HMRC launches new taskforce to tackle furlough fraud and Eat Out To Help Out cheats

Daniel Kaluuya, the British actor, who played charismatic leader the Black Panther Party. Fred Hampton, in Judas and the Black Messiah, has won the Oscar for supporting actor, describing in an emotional acceptance speech how inspired he was by his character and how lucky he felt.

The UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the BFI have announced the launch of the UK Global Screen Fund, the one year pilot fund designed to help plug the sizeable gap left by the absence of Creative Europe’s MEDIA funding post-Brexit.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the British Film Institute (BFI) have formally launched an export booster fund to replace the European tap that ran dry with Brexit.Grants disbursed from Creative Europe’s MEDIA program were worth an average of €18.5 million ($22.2 million) a year to the cultural and audiovisual sectors in the U.K. and ceased once Brexit came into effect.The new U.K.

Britain’s Prince Louis is growing up so fast! Prince William and Kate Middleton ‘s youngest son turns three on Apr. 23, and in what has become a tradition with all three of their children, his parents have released a new photo a day in advance of Louis’ birthday, which was taken by Kate.

BAFTA Names TV Awards Hosts Richard Ayoade is returning to host the BAFTA Television Awards for the second year, while actor, writer, and director Gbemisola Ikumelo (Famalam) has been named as the host of the British Television Craft Awards. The main TV awards have been scheduled for June 6 on BBC One, while the craft ceremony will take place on May 24. Nominations will be announced on April 28 at 7:30AM local time in the UK.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ) being paid on different dates for some claimants.Both bank holidays are UK-wide and may result in earlier payments if your regular, recurring day or date falls on them.

Nirvana, Arctic Monkeys and the late Amy Winehouse have all performed at the venue in the past.The launch of Forum Birmingham in the summer will see the building reopening once again as a 3500-capacity music venue, with a host of line-ups set to be announced at the end of the month – pre-sale tickets and further information will be available from here.Slowthai was the first act to be announced to be playing at the Forum Birmingham, with the rapper set to stop at the venue on his 2022 UK and

NEW YORK -- Robert Pattinson — that A-list international heartthrob — may owe a little thanks to rising star Tom Riley.It was Riley who replaced Pattinson at the last minute in a 2005 stage production of “The Woman Before” at London's Royal Court Theatre. The change was made so late that programs and announcements to the press had been made before the switch.“By the time the reviews came out, they were saying lovely things about newcomer Robert Pattinson,” says the British actor.

Wondery Launches First UK Podcast U.S. podcast publisher Wondery is launching its first international podcast in the shape of British Scandal, which will unpick famous UK scandals including the Cambridge Analytica data breach and the Alexander Litvinenko poisoning.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesIsraeli-American actress-producer-author Noa Tishby was compiling research for what would eventually become her newly released non-fiction book “Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth” (Simon & Schuster) when she discovered that — save for Golda Meir’s 1973 autobiography and English translations of Israeli historian Anita Shapira’s work — there were no books on the history of Israel penned by a woman.

UK stage and screen actor Paul Ritter, best known for long-running Channel4 comedy series Friday Night Dinner, has died of a brain tumour aged 54, his agent has announced.

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British activewear brand Sweaty Betty have made a huge step towards diversifying their reach as they’ve announced the launch of a hijab within their latest fitness collection. Launched this week, their technical Hijab is designed for training and has undergone wearer trials to ensure it is breathable and lightweight to wear.

Gorillaz have announced their new collaboration with Fred Perry.Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s cartoon band have teamed up with the renowned British clothing company, with the bandmembers set to “wear their favourite Fred Perry shirts” for the brand’s 2021 campaign.A special clothing collaboration between Gorillaz and Fred Perry is set to be announced soon, while special playlists and interviews with the cartoon bandmembers are also set to follow.Fred Perry say that Gorillaz are “the perfect