(8 May 2026) ASSOCIATED PRESS London - 7 May 2026 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Ian McKellen, actor: "The pub has been here since the 16th century and I didn't want it to decline, fall into the river - which is just through that window - as other pubs in the street. When I came here nearly 50 years ago there were a lot of public houses and there needed to be because this was a thriving working area, you know, the docks, but since the decline of the dock the pubs have gone. And this one remains, and I