Government accused of putting fish before music and treating creative industries “like an afterthought”

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Dr. Anthony Fauci will be welcomed by Stephen Colbert to mark the one-year quaranniversary of “A Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s” last show live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan.

direct to your inboxSupermarket shoppers in the UK have been alerted that fresh government rules could soon come into place in major supermarkets like Asda, Tesco, Aldi, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Lidl.At the moment, all shoppers are required by law to wear face masks inside shops (unless medically exempt), and must social distance themselves from other shoppers at all times.However, a review will look into the possibility of these rules being relaxed, or even lifted.Boris Johnson issued his

Labour leader said the Government has not “secured our borders in the way we should have done” after the new strain was detected in six travellers, three of whom came to Scotland, before the February quarantine rules were introduced.An enhanced contact tracing effort is under way after three Scottish residents tested positive for the new strain after flying into Aberdeen from Brazil, via Paris and London.Other passengers who were on the same flight from London are now being contacted.Starmer

It's Kenneth Branagh as you've never seen him before. For an actor who has donned insane mustaches (as detective Hercule Poirot) and a wide array of Shakespearean costumes, the first still of him as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Michael Winterbottom's TV drama This Sceptred Isle is perhaps Branagh at his most unrecognizable.

Sky has released a first-look image of Kenneth Branagh as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in its upcoming Michael Winterbottom series This Sceptred Isle.

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direct to your inboxGood Morning Britain’s Dr Hilary Jones has called for children to be tested for coronavirus before heading back to the classroom, as he voiced concerns over how the reopening of schools will affect infection rates.Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to tell MPs today that all pupils in all year groups can go back to the classroom from 8th March.Outdoor after-school sports and activities are also to be allowed to restart in two weeks’ time.But some, including teachers’ unions,

coronavirus pandemic has had for those whose livelihoods have been directly impacted by the live music and events shutdown.63 per cent of the respondents to the survey said that their turnover has decreased by more than half since March last year, with creative freelancers seeing the biggest drop in revenue.

Nominees for the eighth annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards were unveiled Thursday, with Bill & Ted Face The Music leading movie noms, and Netflix’s Hollywood and Bridgerton and HBO’s Max’s The Mandalorian among those scoring multiple TV noms.

Boris Johnson’s forthcoming road map out of lockdown, which is set to be unveiled next week, should provide clear answers on when they will be able to operate once more.But even if they are provided with clearer answers, the beleaguered sector says that months of financial hardship means that they will need special consideration on March 3 in order to undertake the necessary steps for re-opening.Now, industry insiders have told NME that the next two weeks are “critical” in insuring the survival

direct to your inboxThe chief executives of leading airlines including British Airways, easyJet, Jet2, Loganair, Ryanair, Tui and Virgin Atlantic are calling on the Prime Minister to outline a recovery roadmap for the industry so they can plan for the summer.The chief executives of the airlines warned that without a clear indication of intent from the government that aviation will restart in the coming months, the UK faces a year of limited connectivity to the rest of the world, and the economic

link!And the targeted support and creative freelancers hardship fund will support individuals by processing applications for the remaining £9 million.Mr Gray said: “The Scottish Government has recognised the extreme hardship the creative sector has had to endure, and this funding will go some way to help artists and events companies in my constituency keep going.“I will wait to see if the Chancellor will follow this lead when he announces his upcoming Budget as creative people in the rest of the

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280,000 people signed a petition calling for the government to establish visa-free touring for artists and crew through EU member states after Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal failed to do so, the campaign was debated by MPs in Parliament yesterday (February 8).Cross-party MPs repeated fears that the new added huge costs to future live music tours of the continent would prevent rising and developing artists from being able to afford it, as well as claims from European promoters that they’re likely to

Brexit ended in the government essentially ignoring the idea and doubling down on the EU being at fault.Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal failed to secure visa-free travel for UK artists and their crew wishing to tour Europe (adding huge costs to future live music tours of the continent and preventing rising and developing artists from being able to afford it), prompting a row to erupt over who was responsible.After over 280,000 people signed a petition calling for visa-free