COVID-hit UK arts groups welcome government cash infusion

Sony/ATV has extended its deal with songwriter and producer Cass Lowe, whose credits include tracks released by Charli XCX, Chance The Rapper, Labrinth, Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie and Little Mix.“We have been very fortunate to witness Cass defining his art over the past few years, becoming one of the most in-demand UK songwriters”, says Sony/ATV UK President David Ventura.

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covid test results at a Scottish laboratory. A Scottish Office spokesman denied there was any “capacity issue” at the UK Government’s Glasgow Lighthouse Lab.

A post shared by Dave Friday (@dave_friday_bakes) on Oct 15, 2020 at 11:34am PDTWhile Rahul Mandal, who won the Great British Bake Off in 2018 wrote: ‘Awww!! Isn’t he just adorable! I think he is going to be as handsome as you!!’Kim-Joy, who also appeared in the baking competition shared: ‘Awwww Ronnie and the whisk

Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne recently appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote his latest release The Trial of the Chicago 7. Jimmy Fallon couldn't help but ask the 38-year-old actor about Fantastic Beasts 3, which recently resumed filming in the UK in September, after being shut down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

coronavirus restrictions - Tier 3 - are now advised they should not leave the area. While those outside of these areas are told they should not enter them unless absolutely necessary.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine star has confirmed the arrival of his first child with girlfriend Stacey - a baby boy called Ronnie!The 30-year-old, who is of the popular baking show, confirmed the news in a series of Instagram posts, which he shared with followers on Thursday evening.

, has welcomed his first child with his girlfriend, Stacey. «The wait is finally over! We’re thrilled to welcome little Ronnie to the world. So excited to start the next chapter of our lives.

Great British Bake Off star Dave Friday has welcomed his first child with girlfriend Stacey Valentine.The 30 year old took to social media to share adorable photos of his newborn, announcing he has become a first time dad. Dave, who is starring on the current series of the hit Channel 4 show, wrote to his 4,500 Instagram followers: "The wait is finally over! "We're thrilled to welcome little Ronnie to the world.

government adverts urging young people working in the arts to abandon their dream jobs and retrain in “cyber”. Bosses at the Glasgow clothing and youth culture company renowned for their cutting-edge design and finger on the pulse attitude insisted they HAD to respond as the future of the youth of Scotland and the UK is at stake.

The British government on Monday announced grants of 257 million pounds ($335 million) to help almost 1,400 arts and cultural organizations survive the coronavirus pandemic. The money — the first chunk to be spent from a 1.57-billion-pound Culture Recovery Fund — was welcomed by arts organizations that have accused the government of neglecting them while supporting other businesses.

Scottish ministers' handling of coronavirus as markedly better than their UK counterparts.The Survation survey of more than 2,000 Scots - carried out for pro-independence group Progress Scotland - shows 67% believe the Scottish Government is competent, while 70% viewed Boris Johnson's Cabinet as not competent.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also received higher ratings for her handling of the pandemic than the Prime Minister for his.Progress Scotland managing director Angus Robertson said: "This

Boris Johnson ’s bumbling messages have created a crisis in confidence in Covid-19 measures, according to the UK’s leading medical body. The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned that the public is in danger of losing faith in coronavirus measures due to the UK Government’s “inconsistent” messaging.

The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess has penned an article for The Guardian with one specific reader in mind – UK Chancellor Of The Exchequer Rishi Sunak. I’m not sure Sunak is likely to be a Guardian reader, but nonetheless, Burgess takes aim at his suggestion earlier this week that, because of COVID, musicians should start thinking about giving up on their dream and re-train for another job.Sunak, of course, denies that he said any such thing.

Tim Burgess has written an open letter to Rishi Sunak to argue for stronger support for arts workers in Britain.The Charlatans frontman and solo artist sent a note to the Chancellor of the Exchequer today (October 8) to counter implications made by Sunak to ITV News that people working in the arts and other industries will have to look for “fresh” employment opportunities to weather the storm of the coronavirus pandemic.In an open letter published by The Guardian, Burgess accused the Chancellor