of the show, Claudia Winkleman.

Meanwhile, accepting his latest major award, Wuthering Heights star Owen said: ‘Wow, it’s heavy that, to be fair.

Elsewhere, Adolescence has kept up its winning streak, including for young breakout Owen Cooper (Picture: Jeff Spicer/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)

Katherine Parkinson won in one of the major award categories for best actress in a comedy (Picture: Getty)

‘A year ago I was presenting an award and now I’m collecting one. This is a bit mad.”

He added: ‘In the words of John Lennon, you won’t get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it.

‘So in my eyes I think you only need three things to succeed: one, you need an obsession; two, you need a dream; and, three, you need The Beatles.’

Other winners from the night – hosted by Gregg Davies – have included Katherine Parkinson for Here We Go and Steve Coogan for How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge).

Meanwhile, after a standout first season, hit Motherland spin-off Amandaland secured best scripted comedy, with season two already raking in rave reviews.

The Bafta TV Awards will broadcast on BBC One from 7pm tonight.

Bafta TV award winners 2026

Supporting Actor - Owen Cooper, Adolescence

Supporting actress - Christine Tremarco, Adolescence

Reality  - Celebrity Traitors

Scripted comedy - Amandaland

Factual series - See No Evil

Children’s non-scripted - World. War. Me. (Sky Kids Investigates)

Children’s scripted - Crongto

Entertainment - Last One Laughing

Limited Drama - Adolescence

Single documentary - Grenfell: Uncovered 

Short form - Hustle and Run

Live Event Coverage - VE Day 80

Actor in a comedy - Steve Coogan, How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge)

Actress in a comedy - Katherine Parkinson, Here We Go

Soap - EastEnders

Sports coverage - UEFA Women’s Euro 2025

Daytime - Scam Interceptors

Current Affairs - Gaza: Doctors Under Attack

News coverage - Channel 4 News: Israel-Iran: The Twelve Day War 

Factual entertainment - Go Back To Where You Came From

Bafta special award - Martin Lewis

P&O Cruises memorable moment - Alan Carr wins The Celebrity Traitors

International - The Studio

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Sam runs for his life in Coronation Street as terrifying ordeal overwhelms him

Things get worse for Sam Blakeman (Picture: ITV)

Sam Blakeman’s (Jude Riordan) mental health continues to spiral in Coronation Street next week, as the teen struggles to differentiate between what is real and what isn’t.

Sam’s confidence took a serious knock when he started getting manipulated by Megan Walsh (Beth Nixon). The character became the first person to discover Megan’s relationship with Will Driscoll (Lucas Hodgson-Wale), and was threatened into keeping quiet.

While Megan piled on the pressure, Sam also started taking ADHD medication, despite not being prescribed it. He believed it would help him focus at school more, but it just made his situation a whole lot worse.

His stress levels led to Sam collapsing in the street and being rushed to hospital. Afterwards, Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) discovered what he had been going through, and what Megan has been doing to him and Will.

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Even though the Driscoll family know about Megan now, things aren’t any easier for Sam. He’s finding it incredibly difficult to know just who he can trust, and is also regularly faced with an angry Will, who hates him for exposing his and Megan’s relationship.

With his paranoia at an all-time high, Sam has now started experiencing auditory and visual hallucinations. A few days ago, he ran through Weatherfield believing he was being chased by Will. Sam fell over and when he glanced behind him, he was troubled to realise no one was actually there.

The trouble continues for him in upcoming episodes. While at school, Sam’s left rattled when Will shoots him an evil look as he leaves a classroom.

A while later, as Sam sets off for the Red Rec, Will threatens him. Sam is so on edge, he drops his telescope and it smashes. Terrified, he then runs for his life.

Sam is left terrified by Will (Picture: ITV)

Towards the end of the week, Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) and Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor) voice their concerns about Sam and wonder if counselling might help his anxiety. Sam listens in, but overhears a very different conversation.

Horrified, Sam starts to believe that his family don’t believe his comments, and that he’s entirely on his own.

