Billy Bragg calls Glastonbury cancellation “a bit of a shock”

first discovered in the South East just before Christmas - has now become the most common variant in Bolton, accounting for more than 85 per cent of positive tests.

Atlanta investment firm Bay Point Advisors is launching a film financing division for productions in state with its first project as senior lender to Andrew Baird’s crime thriller One Way with Kevin Bacon, Travis Fimmel and Colson Baker. One Way is shooting in the southwest Georgia city of Thomasville.

The Charlatans‘ Tim Burgess has become the latest artist to speak out against purported inequalities in streaming payments.The singer’s comments come after a select committee of MPs were told last month that emerging artists are facing “massive competition” from bigger and classic acts on streaming services.Writing in a first-person piece for The Guardian, Burgess said: “The basic point is that the UK music industry contributed an estimated £5.8billion to the economy in 2019, but artists are

© Provided by PinkNews Cicely Tyson, the Oscar-winner who blazed a trail for Black actors over a 70-year career, has died aged 96. Tributes from co-stars, fans and former presidents have poured in for the actor, whose death was confirmed Thursday (28 January).

Billie Faiers won't be appearing on Dancing on Ice this weekend following a family bereavement.She and her family are said to be in shock after the death of her beloved grandmother Nanny Wendy who passed away this week.Nanny Wendy who often joined reality star sisters Billie and Sam Faiers at events and on holiday died aged 77 after being diagnosed with pneumonia.Now Mummy Diaries star Billie, who is married to Greg Shepherd, is reportedly taking a break from the show on Sunday as she grieves

Andy Cohen, who didn't want to put the squeeze on the show just yet. "I think you mean reBOOT," he said.During the back-and-forth, Megan said she had some "thoughts" about a reboot, but pleaded for the return of a shuddered "Housewives" franchise."Since I have both of your attention and currently live in the beltway – please Reboot DC housewives PLEASE!" she begged. Andy echoed, "I loved RHDC."Of late, fans have been down on "Real Housewives of Orange County," mainly due to the casting.

Billie Faiers is taking a break from Dancing On Ice after the death of her Nanny Wendy.The 31 year old, who is partnered up with professional skater Mark Hanretty, will be absent from the show this week as she grieves for her grandmother. A spokesperson for Dancing On Ice confirmed to OK! Online: "Sadly due to a family bereavement this week Billie Shepherd is taking a break from the ice and won't be on Sunday's show.

direct to your inboxAround 70pc of Covid-19 cases in Tameside are believed to be caused by the new more contagious strain of the virus.Health chiefs say that the new variant of coronavirus, which was first detected in Kent, is now ‘dominant’ in the borough and across much of Greater Manchester.Speaking at a meeting of the health and wellbeing board, director of public health Jeanelle de Gruchy said they needed to be ‘really vigilant’ against the new strain.“We’re seeing high numbers of outbreaks

Wigan is now emerging as a property hotspot.

direct to your inboxInfection rates are continuing to fall across every Greater Manchester borough.Each of the region’s ten boroughs are below England's average of 452.5 per 100,000 people in the week ending January 18.Only the city of Manchester has a rate above 400 and Oldham - which once had the highest rates in the country - is now sitting at 282.6 cases per 100,000 people for the same time period.Here in Greater Manchester, the borough of Trafford had the biggest drop in cases in the seven

today’s cancellation of Glastonbury.After the coronavirus pandemic proved devastating for last year’s festival, it is feared that a similar run of cancellations could have a much more longterm impact on the circuit. At the start of January, The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee heard from organisers of Parklife and Boomtown that many summer festivals could be cancelled as soon as the end of this month without urgent government clarity, assurances on what might be

Isle Of Wight Festival have told fans that they are “continuing to work behind the scenes to get ready” for this year’s event, despite today’s cancellation of Glastonbury 2021.Today saw Glasto confirm the long-feared news that “in spite of their efforts to move Heaven and Earth”, the event would not be able to go ahead due to complications that have arisen from the coronavirus pandemic – meaning a second enforced fallow year.Without Isle Of Wight 2021 due to take place the week before

Bolton is currently the only borough in Greater Manchester where cases of the virus are still on the rise.

Sign up for our What's On newsletter - for all the latest whether you're staying in or heading out and aboutGlastonbury has been cancelled for a second year, organisers have announced.The festival is facing another enforced fallow year as a result of the continuing coronavirus crisis, Michael and Emily Eavis said.The event - which had to be called off last year along with music festivals up and down the country - was due to return to Worthy Farm in Somerset in June.But the Eavis family said

direct to your inboxThe latest coronavirus infection rates have been revealed, as cases continue to rise across Greater Manchester.Rates are still rising in all ten boroughs, but week-on-week percentage rises do not appear to be increasing as rapidly as they have in previous days.The average infection rate for England was the same as it was the previous week.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by

direct to your inboxThe latest coronavirus infection rates have been revealed, as cases continue to rise across Greater Manchester.Cases are increasing in all ten boroughs, with Wigan remaining the worst hit area across our region.The statistics from Public Health England show that the average infection rate across England and in London has decreased.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the

direct to your inboxThe latest coronavirus infection rates for Greater Manchester show cases are continuing to rise across all ten boroughs - but at a slower rate than they were.Statistics released by Public Health England show the post-Christmas rise in cases appears to have slowed.The average infection rate across England has dropped off slightly, while the average for Greater Manchester has flattened off.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free