Benedict Cumberbatch takes a stand

Benedict Cumberbatch made the most of his performance as Hamlet at London’s Barbican Theatre on Tuesday, and took the opportunity to blast the British government for not doing enough for Syrian refugees.

“He spoke about a friend who had come back from the Greek island of Lesbos a few months ago, where there were 5,000 people arriving a day, and how the [British] government was allowing just 20,000 refugees into the country over the next five years,” a source said, adding that Benedict had also shouted “F*** the politicians!”