The £15.3m makeover of Leicester Square in London’s West End has already delivered more than 1,000 new jobs, providing a massive boost to the UK’s centre for global movie premieres as well as the surrounding economy, Mayor Boris Johnson announced yesterday. Leicester Square re-opens today [24 May] following a 17-month transformation. It welcomes around 250,000 tourists a day and it is hoped it can host even more world film premieres, fighting off competition from European cities.