G7 leaders to hold talks as dispute over Northern Ireland post-Brexit trade overshadows meetings

Elton John has accused the British government of being “philistines” who have just “tossed away” the income generated for the UK economy by the creative sector because they think “the arts … don’t matter”.John has been outspoken about the lack of any visa-free touring provision in the UK’s new post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, which was hastily rushed together at the end of last year.

a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that accused the Academy of corruption and included accusations that the Academy’s private counsel, Joel Katz, sexually harassed her (Katz denied those claims) and said that she learned her predecessor, Neil Portnow, was accused of raping an unnamed female recording artist following a performance at Carnegie Hall (Portnow called the accusations “ludicrous and untrue” and said an independent investigation had exonerated him).Dugan also

cost of a holiday may have just gone up for Scots planning a trip next year as another phone company increases the cost of roaming data charges.

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Yard Act has spoken out on the devastating impact that the post-Brexit touring mess is set to have on independent artists.Today sees the launch of the #LetTheMusicMove campaign, with the likes of Wolf Alice, IDLES, Poppy Ajudha, Radiohead among the 200 artists calling upon the UK government to urgently take action to resolve the ‘No Deal’ that has landed upon the British music when it comes to touring the continent after they to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for

The Guardian, explained that in the “aftermath of Brexit” quotas will be reevaluated as to reduce “disproportionate” amount of British programming.The UK is currently Europe’s biggest producer of film and TV programming, with the EU’s audiovisual media services directive now saying European content must make up at least 30 per cent of titles available on demand instead.“The high availability of UK content in video on demand services, as well as the privileges granted by the qualification as

The European Union is looking into how it could reduce the “disproportionate” amount of UK content shown on European television and streaming services in the wake of Brexit.

Kelly Lee Owens has spoken to NME about her recent decision to pull her upcoming European tour, citing the “serious damage” that Brexit is doing to artists and calling upon the UK Government for urgent action.The row over the government’s failure to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew in their post-Brexit deal continues to rumble on with no visible end in sight.Last week saw the Welsh electro artist and producer Owens make headlines when she cancelled

Jessie J broke down while opening up about her recent health struggles in an emotional post discussing her inability to sing fully due to nodules in her throat.

Chrissy Teigen is staying low amid her cyberbullying scandal. The model recently made a public apology via a Medium post for her "past horrible tweets." She apologised to everyone saying, she was a "troll" and that she did it to gain attention and believed that it was harmless at the time.

Chrissy Teigen is apparently looking to tap Oprah Winfrey for a Meghan Markle-style sit-down interview in hopes of salvaging her reputation amid a growing number of bullying claims made against the cookbook author, according to a new report.  Teigen, 35, is reportedly "being advised to go into hiding and lay low" in the wake of the public onslaught of criticism centered on her social media behavior aimed at selective celebrities like Courtney Stodden, as well as, alleged bullying and

Northern Ireland was not part of the UK during his talks with Johnson in the margins of the G7 summit.

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Elton John has warned that the UK is in danger of losing “a generation of talent” after the government failed to secure a touring breakthrough with the EU.The government’s failure to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew in Lord Frost’s Brexit deal has long been a topic of discussion.It has sparked fears that artists will face huge costs to take part in live music tours off the continent which could create a glass ceiling that prevents rising and

US President instructed his senior diplomat in London to deliver an official dressing down of UK’s Brexit Minister Lord Frost in a rare diplomatic move between allies. Yael Lempert, a senior official at the US Embassy in London, reportedly told Brexit chief Lord Frost that the UK government was “inflaming” tensions in Northern Ireland by disregarding the customs protocol agreed with the EU.

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