Airdrie MP demands that UK Government protects households hit by lockdown financial issues

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Staged, the Michael Sheen and David Tennant-starring lockdown comedy that has been a breakout hit after broadcasting on BBC One in the UK, has landed a U.S.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.AIRDRIE'S MP has challenged the Prime Minister to “unequivocally rule out” enforcing a public sector pay freeze as part of the UK’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.Neil Gray says this is a move which would “hit frontline workers who have sacrificed so much in tackling the pandemic”.During Prime Minister’s Questionss, Mr Gray warned Boris Johnson against pursuing Treasury plans reported

coronavirus restrictions forced their widespread closure.While pubs and bars were able to re-open in the UK from July, thousands of nightclub owners still remain in the dark about when they will be able to welcome punters again.Speaking to NME, Night Time Industries Association chief executive Michael Kill said he felt that the government didn’t really understand the unique challenges that nightclubs face as part of the music scene.“It’s almost like nightclubs are the elephant in the room and

The British government has admitted to paying social media influencers and reality TV stars to promote its coronavirus test and trace system as it failed to reach its 80 per cent target for the ninth week in a row.

Federal prosecutors claim three men based in Norway, the UK and the US ran a copyright infringement group called The Sparks Group, with which they pirated movies and TV shows for nine years.According to indictments that were unsealed on Tuesday (August 25), Umar Ahmad, George Bridi, and Jonatan Correa, among others, “successfully reproduced and disseminated hundreds of movies and television shows prior to their retail release date, including nearly every movie released by major production

coronavirus R rate could be above one in every regions, the government says.The 'R value' or 'rate' reflects how infectious a virus is.If it is greater than one, the infection will spread exponentially, but if it is lower than one, it will spread slowly and eventually die out.In order for lockdown restrictions to be lifted in the UK, the R rate needed to be below one - and the aim is to keep it below that.However, latest data reveals that the R number range for England is currently between 0.9

jobs crisis.The former PM said Boris Johnson is "blissfully unaware" of the need to reach out to devolved administrations.

The UK government is facing calls to review its guidance on students wearing face coverings as schools prepare to reopen to all pupils.It comes after the Scottish education secretary said all pupils in Scotland will be required to wear a face covering when moving around schools.From August 31, pupils in Scotland should be wearing masks in areas where physical distancing is not possible, according to the latest government guidance.The latest guidance from the World Health Organisation suggests

The government has insisted the UK will be first in line for a potential coronavirus vaccine if it is proved to be effective.A spokesperson for Downing Street said the UK will get "first access" to the vaccine being developed by scientists at the University of Oxford in partnership with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.It comes after reports emerged that Donald Trump is considering granting emergency authorisation for it to be deployed in the US.“We have been clear that we will only roll out a

announced it would be taking over Gorilla and The Deaf Institute.After the news was announced, Aaron Mellor, founder of Tokyo Industries, said: “These are extremely difficult times for all grassroots music venues around the UK."It's vital venues like Gorilla and The Deaf Institute are kept alive, the cultural fabric of our city centres depends on venues like these."Mr Mellor said he had been working with event promoters SSD Concerts and The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess on the rescue plans.The

August 20, 2020“That is a challenge that is likely to remain even after it is considered safe for children to return to school.  So, I would urge the Government to do all they can to support school, teachers and students continue their music studies.“It is now more important than ever that we have a new National Plan for Music Education to help reverse the decline of music in state education.“Over the past six years, the number of people studying A-level music has declined by a deeply worrying

UK from countries that require a period of self-isolation on return were allowed to stop off at the shops to stock up before their two-week quarantine. But a No 10 spokesperson has now denied this is true and says any help with shopping should be done by friends or relatives.