Government won’t explore festival insurance until lockdown lifts, says culture secretary

First Minister joined her Welsh and Northern Irish counterparts for a virtual discussion with Downing Street earlier today to debate such issues as extending furlough and vaccine supply. But despite "frank" discussions lasting several hours between Boris Johnson and the devolved leaders there no final agreed strategy was produced - but those present did agree to meet again soon to discuss how best for the UK to emerge from the pandemic.

Times as the “world’s greatest living standup comedian”; I have rapped in 10th-century Old English on a No 1 single; I won Celebrity Mastermind answering questions on the guitarist and improviser Derek Bailey; and a film I authored was recently declared by a government body to have passed the “cultural test of being British” with full marks! So you must listen to me when I ask if Oliver Dowden is suitable for the role he has been decanted into, safeguarding the nation’s cultural heart at the

coronavirus vaccine from Johnson & Johnson has been approved for use in the UK. Britain has ordered 20 million doses of the Janssen vaccine, which health officials previously said could be used for hard-to-reach groups of people.

Kate Garraway has shared her feelings about Dominic Cummings' evidence on how the Government handled the coronavirus pandemic and the impact it had on her family, saying those in charge "didn't care enough".The Good Morning Britain presenter opened up on her reaction to the former adviser's comments about Boris Johnson and key ministers' attitudes to the unfolding crisis, talking about how it made her feel as her family are still dealing with the effects of their decisions.

Royally shocked. Prince Harry has continued to take aim at the British royal family since stepping back from his senior duties — and Prince Charles isn’t pleased.

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The Government is advising against all but essential travel in and out of Bolton as data shows the number of Covid-19 hospital admissions has risen to 43.

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Naman Ramachandran Writer Neil Gaiman, actor Hugh Grant and historian and presenter David Olusoga are among 120 well-known British figures who have signed an open letter decrying the threat to public service broadcasters from streamers and government.The letter, from campaign group the British Broadcasting Challenge, chaired by former BBC creative officer Pat Younge, states that PSBs such as the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are “under severe threat” from “unregulated streaming services and

Hugh Grant, Neil Gaiman, and Michael Sheen are among 120 public figures who have signed an open letter to the UK government attacking plans to reform the BBC and the wider public service broadcasting (PSB) ecology.