UK economy 'to be the hardest hit' by coronavirus among the world’s developed countries

Jake Kanter International TV EditorNBCUniversal International Studios’ UK production outfit Monkey Kingdom has signed a development deal with educational YouTuber MC Grammar.Monkey will work with school teacher Jacob Mitchell to create animated and live-action content after he went viral for rapping children’s book The Gruffalo and later appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.Represented by Encanta Talent Management, MC Grammar teams learning with music and broadcasts live weekly sessions on his

here"Information from Government showed health activities declined more than we previously showed."All main sectors of the economy shrank significantly in March as the effects of the pandemic hit."The sharp fall in consumer spending at the end of March led to a notable increase in households' savings."Experts said the first quarter fall is likely to be followed by a double-digit decline between April and June, with the Bank of England expecting a 20% tumble.The first-quarter figures show that

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorE! is expanding its programming slate with new celeb-focused series Celebrity Call Center, based on the UK series, and executive produced by Nick Cannon, and 10 Things You Don’t Know from Jupiter Entertainment, both for premiere this summer, along with plastic surgery series Dr. 90210, from Entertainment One, for debut this fall.

economy needs an £80 billion boost to help it out of crisis, Scotland’s finance secretary claimed. Kate Forbes said the spending spree would finance a VAT cut and move tourism and hospitality to reduced rates.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Imagine a world where humans lose the capacity to store long-term recollections and instead are issued a government memory chip.

Recently, Drake took to social media, and he shared a sweet video where he celebrated Father’s Day with his son. Adonis Graham, and his baby mama, Sophie Brussaux.

Jurassic World: Dominion star Sam Neill has opened up about the movie's imminent return to production.The actor, who is reprising his role as Dr Alan Grant in the upcoming sequel, spoke of how the movie is "breaking new ground" as it becomes one of the first major productions to return amid the coronavirus pandemic.Appearing on today's (June 24) This Morning, Sam updated fans, saying: "We are about to begin again, and I should be in the United Kingdom, all things being equal, in a couple of

Dade Hayes Finance EditorA new forecast from agency giant GroupM sees total global advertising declining 10% in 2020, counting U.S. political dollars, with international damage the worst in countries like Brazil, Japan and the UK.The mid-year forecast assesses all media, projecting a return to previous levels by 2022.

Unemployment in Scotland rose during the first full month of lockdown while the number of vacancies plummeted to a record low, official figures have revealed.

coronavirus crisis is on the brink of running out of cash after just five days.More than 3,500 artists have applied for financial assistance since the Help Musicians UK fund opened last Friday (June 5).But the fund is now on the verge of reaching capacity, meaning that some applicants may fail to secure funding.Speaking to the BBC, chief executive James Ainscough warned: “It’s a bigger, longer crisis than any of us could have thought possible.”The current Help Musicians fund is targeted at