Sam’s ordeal will progress over the next few weeks, as producer of the show Kate Brooks has confirmed the ITV soap will continue to explore just how badly the youngster has been impacted by Megan’s manipulation, and people refusing to believe his claims about her.

‘Getting him across the Megan story and having him be another victim of her manipulation felt like a really interesting way of telling the story’, she explained.

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Things continue to get worse for Sam (Picture: ITV)

‘But as a result of that, his mental health has been really, really damaged by everything that’s happened – by the manipulation, by the fact that he wasn’t believed, by the fear that he felt every time he was with Megan.’

Kate added: ‘We’re going to tell a big mental health story with Sam, and he’s going to really, really struggle over the course of spring and early summer. It’s about his family realising, hopefully before it’s too late, that he’s in desperate need of help – and he’s really vulnerable.

‘It’s showcasing that Megan’s actions have not just directly impacted Will and the Driscolls, Sam’s also collateral damage.

‘People’s trust has been absolutely dismantled because of this woman’s perpetual lie.’

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Labour MP issues ultimatum with a threat to challenge Keir Starmer

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A Labour MP has said she will trigger a leadership contest if the cabinet fails to move against Sir Keir Starmer by Monday.

Catherine West called on cabinet ministers to select a new leader in the wake of disastrous local election results for Labour.

West, who represents the north London seat of Hornsey and Friern Barnet, said it was impossible for Labour to recover with Starmer at the helm.

She told BBC Radio 4 Today: ‘This afternoon I would like the cabinet to come round the table and elect a leader among themselves, without humiliating the current leader Keir Starmer.’

Sir Keir Starmer is facing increasing pressure from Labour MPs to step aside or face a leadership challenge (Picture: Getty Images)

The former parliamentary undersecretary of state for Indo-Pacific said if no candidate came forward to replace the prime minister, she would stand herself.

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She hinted that Starmer could continue to have a role in government ‘doing international affairs’.

The Labour MP, who has represented her area since 2015, said she would seek 81 names needed to take to the party chairman to trigger a contest.

Catherine West has said she will trigger a leadership contest against Starmer by Monday if none of the Cabinet move against him (Picture: Johnny Armstead/Shutterstock)

Starmer has vowed he will not resign and ‘plunge the country into chaos,’ although he admitted that the results were a tough pill to swallow.

He said today: ‘I’m not going to walk away from this, that would plunge the country into chaos.

‘But that doesn’t mean we don’t need to respond. It doesn’t mean we don’t need to rebuild. It doesn’t mean that we don’t need to set out the path ahead.

‘That’s what I’m going to do in the coming days’

Speculation over Starmer’s future as leader has mounted following Thursday’s election results, which have seen Labour swept from power in Wales and lose more than 1,000 English councillors.

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The party also performed poorly in Scotland, where the SNP achieved a fourth successive victory in the Holyrood elections.

Several prominent backbenchers, mainly from the left of the party, have called on Starmer to go, including Clive Betts, John McDonnell and Jon Trickett, the latter who said the election results meant it was ‘curtains for Keir’.

Some, like West, however have suggested the party should elect a new leader without the drama of a leadership election over the summer.

However Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell said the PM should stay in position.

She said: ‘Thinking that setting out some kind of timetable would put to bed the issues of leadership, I think is actually the wrong conclusion here.

‘Because all that would do is fire the starting gun of a, quite honestly, very distracting and ongoing debate about leadership.’

‘I don’t want to see a leadership challenge, that’s not how we operate in the Labour Party’, she added.

Several potential leadership contenders have yet to publicly comment on the results, including Angela Rayner and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham.

Friday saw Reform surge in most areas of the country, taking control of several councils including Barnsley, Walsall and Havering, while the Green Party made significant inroads in London and other cities.

Starmer is set to use both a major speech on Monday and the King’s speech on Wednesday to attempt to reset the agenda.

Health secretary Wes Streeting said the PM would ‘have my support’ when he sets out his government would move forward.

In the aftermath of the poll, Starmer has given new roles to party grandees Baroness Harman and former PM Gordon Brown.

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