The Government’s five-step plan to save music venues is bullshit – to survive, they need to stay closed

Boris Jonhson has played down the prospect of a second national lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis.The Prime Minister said authorities across the country were getting better at identifying and isolating local outbreaks.He said he would not want to use powers to enforce a second UK lockdown, any more than Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent.Although he added it was important that the power to order national action was held in reserve.Speaking to The Telegraph, Mr Johnson said: "I can’t

would be needed for a “prolonged period”, while the government's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance warned that winter would be "a very complex time". At a Downing Street briefing yesterday, where he outlined a new timetable for lifting the remaining lockdown restrictions from August 1, prime minister Boris Johnson said he hoped for "a more significant return to normality from November".

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

hereRachel Hind owns two care homes in Trafford - Faversham House and Brookfield Nursing Home.The homes have remained coronavirus-free throughout the crisis. Rachel has vowed to ban visits to the home regardless of whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson decides to allow them or not.She says they will stay in a self-imposed lockdown until 'at least the end of the year'.

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

Sturgeon has blasted reported UK Government plans to hold on to a key economic lever after the Brexit transition period.It has been claimed Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not devolve control over ‘state aid’, which allows Governments to subsidise companies.The First Minister tweeted this morning: “This would be a full scale assault on devolution - a blatant move to erode the powers of the Scottish Parliament in key areas.

concerns over the British Government’s recent radical shake-up of UK planning laws, the Music Venue Trust have received confirmation that grassroots venues will not be put at risk.Last Tuesday (June 30), Boris Johnson unveiled his economic recovery plan for the UK after the 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

return to school in September and today it outlined the steps needed to make that happen. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last week that he wants every child in every year group back for the new academic year.

coronavirus lockdown contained no new money, a senior Scottish Tory has admitted. Andrew Bowie said the cash was already budgeted for one day after the Prime Minister’s speech was slammed as a "damp squib" by the SNP and slated by Labour leader Keir Starmer.

Manori Ravindran International EditorEuropean cinema giant Vue has confirmed it will begin the process of reopening its movie theaters from July 10.In a statement, Vue boss Tim Richards said the business was still waiting on “specific advice from government,” but that it will begin opening doors from that date, which is one week after cinemas in England have been allowed to reopen. U.K.