A WITNESS has described how actor Tom Hardy was seen apprehending a suspected moped thief after pursuing him through gardens and a building site.

The Hollywood star looked like he “switched into superhero mode” as he collared the man before checking him for weapons after the chase near his home in Richmond, south west London, an onlooker told The Sun.

With Hardy’s help two suspects were detained in connection with the theft, the newspaper said.

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POP group Steps are on track to secure their first UK number one album in 18 years with latest release Tears On The Dancefloor.

The 90s band will knock current frontrunner, Ed Sheeran’s Divide, off the top spot if current sales and streams continue at the same rate.

They lead Divide, which has topped the album charts for the past seven weeks, by just over 4,000 copies of combined streams and sales.

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FORMER Doctor Who star Karen Gillan has weighed in on the debate over who should play the next Time Lord, nominating a “ginger guy” to step in.

The red-headed actress said she was disappointed by recent reports that Peter Capaldi would not be succeeded by a woman in the role, so she based her idea of the dream Doctor on hair colour.

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SIR Elton John has cancelled a series of shows in the US after suffering from a “potentially deadly” bacterial infection that forced him to spend two nights in intensive care.

The singer, 70, contracted the infection during his recent tour of South America.

He became “violently ill” during the flight home from Santiago, Chile and was admitted to hospital.

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Sir Elton is now back at home but has been forced to cancel the April and May dates of his Las Vegas residency.