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A new online petition is calling for a change to parental leave rules for working fathers and second parents during the first year after the birth of a baby. Petition creator Jeremy Davies also wants to see a new Paternity Allowance introduced offering similar benefits provided to those on Maternity Leave.

Chvrches frontwoman Lauren Mayberry has announced her debut solo single, ‘Are You Awake?’.Taking to social media last night (August 14), the Scottish singer-songwriter confirmed that the track will arrive on September 1. Fans who pre-add or pre-save the upcoming song can unlock a 33-second preview snippet.“Please give me a sign/ Give me a Hollywood line,” Mayberry sings over a delicate piano-led instrumental in the clip.

NME’s latest star of The Cover, Genesis Owusu, has shared a playlist exclusively to accompany the story’s launch – listen to it below.The Ghanaian-Australian artist is on this week’s (August 14) edition of The Cover, a renewal of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read Genesis Owusu’s profile here, written by Josh Martin and featuring photography by Bailey Howard.Genesis Owusu’s stunning second album ‘Struggler’, out this Friday, centres on a character called ‘the Roach’, who’s feverishly contemplating existence and purpose as it runs a never-ending race.

UK tourists will soon require extra approval to enter 30 European countries - and there are a number of reasons their application may be rejected. The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) is set to come into force by summer 2024.

Oliver Tree has announced a handful of UK and EU dates in the autumn as part of his ‘Oliver Tree Presents Alone In A Crowd’ tour.The tour will kick off in October with shows in Australia and New Zealand. From there, the European leg will embark on November 1 in Paris and then Luxembourg on November 2.

Coach Party have shared their latest and heaviest track, ‘Parasite’, from their forthcoming debut album ‘KILLJOY’. Check out the video below.According to a press release, ‘Parasite’ is described as “a destroyer; a maximalist punk track that incinerates in under two minutes and eviscerates the people in life who feed off of the goodness of others”.Speaking of the track, drummer Guy Page said: “Everyone has those people in their lives that they’ll do anything to avoid.

Andrea Iervolino, the Italian producer behind Michael Mann’s forthcoming Ferrari, today announced his investment of around 50 million euros, or $55M U.S., in The Tuscany Film Studios, a top-flight production facility soon to be active in central Italy.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Italian producer Andrea Iervolino, whose credits include Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” “Waiting for the Barbarians” and “Tell It Like a Woman,” has invested around 50 million euros ($55 million) in the construction of Tuscany Film Studios, a technologically advanced studio with the largest virtual set in Italy, and a 360 studio for live-action productions. The production facility, which is being built just outside Florence, will also host a movie theater and luxury hotel with the aim of attracting premium international productions to Italy.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Rome’s Cinecittà Studios are in the midst of a radical overhaul that started in June 2021, when the government-owned facilities, headed by Nicola Maccanico — who is a former Warner Bros. and Sky Italia senior exec — secured a multi-million dollar loan provided by the European Union’s post-pandemic recovery fund to upgrade and expand the studios. Productions that recently set up camp on its iconic backlot, lured in part by Italy’s generous 40% cash-back tax credit, include Roland Emmerich’s gladiator series “Those About to Die,” which is currently shooting, and Luca Guadagnino’s recently wrapped William Burroughs adaptation “Queer” starring Daniel Craig.

Militarie Gun have shared details of a new tour across Europe and the UK, set to kick off later this year. Find a full list of tour dates below.Announced today (August 2), the live shows follow on from the hardcore band’s debut album, ‘Life Under The Gun’, which arrived earlier this year.

Drinkers across the country will see prices skyrocket this week due to rises in duty tax.

Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras’ tour caused activity similar to a 2.3 magnitude earthquake.The singer’s huge stadium tour hit the city’s Lumen Field venue for two nights last weekend (July 22-23), and seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach told CNN that data collected over the shows showed seismic activity of a huge scale.Caplan-Auerbach told the outlet that “the shaking was twice as strong” as an event known as ‘Beast Quake’, which occurred in 2011 when Seattle Seahawks fans celebrated a touchdown at an NFL game.“The primary difference is the duration of shaking,” she added. “Cheering after a touchdown lasts for a couple seconds, but eventually it dies down.

