Coronavirus: Three former PMs among world leaders calling for $2.5 trillion emergency package for developing countries

Liverpool striker Stan Collymore believes that Jurgen Klopp has achieved more in English football than Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola.Klopp’s side need just six more points to secure their first Premier League title and wins against Everton and Crystal Palace will guarantee that.However, talk of Klopp achieving more than Guardiola is perhaps too premature.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentA letter (see link here) proposing ways to remedy the lack of diversity in the British television business has been sent to the U.K. government, broadcasters, streamers, and other bodies in the industry, and signed by almost 1,000 people.

LONDON — Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular “Forces’ Sweetheart” who serenaded British troops abroad during World War II, has died at 103.During the war and long after, Lynn got crowds singing, smiling and crying with sentimental favorites such as “We’ll Meet Again,” and “The White Cliffs of Dover.”“The family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers at the age of 103,″ her family said in a statement.

TV companies to be Britain's 'Tiger King'. Thomas Chipperfield has been performing with big cats for years- including in travelling shows in Scotland and particularly the north-east where he lived.

coronavirus deaths a former Government adviser has said.

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coronavirus crisis is on the brink of running out of cash after just five days.More than 3,500 artists have applied for financial assistance since the Help Musicians UK fund opened last Friday (June 5).But the fund is now on the verge of reaching capacity, meaning that some applicants may fail to secure funding.Speaking to the BBC, chief executive James Ainscough warned: “It’s a bigger, longer crisis than any of us could have thought possible.”The current Help Musicians fund is targeted at

Austin Daboh is moving over to Atlantic Records UK as executive vp, parent company Warner Music UK (WMUK) announced Tuesday (June 9).As Apple Music's head of editorial for the UK and Ireland, Daboh oversaw the streaming platform's playlist ecosystem, developing the Agenda brand which built out playlists with live concerts and immersive marketing initiatives.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Multiple bids are in on Snow Blind. This an adaptation of the graphic novel by Ollie Masters (The Kitchen) that has Jake Gyllenhaal attached to star, with Gustav Möller ( he directed the 2018 Danish thriller The Guilty) making his English language directorial debut.

Covid-19 pandemic must be delivered within months to prepare for a second wave of the disease, Scotland 's former chief scientific adviser has said.

Tim Davie, the BBC’s former acting director-general, is set to take over the Corporation’s top job.

The Scottish fishing fleet could more than double its catch when the UK leaves the Common Fisheries Policy - even if it means a blockade of exports and extra bureaucracy, industry leaders have claimed.

Lewis Hamilton is speaking out. The British race driver took to social media to urge his fellow Formula 1 drivers to use their platform to stand up against injustice in the wake of George Floyd's death.

Here are the Manchester City morning headlines on Friday, May 29.