Self-driving cars could be on UK roads this year, the government announces

Refresh for latest…: A significant week is ahead at the international box office as Universal’s F9 starts its engines in a handful of major markets including China, Russia and Korea — and as the UK and France will reopen cinemas after a roughly seven-month shutdown. In the meantime, Fast & Furious franchise alum Jason Statham’s Wrath Of Man was the main overseas Hollywood title this session, lifting its offshore cume to $41.4M for $56M global.

coronavirus-related cancellations, meaning that festivals face huge financial losses and risk bankruptcy if they have to cancel last-minute.So far, over a quarter of UK festivals over 5,000 capacity have been cancelled this summer due to a lack of insurance.During a DCMSC committee meeting yesterday (May 13), Conservative MP Heather Wheeler asked Dowden for an update on whether or not the government would be offering insurance to festivals.In his response, Dowden said the UK was “well on track”

parents are calling on Nicola Sturgeon 's Government to end mandatory wearing of masks in schools. The UK Government announced that as of Monday, May 17, children in secondary schools across England will no longer be required to wear masks during lessons or in communal areas.

First Minister, fresh from her party’s victory at the Holyrood election, also said it would be “grave and serious” if Scotland had no path to independence.

coronavirus deaths were recorded overnight in Scotland with 283 new positive cases. The Scottish Government announced the latest figures on Thursday, May 6, as efforts to control the virus spreading continue.

coronavirus deaths were recorded overnight in Scotland with 85 new positive cases. The Scottish Government announced the latest figures on Wednesday, May 5, as efforts to control the virus spreading continue.

Boomtown and 2000 Trees announced their cancellation in recent weeks, with the AIF previously predicting that this would be the case in the months leading up to the decision.Research from the AIF, which has been tracking the 2021 festival season, shows that 26 per cent of all UK festivals over 5,000 capacity have already announced that they will not be able to go ahead this year.It is thought that organisers are reluctant to shell out huge sums for festivals without Covid insurance as they run

Parent campaigners are demanding the Scottish Government set a date to end mask-wearing in schools. The UK Government has announced that children in schools across England will no longer need to wear a mask in class as of May 17.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (aka Kate Middleton) spends some time with a cute little lamb during a visit to Manor Farm on Tuesday (April 27) in Darlington, England.

the UK Government’s failure to secure visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for UK musicians and their touring crew.The government has been accused by a number of artists and prominent figures in the UK music industry of creating “chaos and confusion” after the Brexit deal with the EU failed to guarantee the necessary provisions for musicians, creatives and their crew to be able to tour, perform and work in Europe without incurring huge additional costs.It’s feared that the additional

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Established under former Prime Minister Theresa May as part of the government’s LGBT Action Plan, the panel was intended to advise government ministers on “on issues and policies concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.”However, BBC News reports that the panel had not met with senior government officials since last year, and last month three members of the panel stepped down.In doing so, they accused ministers of creating a “hostile environment” for LGBTQ people and said Prime

After unveiling plans for the project in late 2020, the British government and British Film Institute has now formally launched the U.K. Global Screen Fund.

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