Naman Ramachandran The European Commission has opened a formal investigation to examine whether Microsoft may have breached EU competition rules by tying or bundling its communication and collaboration product Teams to its popular suites for businesses Office 365 and Microsoft 365. The investigation stems from a 2020 complaint submitted by Slack Technologies, which operates instant messaging program Slack, alleging that Microsoft illegally tied Teams to its dominant productivity suites.

Six men have been found guilty of terrorist murder over extremist attacks Brussels in 2016 that killed 32 people.

Chvrches‘ Lauren Mayberry has revealed she will be launching her solo career and announced tour dates across the US, UK and EU.Mayberry took to social media to share the announcement of her solo career. The singer posted a video on an Instagram carousel that sees her walking and posing on public transportation in an orange dress with gems on her face.The video also features a voiceover of Mayberry saying: “The only thing I ever really wanted as a writer, as a performer was to connect with people.

Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras Tour’ hit Denver this week – watch her debut ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ track ‘Timeless’ live below.At the first of two gigs in the city on Friday night (July 14), she played two rarities in the ‘surprise’ segment of the show.After giving a debut to ‘Timeless’, one of a host of ‘from the vault’ tracks released as part of her latest re-recording project this week, she also then played debut album cut ‘Picture To Burn’ for the first time in 13 years.‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ also features collaborations with Fall Out Boy and Paramore’s Hayley Williams.Watch the live debuts and rare performances from the first Denver ‘Eras Tour’ show below.Swift will bring her highly praised ‘Eras’ tour to international venues following extensive shows across North America. The UK and Europe leg of the tour kicks off on May 9, 2024 in Paris and wraps on August 17, 2024 in London.Last week the singer announced the addition of 14 new ‘Eras’ tour dates in the UK and EU, with Paramore serving as support.

Thania Garcia Playboi Carti has announced his upcoming fall 2023 “Antagonist Tour,” set to kick off in Denver on Sept. 6. Carti will be joined by rapper-producers Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, and Homixide Gang — who together make up the roster for Carti’s Opium label. Fresh off numerous festival appearances across the world, Carti will continue to add to his global repertoire with planned performances in major cities and arenas across the world including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, New York, London, Paris, Amsterdam and more. Fans can purchase general on-sale tickets starting July 14 at noon local time (U.S.) and 5 p.m. (EU).

A best man who was denied boarding for a flight to Poland for his best friend's stag do because his passport was three days out of date managed to renew it in less than 12 hours and make it to the party

Scotland’s unemployment rate has risen slightly in the last quarter despite some businesses still struggling to recruit staff.

Soft Cell have announced a pair of expanded versions of their 2022 chart-topping album ‘*Happiness Not Included’.‘*Happiness Now Extended’ will feature longer versions of all 12 tracks from the original version, while ‘*Happiness Now Completed’ will feature 10 previously unreleased songs from the same recording sessions, penned by members Marc Almond and Dave Ball. The latter also houses covers of songs by Giorgio Moroder, X-Ray Spex and Fad Gadget.The two expanded versions are set for release on July 28 via BMG.

Taylor Swift has announced the addition of 14 new ‘Eras’ tour dates in the UK and EU –  with Paramore serving as support – with the shows now seemingly ruling her out as a potential Glastonbury headliner.The new dates include additional shows in Paris, Sweden, Portugal, Lyon, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Milan, Gelsenkirchen, Poland and Austria.The three dates at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium fall on the same weekend as Glastonbury 2024, ruling out the possibility of the pop icon headlining the iconic music festival in Somerset.Swift was recently linked to being one of the two female headliners booked for next year’s edition of the festival due to the previous gaps in her touring schedule that coincided with the 2024 festival dates.Really can’t contain my excitement because… we’re adding 14 new shows to The Eras Tour. And I get to travel the world doing shows with @paramore!! Hayley and I have been friends since we were teens in Nashville and now we get to frolic around the UK/Europe next summer??? I’m… pic.twitter.com/kl1aijxR2o— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 5, 2023The singer also revealed that Paramore will be serving as opening support for this leg of tour.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon miniTV, the free streaming service available on the Amazon Shopping app in India, is dubbing a raft of Korean, Turkish, Mandarin and Spanish dramas into the Hindi language for local consumption under the MiniTV Imported banner. The first set of shows, which streams from July 7, are all Korean and includes “Cheer Up,” “Heart Surgeons” and “Doctor Detective.” Amogh Dusad, head of content, Amazon miniTV, said: “In recent times, the viewing preferences of digital video consumers in India have changed significantly. They love diversity in content offering and are looking for unique stories & captivating characters from across the world. We have curated a list of blockbuster shows, from Korean, Turkish, Mandarin, Spanish and many more languages, that we believe will resonate with Indian viewers.”

