Nearly 42,000 people have been furloughed in North Lanarkshire

Normal People is the frontrunner at this year’s TV Choice Awards, where it is up for three prizes.

Good Morning Britain star emotionally explained that her future hope is that Derek Draper will recover and come home - but adds it's "not nearly in sight and very uncertain." Her message comes after it was reported that Derek has opened his eyes and started to regain consciousness for the first time since being taken out of his induced coma.But Kate's GMB colleague Piers Morgan addressed the situation this morning saying that Derek’s recovery, following his battle with Covid-19, is a 'slow and

Naman Ramachandran The British Film Institute (BFI) has launched a £500,000 ($625,000) bailout fund for U.K. sales companies affected by the coronavirus pandemic.The BFI COVID-UK Sales Company Organisational Fund is open to applications for a four-week period from July 6.

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hereJoan looked him up online and it seemed legitimate as there were websites and YouTube videos about his work in Africa.The pair began to message and speak on the phone, with Michael saying he was due to return to the UK soon.But the lockdown took place, putting a stop to any supposed plans.Joan, who was shielding due to cancer, said she looked forward to his phone calls in the evening during the lockdown period.However, a few days later Michael then called to say there was an accident and he

BTS and Adele are the only two artists to have 100 countries where their song reached No. 1 on the iTunes chart.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: The British government is edging closer to making a decision that could open the floodgates to hundreds of film and TV shoots returning to production following the coronavirus shutdown.Deadline hears that Treasury ministers are expected to make a call shortly on whether to establish an emergency insurance fund, which will effectively underwrite the cost of productions closing in the event of a second lockdown.It follows constructive talks with a

Johnny Depp‘s libel case against The Sun is about more than a few bucks; it’s a battle to reveal the truth about his toxic marriage to Amber Heard once and for all — at least in a legal sense.

coronavirus have been recorded on the island.

A LEADING trade union has warned North Lanarkshire Council that the local authority’s furlough scheme “must not be a waiting room for redundancy”.Councils across Scotland, including North Lanarkshire, announced last week that they have applied to the UK Government’s job retention scheme to fund their staff.Johanna Baxter, Unison Scotland head of local government, said: “The fact that Scottish councils are having to apply for funding from the Westminster furlough scheme is a damning indictment of

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Nearly 6,500 film and TV workers have now signed two open letters calling for an end to systemic racism and the introduction of equal opportunities for BAME creatives at every level of the industry.The two letters have sprung up independently in recent days, fuelled by a sense of injustice over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and emboldened by the Black Lives Matter movements across the world.The letters serve different purposes, but have a

hereThe Royal Bolton Hospital has recorded no new deaths for more than six days running.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester as of Friday, June 18 is:The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said 42,461 people had died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Thursday, up by 173 from 42,288 the day before.The Government figures do not include all deaths involving Covid-19