UK Government is "ready to sign" the Tay Cities Deal

coronavirus in Scotland, such as the recent outbreak of the virus in Aberdeen.The proposed ban on music in hospitality venues has received criticism over the weekend, with Sneaky Pete’s owner Nick Stewart calling the ruling “misguided” and arguing that a total ban on music will “only drive people to seek music in uncontrolled environments instead, such as house parties”.“A music ban is not safer than having properly controlled background music,” Stewart, who also works for the Music Venue Trust

reports the Guardian, as it emerged just three per cent of 112,000 volunteers signed up so far are from British Asian backgrounds.Dr Dinesh Saralaya, one of the recruitment programme's directors, described the low uptake as "very worrying."He said he was "very disappointed in the uptake in the big areas like Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Burnley, Bradford, Wakefield, Dewsbury.”Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up

Andreas Wiseman International EditorBFI Distribution has picked up UK rights to drama Mogul Mowgli, the Berlin Film Festival title co-written by, produced by and starring Riz Ahmed (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story).The film marks the debut of documentary filmmaker Bassam Tariq (These Birds Walk), who co-wrote the screenplay with Ahmed.

Fergal Kinney meets the passionate protestors making their caseIt’s a blazing hot Tuesday lunchtime, and at Manchester’s 2500-capacity Academy 1 venue, something is happening that hasn’t been possible in months.

straight to your inboxManchester United U23s manager Neil Wood has strongly suggested Hannibal Mejbri will remain a part of the youth set-up next season rather than step up to the first team.Mejbri, 17, impressed during his debut season in English football as he helped United's U23s to promotion in the Premier League 2 only a year after joining the club from Monaco for a fee that could rise to €10million.The creative midfielder only made his debut for United U18s last September before moving up

coronavirus pandemic.Tonight (August 11), hundreds of venues across 20 cities and towns in the UK, including London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Manchester, have turned their lights on red in solidarity with the #WeMakeEvents campaign, symbolising the state of the industry while calling for sustained support from the government.The Royal Festival Hall, Tate Modern, the London Eye, and the National Theatre are a few of the venues that feature thousands of socially distanced volunteers asking the

Protesters stormed government buildings in Beirut on Saturday night to vent their anger at the authorities.

Rishi Sunak has ruled out any extra Treasury support for lockdown in Aberdeen or other areas in Scotland that might go into local lockdown because of coronavirus clusters. At the beginning of a visit to Scotland, the Chancellor said the Rishi’s dishes scheme will not be extended in Aberdeen where restaurants are closed during for part of the month of August the discount offer covers.

Love Island USA Season 2 is coming soon!

Peter White Television EditorThe second season of CBS’ reality dating format Love Island will return on Monday August 24.The delayed return of the U.S. remake of the British entertainment hit will kick off with a two-hour premiere and will then air nightly at 9pm with a two-hour episode on Saturday nights.However, this year’s contestants will not be able to enjoy the lush environment of Fiji and instead will compete for love in Las Vegas as a result of COVID-19.

Scottish Government advisor has voiced her opposition to the reopening of indoor pubs amid a significant cluster of cases in Aberdeen. Professor Devi Sridhar said that the opening of indoor hospitality “seems to be the step that causes super-spreading events”.

school yesterday after two teens got trapped on the roof. Scottish Fire and Rescue sent two fire engines to the scene of Northfield Academy in Aberdeen after the pair were left stranded on the top of the building.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterMcDonald's, The Niche, Gro Coffee and Vanilla Joe's are just some of the restaurants offering diners discounts on food and drinks throughout August to help boost the bruised hospitality industry.Over 30 Irvine and Kilwinning restaurants are offering discounts throughout August as part of the Government’s latest ‘Eat Out To Help Out’ scheme.It is estimated around 53,000 UK cafes, bars and

Rage Against The Machine‘s ‘Killing In The Name’ for charity.For the past few months, people all over the world have been protesting the killing of George Floyd, an African American man who was killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in May after a white police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes.A variety of songs have been chanted during the protests, including 2Pac‘s ‘Changes’ and Kendrick Lamar‘s ‘Alright’.

Livingston begin their Scottish Premiership campaign away to St Mirren tomorrow and while neither club is completely unfamiliar with the other given the amount of times they’ve locked horns over the past few seasons, Holt admits there’s nothing much the opposition can do should either of them decide to spring a surprise. "We all know how most of the teams play and they know how we play,” he said.