Jerusalem Film Fest Unveils 2023 Industry ProgramNir Bergman (Broken Wings, Here We Are) and Yona Rozenkier (The Dive, 35 Downhill) will be among the Israeli filmmakers presenting new projects at the Jerusalem Film Fest’s Pitch Point event this year. The annual meeting connecting Israeli directors with international partners is one pole of the festival’s Jerusalem Industry Days, running July 13 to 15. Jurors will be Olivier Père (Arte Cinema France), Thorsten Ritter (Beta Cinema), Kevin Chan (MUBI) and Claudia Solano (The Match Factory), alongside Helge Albers (MOIN, Hamburg Film Fund) and producer Yael Fogiel (Les Films du Poisson). The Industry Days will also host the final pitching session for the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab. Other highlights include a focus on Austria, accompanied by Austrian Films’ Anne Laurent-Delage and Emilie Dauptain and producers  Antonin Svoboda (coop99), Oliver Neumann (FreibeuterFilm), Sabine Gruber (Golden Girls) and Barbara Pichler (KGP Filmproduktion). Filmmakers Sebastian Meise, Barbara Albert and Rainer Frimmel will also be in attendance. The program will also feature an industry talk with Joana Vicente, CEO of Sundance Institute, moderated by Israeli producer Osnat Handelsman-Keren (The Lost Daughter). The Jerusalem Film Festival runs from July 13 to 23.

Beabadoobee has announced the cancelation of her upcoming run of European tour dates after falling “really ill.”The singer took to social media to share a post explaining why she has had to cancel the forthcoming european dates of her ‘Beatopia’ tour. The statement read: “This was a very hard decision to make but due to illness I will have to cancel my upcoming run of EU shows.”She continued: “I’m so sorry and don’t want to let anyone down. I’ve just fallen really ill and need to work on getting back to a healthy place before performing again.

Tesco Mobile is giving thousands of Clubcard points away on one £16 tech product in its latest summer offer. It comes just weeks after the supermarket launched the S23 Ultra with a huge £486 saving, on the back of Samsung's own offer, giving £200 away to all shoppers who bought a smartphone.

100 gecs canceling their UK and European tour “with no explanation”.

Plans to entitle more passengers to flight delay compensation have been dropped from initial reforms aimed at protecting consumers, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.

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Scotland is facing a crisis in its National Health Service due to Covid and Tory austerity - but Brexit has caused further deadly delays in our hospitals.

Stephen Flynn has said independence is key to escaping the "Westminster-made cost of living crisis" ahead of the SNP's independence convention.

Brexit is costing Scotland a staggering £3 billion each year in lost public revenues, a senior SNP minister has warned.

SE SO NEON has announced their upcoming 2023 world tour.SE SO NEON revealed on Twitter that they would be touring the world this year. In their post, the brand announced that their upcoming world tour will feature shows in North America, the UK, Europe and Asia-Pacific.“Ready to set sail on SE SO NEON’s pirate ship?” the band wrote in the Twitter post. “Detailed information about the tour and ticket opening announcement will be released sequentially.”[SE SO NEON WORLD TOUR 2023 ⚑]North America / UK/EU / Asia-PacificReady to set sail on SE SO NEON's pirate ship?Detailed information about the tour and ticket opening announcement will be released sequentially.

Public Image Ltd have shared their latest single ‘Car Chase’ from their forthcoming album ‘End Of The World’. Listen to it below.Frontman and former Sex Pistol, John Lydon, shared that the song is “Typical PiL, unpredictable to the last.

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) insiders in Poland have reacted with alarm after a group of European regulators said they plan to meet to discuss what the insiders believe could lead to the closure of the U.S. media giant’s operation in the nation.

Scotland's tourism industry has been devastated by Brexit after warnings it would hit the sector hard were ignored.

Martin Lewis has issued a warning for holidaymakers who want to save money while travelling abroad.