Many of the UK's chains could introduce "policies to prohibit and/or restrict the wearing of camera-enabled smart glasses", according to the industry's trade body.
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All of the major operators are considering their approach to the tech, according to the UK Cinema Association (UKCA), as they respond to the rise of what some people have dubbed "spy glasses" or "pervert glasses".
The wearable technology features cameras embedded inside the frame and facilitates discreet recording. A small light flashes during taping.
But no bans have been issued to date, as far as the UKCA is aware, as moviehouses seek to balance possible film recording and privacy concerns with the accessibility benefits some users can get from the glasses.
Patrons with a visual impairment or who are hard of hearing can benefit from the spectacles, according to UKCA chief executive Phil Clapp.
These glasses can be useful to some moviegoers. Bespoke subtitling can come with some smart frames, Mr Clapp said.
Why now?
While smart glasses are not a new concept, Meta's have proven popular, with more than seven million pairs sold in 2025 alone.
An ad campaign fronted by billionaire Kylie Jenner has also brought new attention to the artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled glasses.
As well as taking pictures and recording video, Meta glasses enable conversations with AI, listening to music and taking calls.
They also feature a screen on the right lens, allowing wearers to read messages, translate a conversation or look at a map without taking out their phone.
How are others responding?
Theatres, pubs and restaurants have been taking a stance on the technology as its popularity grows.
One of the UK's biggest pub chains, Wetherspoons, has implemented an effective ban by not allowing people to record with the glasses in their pubs.
The owner of theatres across London, the Edinburgh Playhouse and the Bristol Hippodrome, ATG Theatres, will also prevent attendees from recording using the glasses.
His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service told The Guardian "the use of Meta glasses is prohibited" over restrictions on taking images or videos within courts and tribunals.
A Meta spokesperson said the glasses "provide critical new technology for people in the blind and low-vision community".
"Limiting how people can use this technology would be a major step backwards," they added.
"Naturally, some places shouldn't be filmed at all, and that's reasonable, but rules should be applied consistently. Our glasses have a light that turns on to let people know when a photo or video is taken, something smartphones and other cameras don't have."
The world of racing is mourning the loss of two competitors who died in separate incidents, just a day apart.
Sam Naughton, 37, who is from the island in the Irish sea, was killed on Wednesday during his second year at the Isle of Man event.
The father-of-four was also a regular competitor at a number of other road racing events since he began racing in 2020.
A spokesperson for the event said: "The Manx Grand Prix Races pass on their deepest sympathy to his wife, Charlotte, his children Bonnie, Liam, Jesse and Parker, his family and friends."
The fatal accident occurred on Doran's Bend, the same place where Briton Daniel Ingham suffered a fatal crash in May.
On Tuesday, Swiss rider Mauro Poncini, 29, died during another qualifying event at the Manx Grand Prix.
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"Mauro was an experienced competitor within the Supersport and Supertwin classes, with an established record of competing at a number of road racing events prior to making his Mountain Course debut this year," the spokesperson said.
"The Manx Grand Prix Races pass on their deepest sympathy to his father Florio, mother Manuela, sister Marzia and girlfriend Sharon, as well as his family and friends."
Qualifying for the Manx Grand Prix is held alongside the Classic TT and is scheduled to continue on Thursday afternoon.
It started on Sunday and is due to end on August 28.
The document tells people arriving in the UK after fleeing other countries that women are allowed to "earn their own money" and "make their own decisions about their lives".
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Men appear to be the primary target for the instructions, although there are also resources for asylum seekers who think they may be victims of illegal behaviour.
The guidance states that people are expected to not make sexual remarks about someone "even if you think it is a compliment", whistle or make "kissing sounds" at someone, follow someone or "block their path", make rude or offensive gestures, or "verbally abuse someone because of their gender, religion, or how they look".
The guidance warns throughout that breaking the law can lead to trouble with law enforcement, lead to someone losing accommodation or support, and could affect an asylum claim.
People are warned it's a serious crime to take or share sexual images without someone's consent. As well as the guidebook, a series of posters have been designed by the Home Office to inform asylum seekers.
The guidance was published in a nine-page document titled "Understanding behaviours and expectations in the UK: A guide for asylum seekers".
Sections include gender equality, domestic abuse, sex and consent, and respect in public – as well as getting help and living in the UK.
Some 101,000 people claimed asylum in the year ending December 2025, 4% less than the previous year, with around 46,000 detected arrivals coming to Britain via illegal routes, such as small boats.
Illegal migration and the visible issue of people crossing the Channel in small boats are policy areas the government is determined to look tough on, and these documents are understood to be part of a plan to ensure not knowing the law is not an excuse for illegal actions.
It has also been focused on by parties like the Conservatives and Reform UK, and there have been a series of high-profile criminal cases involving asylum seekers.
Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Philp said: "Instead of trying to train these mainly young, male illegal immigrants to behave in a civilised way towards women, they should be deported."
In a video posted on X, Reform home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf described the guidance as a "disgrace".
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Examples of the guidance in the document include a section stating that "everyone in the UK is expected to treat men and women equally" – and "even if you are a family member, like a husband, father or brother", you must never do things like stop a woman working or studying, control what she wears or where she goes, or make decisions for her without her agreement.
Domestic abuse is defined in the guidance as physical violence, threats, controlling behaviour, emotional abuse and taking away someone's documents.
Asylum seekers are told they are expected to treat family and their partners with respect, let them make their own choices, and never physically or verbally abuse or control them.
