New UK planning laws will not put grassroots venues at risk of demolition, Music Venue Trust confirm

Keir Starmer in the House of Commons today in the last head-to-head encounter before the summer recess. The Prime Minister is expected to be probed by the Labour leader on the long awaited Russia Report into interference in elections in the United Kingdom which was published yesterday.

We will be seeing a lot more of Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox in the future, both professionally and (hopefully) personally! The hot new duo that everyone can’t stop talking about warmly embraced each other in a pic posted by movie & TV producer (and Vanderpump Rules star Lala Kent‘s fiance) Randall Emmett on Friday, July 17.

Theatres, music venues and indoor performance spaces will be allowed to welcome back live audiences from next month, the government has confirmed.Boris Johnson announced the news today as the UK reaches the fourth step in the government's five-stage roadmap.Audiences will be permitted to return from August 1, but must adhere to social distancing measures.Performers will also have to maintain social distancing at all times.The announcement is a major step forward for the arts industry, one of the

Jessie Reyez and Caribou are among the acts who have made the 2020 Polaris Music Prize short list.

“power surge” to Scotland as he prepared to publish legislation for a UK internal market to replace the EU Single Market.

hereRussia has recorded just five more deaths than the UK.Elsewhere, the countries with the highest numbers of health worker deaths are USA (507), Brazil (351), Mexico (248), Italy (188), Egypt (111), Iran (91), Ecuador (82) and Spain (63).The figures were revealed as Prime Minister Boris Johnson committed to an 'independent inquiry' into the handling of the pandemic. The Prime Minister told MPs he does not believe now is the right time for such an investigation but it would 'certainly' happen

coronavirus has had on venues when considering permission for redevelopment, demolition or change of use.It is hoped the move will safeguard venues by preventing them from being bought up and converted into housing or shops.“Our theatres, concert halls and live music performance venues are the envy of the world and are central to our cultural heritage,” Mr Jenrick said.“That’s why we’re investing £1.57 billion to protect Britain’s cultural, arts and heritage institutions, as well as ensuring

Lil Baby’s My Turn and Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” lead Nielsen Music/MRC Data’s 2020 midyear charts, as reflected on multiple lists, below.Here's a breakout of some of the data's highlights.‘My Turn’ Takes the Crown: For the tracking period of Jan. 3 through July 2, 2020, Lil Baby’s My Turn was the most popular album in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

Mixing science with shade is a deliciously wonderful combination! Bill Nye, 64, became the latest viral TikTok sensation after he posted a face mask-related video on Wednesday, July 8. He dressed up in his typical “Science Guy” fashion while using big words surrounding the accessory that millions have been wearing over the past couple of months.

a £1.57 billion support package handed to the arts sector by the government yesterday (July 5).The bailout will provide music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites with emergency grants and loans.The money is the biggest one-off investment in UK culture ever, helping companies, venues and institutions to survive the coronavirus pandemic without going out of business.Announcing the new funds, Boris Johnson said: “From iconic theatre and musicals, mesmerising

Nicola Sturgeon wants to "build a wall" between Scotland and England, Jacob Rees-Mogg has claimed. It follows a comment made by Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday that "there is no border between Scotland and England" - which was mocked by the SNP - after Sturgeon failed to rule out "border checks" on English visitors in order to help save lives during the pandemic.

coronavirus crisis, and confirmed new proposals that will allow developers to demolish and rebuild vacant and redundant commercial buildings if they are rebuilt as homes.Dubbed “project speed”, the proposals will also allow a wider range of commercial buildings to switch to housing without a planning application.However, the MVT claims that the regulations are a “replica” of the Permitted Development Rights, which allowed developers to close hundred of venues before the government eventually

Boris Johnson is set to unveil a new plan to 'build, build, build' in a bid to get the UK economy back on its feet in the wake of coronavirus. Delivering a speech in the West Midlands on Tuesday, the Prime Minister is expected to set out the government's post-covid plan to "build back better."Mr Johnson will pledge a £5bn "New Deal," which promises to deliver jobs, skills and infrastructure for Britain.During the speech, the PM is expected to say: "It sounds positively Rooseveltian.