Nightclubs face “systematic” permanent closure without funding in 2021, government warned

direct to your inboxWhen criminals flee the country in a bid to avoid being prosecuted, the authorities have ways of bringing them back to the country to face justice.Arrest warrants can be issued, and law enforcement colleagues across the world engaged in the search and capture.Some of serious crimes in the last 12 months would have gone unpunished were it not for international cooperation.Here, the M.E.N looks at Manchester cases where people have been brought back to the UK to face justice in

Marillion’s Fish has laid into the government regarding the ongoing touring fiasco for UK artists in the EU after Brexit.The government has come in for heavy criticism since the UK officially left the EU earlier this month over the Brexit deal’s lack of support for touring musicians, specifically in terms of the failure to implement visa-free travel in Europe for British musicians and their crew.While Dowden previously told NME that the EU was to blame for not permitting visa-free travel for

Dr. Anthony Fauci led his first Covid-19 press conference for the Biden Administration on Thursday. Asked about newly-confirmed President Joe Biden’s directive to “be completely transparent,” Fauci called it “liberating.”

direct to your inboxDrivers in the UK could soon face fines dished out to them by local councils for things like taking a wrong turn and failing to give way to oncoming vehicles. At the moment, London and Cardiff are currently the only cities in England and Wales with the powers, the Mirror reports.

David and Victoria Beckham are used to getting criticism, but due to their actions over the past few weeks, the battering they have received from the public might be their worst yet.The couple and their children – Brooklyn, 21, Romeo, 18, Cruz, 15, and nine-year-old Harper – are currently living it up in Miami, after flying there by private jet on Christmas Day to avoid the UK’s tough new restrictions.

NME about when live music might be able to return in the UK.After the coronavirus pandemic cancelled last year’s festival season and made live gigs impossible – bar socially distanced shows outside of lockdown – many music fans are currently optimistically looking ahead to what summer 2021 may look like.While Dr Anthony Fauci stated recently that full-capacity live shows could return to the US this autumn (provided that between 70-85% of the population have been vaccinated), hope now turns to

direct to your inbox Supermarket giant Tesco has announced a set of new rules shoppers must follow, or face being asked to leave - or banned from entering. The changes come after supermarkets including Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Aldi all tightened their rules amidst a surge of coronavirus cases in the UK.

UK Government to tackle Covid-19.The First Minister unveiled the £180million pledge at the SNP’s virtual party conference in November but has faced a backlash.While highly paid doctors and health service ­managers will pick up the bonus, ­thousands of low-paid frontline workers won’t receive a penny.Former Labour MSP and GP Dr Richard Simpson asked where the cash was coming from and which services would be cut as a result.The Sunday Mail can now reveal the money is coming from an emergency boost