The sex and consent page explains that both people must consent to sex without threat or pressure, someone can change their mind at any time even if they agreed previously, and someone "asleep, drunk, or unable to respond" cannot consent.
It adds: "Consent is needed in every situation. This means even if you are married or in a relationship with someone, they must consent to sex every time."
The chapter says that people are expected to never use "threat, force or pressure" to make someone have sex, never try to have sex with someone who is asleep, drunk or unable to consent clearly, and to stop if someone says no or changes their mind.
It is mentioned that anyone under the age of 16 is considered a child and therefore legally cannot consent to having sex.
How to behave in public is also covered, with asylum seekers "told that people have different beliefs, religions, cultures, relationships and ways of life", and they must "treat others with respect, even if you disagree with their beliefs or how they live".
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Support numbers for victims are provided at the bottom of each section and in a chapter at the end of the document.
A Home Office spokesperson said: "We expect everyone who comes to the UK to abide by our laws. If they do not, they will face consequences, including the refusal of their asylum claim and removal from the UK."
Erin Patterson is appealing her conviction, claiming the trial in which she was found guilty of murdering three elderly relatives was unfair and that there were "irregularities".
At the same hearing, prosecutors are appealing her sentence, arguing it should be longer.
Patterson was jailed for life with a minimum of 33 years in September last year - one of the longest sentences ever given to a woman in Australia.
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At the Victoria State Court of Appeal on Thursday, prosecutor Brendan Kissane told the three judges that a judgment saying Patterson must serve 33 years of a life sentence before she can apply for parole was "manifestly inadequate".
He said she should never be considered for release, adding: "That's a harsh submission to make. But... it's demanded by the nature of the offending."
The prosecutor added that if the judges did not agree that she should never be released, then they should impose a non-parole period longer than 33 years.
Mr Kissane also described the offences as "pitiless behaviour" and "truly dreadful," while the prosecution's court documents said that "there is no factually comparable case to this".
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Last July, the 51-year-old was convicted of killing her mother-in-law Gail Patterson, father-in-law Donald Patterson and Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson - and attempting to murder a fourth with Death Cap mushrooms in 2023.
Reverend Ian Wilkinson - who also ate the meal, which was served alongside mashed potatoes and green beans - survived after receiving a liver transplant and spending months in hospital.
He said he was left feeling "half alive" after the ordeal.
Under state law, a judge must set a non-parole period for murder unless that judge considers the nature of the offence or the history of the offender makes such a minimum sentence inappropriate.
It comes after prosecutor Jeremy McWilliams rejected Patterson's lawyers' argument that her five days of cross-examination during her trial had been "unfair and oppressive" - one of Patterson's grounds for appeal against her convictions - earlier in the day.
Warships, mammoth bones and parts of ancient constructions have all become visible due to the slumping waters of the Danube, Rhine, Tiber and other rivers in the scorching drought that has also disrupted trade, power and water supplies.
Since spring, European countries have experienced extreme heat and dry conditions, leading to drought conditions and receding water levels.
But it has made for archaeological finds - earlier this month, the rusted hull of what was once called the Slovenian surfaced from the Sava River, near the Serbian town of Sremska Mitrovica.
While parts have appeared above the surface before, locals say the relic - which survived two World Wars - has never been so exposed.
"It's been several years since it was last seen, so there is quite an interest," said historian Andrija Popovic, who is the head of the town museum.
"It's truly something you don't see every day."
According to Mr Popovic, the Slovenian was made in 1913 in a shipyard in Budapest, Hungary, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The steam engine-powered vessel measured roughly 177 feet (54m) in length and was initially named Vag, which is Hungarian for Vah, Slovakia's longest river.
Mr Popovic said that the boat pulled heavy cargo between Budapest and other towns along the Danube until the First World War, when it largely paused its routes.
It was then owned and renamed by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians - which would later become Yugoslavia - as part of war reparations until occupation by Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
After Belgrade was liberated by anti-fascist forces in 1944, they used the boat to transport equipment and wounded.
But, Mr Popovic said, the Slovenian met its end when it hit a German mine in late April 1945.
"It sank and has stayed in the same place since that day."
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It's the latest such discovery due to the extreme heat in Europe, primarily driven by manmade climate change.
Water levels in the river Danube had fallen so low due to this summer's dry weather that dozens of sunken Nazi warships - some still with weapons - came into view in Serbia.
They belonged to Germany's Black Sea fleet that the Nazis deliberately sank near the end of the conflict as Soviet forces advanced deeper into Europe.
Other discoveries have been found in Italy, undergoing its worst drought in 70 years.
As the Tiber River dried, receding waters have exposed the piers of an ancient bridge thought to date from as early as 39 AD.
'Nero's Bridge' as it is known, after the former Roman emperor, is situated near St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican and is believed to have fallen into disrepair by the 3rd century.
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The rivers drying have also caused major issues for European countries - Hungary's prime minister, Peter Magyar, said earlier this month that the Paks nuclear plant was close to a complete shutdown as water levels in the Danube fell too low.
Three of the four reactors at the Paks plant, south of Budapest, had been shut down, leaving the facility operating at just over 10% of capacity.
It comes as the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service found the continent is the world's fastest-warming, with temperatures increasing twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s.
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Half of the bloc and the United Kingdom were experiencing drought by late July, according to the EU's European Drought Observatory, with 9% of the territory at the most severe alert level.
Scientists warn that climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness.
Serbian hydrology expert Dejan Vladikovic told the Associated Press that "what awaits us in the future...is that such situations will be more frequent".
"We are entering periods when this will, unfortunately, become a new normalcy", he added.