Thursday evening UK news briefing: Five year olds told to wear masks in school

EXCLUSIVE: Discovery has set a marker down for the UK ambitions of its streaming service Discovery+ by luring BBC presenter Nick Knowles to host a series that has echoes of hit Channel 4 show Grand Designs.

READ MORE: Jeremy Clarkson speaks out as EU countries halt Covid vaccineShe had spoken off the record to 20 government officials about how they acted ahead of the coronavirus lockdown. She revealed how they agreed to speak on the basis of anonymity about how the UK should have locked down earlier.

#SaveOurVenues campaign is supporting a number of independent UK gig spaces that have suffered significant financial hardship during the coronavirus-enforced shutdown of live music over the past year.These venues are also being represented by the fundraising campaign as they were either ineligible or unsuccessful in their application to receive full funding from the recent government-backed Cultural Recovery Fund.A ‘Red List’ of UK venues that are in danger of being closed forever due to

Massive Attack‘s Robert Del Naja is set to speak to MPs next week about how music festivals can reduce their environmental impact.The Bristol musician, who is also known as ‘3D’, will address MPs on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) on Tuesday morning (March 16) during a remote evidence session as part of their ongoing investigation into the future of UK music festivals.Del Naja will speak about Massive Attack’s recent collaboration with the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change

Indie production company Flying Fish, the newly-launched joint venture from the writers and producers of Fisherman’s Friends, has signed a three-year, multi-picture distribution deal with theatrical releaser Entertainment Film Distributors (EFD).

Nick Jonas and wife reunited after several months as the duo took to their Instagram to chronicle their reunion. For the unversed, Priyanka has been shooting and working in London whereas Nick has been at home in the US.

is under pressure to investigate claims of racism after it was claimed a member of the Royal family asked about how dark Prince Harry and Meghan's firstborn's skin would be. Yet Ms Winfrey has revealed in an interview in the US it was not the Queen nor Prince Philip who voiced concerns about Archie's skin tone.

Naga Munchetty has opened up about her experience with racism - something she suffered for the first time as a child.Ahead of Monday's Panorama programme about race in Britain, the BBC Breakfast reflected on one of the most traumatic experiences of her life as she recalled the moment her seven-year-old self lost her best friend.MORE: 10 celebrities open up about their heartbreaking experience with racismWATCH: Naga Munchetty shares inspirational post"I was in infant school and it was a boy who

Nova Twins, HAAi, Moxie Adwaith, Kerri Watt, and the director/booking agent of Mother Artists Live, Natasha Gregory.Sarah Claudine, Events, Projects & Communications at Music Venue Trust said in a statement: “We are very proud to have so many remarkable women contribute to MVT, from our core team and coordinators to our board of trustees and patrons and know that this diversity is reflective of the changing face of the wider live music community.”British punk duo Nova Twins added: “We owe so

its overall fundraising target in order to keep the venue open – but they still need a further £52,500 to be raised in the next three weeks to prevent it from closing permanently.The Black Heart is one of a number of grassroots music venues across the UK which are at risk of being lost forever due to the live music shutdown, which has been caused by nearly a year of coronavirus-enforced restrictions.The Black Heart, which is on the Music Venue Trust’s ‘red alert’ list of UK venues which are in a

The SNP would fail to win a Yes vote in the wake of the Alex Salmond inquiry, a new poll has revealed.A bombshell survey found that the majority of people in Scotland no longer want to break away from the rest of the United Kingdom.It is clear evidence that the feud between First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her former mentor now threatens to destroy their political dream.The Survation survey for the Sunday Mail revealed support for independence has dropped from 58 per cent in October to a 50/50

Royally kind! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have always been proponents of helping their fellow man.

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. sales firm Utopia has picked up world rights excluding the UK to doc biopic Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché, narrated by Ruth Negga (Loving).