UK Government 'failing to take child poverty seriously' claims SNP MP

Schools and colleges attended by Manchester Arena mass murderer Salman Abedi were not at fault in failing to identify he was at risk of radicalisation or of being drawn into terrorism, the third and final report arising from the public inquiry has found.

IDLES, Rina Sawayama, Hot Chip and more have backed a campaign urging the UK government to act on US visa charges.Last month, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it was planning to raise touring visa fees for foreign acts by 260 per cent.Under the DHS proposal, applications for a P visa – which allows acts arriving in the States to perform temporarily – would increase from the current rate of $460 (£375.23) to $1,615 (£1,317).The longer-term O work visa would also jump from $460 (£375.23) to $1,655 (£1,349).In response, the Music Managers Forum (MMF) and Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) boosted their #LetTheMusicMove campaign – originally created in June 2021 – to oppose the potential changes, emphasising that the move could result in “crippling costs for UK artists looking to tour North America”.Now, a number of touring artists have bolstered the campaign with their support.“After what we’ve been through with Brexit and the pandemic, the implications of these new visa proposals are incredibly worrying for all artists wanting to travel and perform in the US,” Sawayama said.“I travel with 15+ crew on a tight margin, and any increase in costs sadly gets passed onto concert goers through higher ticket prices, which is not fair. Live music should be democratic and accessible and this is just another blow to the arts sector and the experience of concert goers.”Adam Devonshire of IDLES added: “Britain is renowned for its hugely profitable musical exports, however with pointless and costly restrictions such as these, British artists will struggle to make a name for themselves in the US, which would be a huge shame.

EXCLUSIVE: Ken Loach has said the UK’s biggest film and TV trade union is at risk of failing vulnerable industry workers as years-long tensions at the labor rights group have come to a head.

MVT stood in parliament and told MPs and the music industry that we have a very serious problem with Grassroots Music Venues and it was going to need decisive action,” Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd recently told NME.“One Grassroots Music Venue is closing every week. If the government don’t act on Energy Bills before 1 April, that number will rise.

The National Crime Agency has reportedly removed a specialist diver who assisted with the search for Nicola Bulley from its list of experts. Peter Faulding said he would find the missing mum if she was in the River Wyre, in Lancashire where she was last seen walking her dog.

Two former government ministers have claimed SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf deliberately avoided a Scottish Parliament vote on gay marriage.

The Eurovision Song Contest, to take place in the UK in May, has been pledged a £10m ($12m) cash boost from the British government. 

Cabinet Office Minister Jeremy Quin visited Manchester to break ground on the near-£40million government hub taking place in the city's burgeoning First Street district. Some 2,500 civil servants will be based in the new northern hub - next to the HOME entertainment complex between Oxford Road and Deansgate rail stations - from 2025.

EXCLUSIVE: Major international arts and entertainment unions, employers, bodies and governments have agreed on their first framework for a decade to improve workers’ rights after a week of tough negotiations in Europe.

The government have belatedly released the details behind what they are describing as a 'bold plan to protect (the) long-term future of English (men's) football'.

< 1 min read A petition with almost 30,000 signatures is calling on the Canadian government to allow transgender and non-binary people to claim asylum in the country due to what it deems “eliminationist laws” in their home countries, including so-called safe Western democracies.

Jenson Button and Justin Bieber being among the high-profile names who failed on their first attempt. If you recently failed a driving test, then you're in very good company with the celebs below.WATCH: Relive the best celebrity stories from 2022Carey Mulligan Carey Mulligan didn't just fail her test once, but she confessed on Jimmy Kemmel Live! back in 2017 that she failed it five times, before finally passing while in the United States.DISCOVER: Maestro: Everything we know about the Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan filmExplaining how a director wanted her to drive a car for a movie, she explained what happened the first time, saying: "I'm going up the hill, and I mess up the thing, and I stall and I start rolling back down the hill, and there's a Range Rover behind me.

A revised pay offer for teachers has been dismissed by a Falkirk trade union leader as "a campaign through press offices".

EXCLUSIVE: When the British government launched its £500M ($601M) Film & TV Production Restart Scheme (PRS) in October 2020, independent producers breathed a sigh of relief. The scheme promised to kickstart film and TV production by offering cover for Covid-related costs that was necessary to getting the cameras rolling again.

Perth and Kinross Council has expressed "extreme displeasure and frustration" at being threatened with financial sanctions by the Scottish Government rather than being given "adequate" funding.

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has called for Rishi Sunak to apologise for the "damage" that Liz Truss caused during her time as Prime Minister.

A bid by prosecutors to extend the sentence of a GP jailed for a sex attack on a teenager has failed – despite one of Scotland's top judges admitting the initial sentence was "lenient".

Critics of Holyrood’s gender recognition legislation within the SNP should not have to leave the party, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

A senior SNP figure has said rebels should “question” if they want to stay in the party at the next election.

Ireland will be competing in the Eurovision Song Contest this year without the services of John Lydon, after the former Sex Pistols singer failed last night in his bid to represent the country.