British labels and streaming services launch £1.5m fund for musicians effected by coronavirus

By Jake Kanter

Move over, Gordon Ramsay — it’s Nadiya Hussain’s “Time” to shine.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds announced the birth of a baby boy Wednesday morning, just days after Johnson returned to work after recovering from the new coronavirus disease. Johnson was reportedly present for the birth of his son at a hospital in London. A spokesman for the couple said both mother and child were doing well.

Piers Morgan has labelled comedian Frankie Boyle as a “flaming hypocrite” and a “disgusting human being” in a furious rant on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday 29 April.The 55 year old criticised 47 year old Frankie after he urged people to stop buying newspapers on Twitter.The Mock The Week star wrote: “Many British newspapers are on the verge of going bust, so there's never been a more important time to not buy one”.

Piers Morgan has proved you're never too old to have your mum defend you amid a row with Alan Sugar.The 55 year old Good Morning Britain star was backed by his mother, Gabrielle O'Meara, after he was labelled as an “utter disgrace” by The Apprentice star. Lord Sugar, 73, tweeted Piers to criticise him over his grilling of Safeguarding Minister Victoria Atkins over her lack of knowledge on the government pandemic crisis plan Exercise Cygnus as she appeared on the show on Tuesday 29 April.

By Peter White

M.I.A. has claimed her contribution to an upcoming edition of British Vogue has been withdrawn due to her anti-vaccination beliefs.

Even though they only had mild symptoms, Idris Elba says he and his wife had their lives “turned around” after contracting the coronavirus, calling the experience “definitely scary and unsettling and nervous.”

By Tom Grater

Fans of the classic British cop drama The Bill will likely be rejoicing, because the first five seasons of the show is heading to UKTV Play.

Sue Perkins has revealed she was left “devastated” over her fallout with co-star Paul Hollywood after quitting the Great British Bake Off.The presenter told of a “painful” fallout with judge Paul after she and co-star Mel Giedroyc announced they would be quitting the show in 2016 along with Mary Berry. While Sue didn’t go into detail about the fallout, she revealed how “sad” she was left after the show moved from BBC to Channel 4 in 2017.

Giving back. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have donated excess profits from their royal wedding broadcast to a U.K. charity feeding families amid the coronavirus pandemic.

It was not long after Netflix emerged as the world's leading streaming service that other major TV companies wanted to offer their own option.