UK landlines will have their services cut as BT aims to encourage its customers to upgrade to a more modern version.
UK landlines will have their services cut as BT aims to encourage its customers to upgrade to a more modern version.
ITV News presenter Nadia Hossain has to apologise after accidentally saying Jeremy C*** live on air, instead of Jeremy Hunt.
A Tory peer has apologised to a University Challenge student after claims of antisemitism.
New internet safety laws that have been years in the making could come into force as soon as this week. The chief executive of Ofcom said she expects the Online Safety Bill to receive royal assent tomorrow.
When Georgia Kousoulou made her TV debut on The Only Way Is Essex back in 2014 at the age of 23 she never imagined she’d one day be welcomed through the famous door of No.10 Downing Street. But just a couple of weeks ago, the reality star, who has a two-year-old son Brody with fiancé Tommy Mallet, found herself ushered into the Prime Minister’s official residence in London. Georgia was there on an important mission: to promote a new anti-troll law called the Online Safety Bill.
Disposable vapes are to be banned over fears they're being targeted at children, it's been reported. Ministers are said to be drawing up plans to ban the sale of single-use vapes in the UK to stop under 18s becoming addicted
A senior minister admits there are questions to answer over the escape of a prisoner which has sparked a nationwide manhunt. There was chaos at airports, including Manchester, yesterday (September 6) as extra passport checks were conducted following Daniel Abed Khalife's run for freedom.
Greater Manchester is to be named as one of 12 Investment Zones by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt during the Budget later today.
The UK has another new Culture Secretary.
Details of King Charles III’s coronation in May were revealed Saturday by Buckingham Palace. Three days of celebrations are planned, including a concert featuring “global music icons and contemporary stars,” none of whom were named.
Welcome back Insiders. Hope you’re feeling sufficiently rested and re-energized as the world of TV and film kicks back into gear. Jesse Whittock with you for the first edition of 2023, and we have plenty for you.
The UK government has confirmed that Channel 4 will not be sold.
The British film and TV industry breathed a collective sigh of relief today after the government signalled its intention to scrap a planned $1.2B sale of Channel 4, one of the crown jewels of UK broadcasting.
Rishi Sunak is set to scrap the privatisation of Channel 4 in a yet another Tory U-turn. Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson had planned to sell-off the station after 40 years of public ownership.
Channel 4 privatization is off the table.
The BBC is to close linear channels in the near future as it “consolidates activity under one simple, single brand,” Director General Tim Davie has revealed, as he unveiled a blueprint for a digitally-led Public Service Broadcaster.
New UK Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has indicated she will take up the mantle of firebrand predecessor Nadine Dorries by insisting it is “impossible” to sustain the BBC license fee after 2027, while distancing herself from the former I’m a Celebrity… contestant’s views on impartiality.
Controversial plans to privatize Channel 4 are set to be dropped as British PM Rishi Sunak reassesses campaign and policy pledges made by his past two predecessors and gears up to set his own legislative agenda, according to new reports.
Former WWE marketing manager Michelle Donelan has been reappointed UK Culture Secretary, with responsibility for the future of the BBC and Channel 4.
Details of the scheme and what constitutes a grassroots music venue can be found here, with applications to be filed here. Funding for the initiative comes from the MVT’s Revive Live tour, which took place this summer and saw Charli XCX, Paolo Nutini, Sleaford Mods and more perform at small venues around the country.Of the new fund, Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd said: “We have been working on music industry based funding support for Grassroots Music Venues since 2018.
The BBC turns 100 today and it appears the centenary is helping to build bridges between the UK public and the Conservative government — at least in the short term.
Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon has said there “hasn’t been much change” in terms of the biggest formats in the UK over the past eight-to-nine years.
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With a new British government, specifically a new culture secretary, in place, the decisions to privatize Channel 4 and to scrap the BBC licence fee are being reviewed.
K.J. Yossman The U.K.’s new culture secretary, Michelle Donelan, has made her first public statements about the potential sale of public broadcaster Channel 4 and the future of the BBC license fee. “We’re looking at the business case for the sale of Channel 4 and making sure we still agree with that decision and that’s what I’m doing,” she said of selling the advertising-funded PSB. Of the BBC, Donelan said: “It’s no secret that I have been a sceptic for a long time of the license fee but as I said before, the approach I take on all policies is one to base my decisions on evidence and to also listen. So I’m only two weeks in the job, I’m not going to make policy on the hoof, I’m going to look at this properly.”
It has been revealed that more than 250k people visited Westminster Hall to see the Queen lying in state in the days leading up to her funeral. The queue to allow mourners to pay their respects to the late monarch was closed a number of times, with wait times reaching to over 14 hours.
K.J. Yossman Late Tuesday evening local time, Michelle Donelan was appointed the U.K.’s latest secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport (DCMS) by incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss (herself only elected on Monday.) As Donelan steps into her new role – becoming the tenth culture secretary in as many years – she’ll have to hit the ground running. The DCMS is a vast department that covers everything from the U.K.’s film and television industries to theater, music, tourism, internet safety and sports, including the oversight of major events as disparate as the Eurovision Song Contest, the soccer UEFA Champions League and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Dr. Dre alarm after it went off during an interview with LBC this morning (September 7).Coffey was appointed to the cabinet last night (September 6) by the new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, who took office yesterday following the departure of Boris Johnson.During an interview with LBC’s Nick Ferrari this morning, Coffey started reaching for her bag as Ferrari started to ask her a question about her residences.“Are you alright over there? Have you got a phone ringing?” the host enquired, to which Coffey replied: “I’ve just realised that my alarm is going off on my phone, I do apologise.”Asked by Ferrari what the alarm sound was, Coffey said that the listeners were “getting a bit of Dr.
Michelle Donelan, a former WWE marketing manager who was Boris Johnson’s Education Secretary for just 48 hours, is to replace Nadine Dorries as Culture Secretary in UK Prime Minister Liz Truss’ first cabinet.
the UK’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.Donelan, who served as the Secretary of State for Education for 35 hours in July, has represented the constituency of Chippenham since 2015.The news comes as Truss continues to reveal her Cabinet tonight (September 6). Among the key appointments are Kwasi Kwarteng (Chancellor of the Exchequer and Deputy Prime Minister), Therese Coffey (health secretary), James Cleverly (foreign secretary) and Suella Braverman (home secretary).Yesterday (September 5) Truss was announced to have won the Conservative Party’s leadership election, beating former chancellor Rishi Sunak to the position of Prime Minister following the resignation of Boris Johnson.Donelan was promoted to the position of Secretary of State for Education in July after serving for two years as Minister of State for Higher and Further Education.
The Prime Minister has finally announced his resignation after a chaotic few days for the government.
Boris Johnson has finally agreed to step down as UK Prime Minister following more than 50 resignations from his government in response to multiple scandals.
Student loan interest rates will be capped at 7.3 per cent for a year as inflation soars, the government has announced.
Universities in England will be told to introduce a policy on tackling spiking by the end of the year, as more than one in ten students believe they have been a victim.
A university boss has hit out at the government's plan to introduce fines for 'cancel culture' on campuses. Education Minister Michelle Donelan has said she intends to bring forward new laws to crack down on 'woke mobs' that are apparently preventing debate at universities.
Martin Lewis has shared a warning to students - past and present - who still have loans to repay.
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