Government plans legal requirements for “distinctively British” TV shows

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fuel crisis is beginning to show signs of ‘improvement’, industry chiefs have said. Drivers have queued up at filling stations across Scotland while some businesses have applied maximum spend limits due to a shortage of fuel in recent days.

governments ” playing the constitutional divide for their own ends, Keir Starmer will tell Scots today. In his first chance to connect with voters in a major speech, Starmer will accuse Boris Johnson of putting the United Kingdom in danger with a ‘cavalier” attitude to the Union and make a direct attack on Nicola Sturgeon’s track record at Holyrood.

COVID insurance scheme for live shows and festivals will only cover events that are cancelled or pushed back due to official coronavirus restrictions, it has been confirmed.It was announced last month (August 5) that the UK government had partnered with Lloyd’s to deliver the £750million Live Events Reinsurance Scheme as part of the ‘Plan for Jobs’.The scheme, which launched this month and runs until September 30, 2022, sees the government acting as a ‘reinsurer’ – “stepping in with a guarantee

Alexander Stewart said he had "real sympathy" with comments made last week by Ruth Davidson, who claimed the reduction in the benefit was the “wrong thing to do”. The £20 uplift to the all-in-one benefit was a temporary measure to help poorer families during the pandemic and is due to come to an end from October 6 in a move that has sparked fury among anti-poverty campaigners.

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Game, set, match! Duchess Kate showed off her tennis skills in a doubles match with British tennis phenom Emma Raducanu.

DCMS Committee’s recent report on the economics of streaming.The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Commons Select Committee have been examining the business model for streaming since last year and whether or not the model is fair to songwriters and performers.Over the summer, MPs stressed the need for a “complete reset” of the music industry to address the “pitiful returns” that artists receive.

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Irish Derry Girls fans were left amused and rather unimpressed on Thursday when the hit comedy show, which follows the lives of Catholic schoolgirls navigating life in Northern Ireland in the 90s, was described as being ‘distinctively British.’

With the news today that Oliver Dowden has been replaced as UK Culture Secretary by Nadine Dorries, a version of the RTS speech published early this morning was in fact delivered by John Whittingdale, Minister Of State For Media And Data.

Islamic State terror group in Syria, has said the UK Government 'doesn't have anything on her.' The 22-year-old, who has had her British citizenship revoked by the Home Office on national security grounds, told ITV's Good Morning Britain in a live interview: "I am willing to go to court and face the people who made these claims and refute these claims, because I know I did nothing in IS but be a mother and a wife.

In his speech to the Royal Television Society Convention on Wednesday, UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden will spell out the Conservative Government’s reasoning for wanting to privatize broadcaster Channel 4.

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