UK Government Opens Floodgates To Production Restarts By Launching $646M Emergency Covid Insurance Fund

UK from countries that require a period of self-isolation on return were allowed to stop off at the shops to stock up before their two-week quarantine. But a No 10 spokesperson has now denied this is true and says any help with shopping should be done by friends or relatives.

Boris Johnson held the last press conference on the UK government’s response to the coronavirus.  In that time a number of new local lockdown measures have been brought in, there has been criticism over the way school results have been handled and travel advice for Brits going on holiday continues to change.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.NEIL Gray MP has hit out at the UK Government’s move to end coronavirus financial support following the release of the June claimant figures for his Airdrie & Shotts constituency.The statistics revealed that those claiming unemployment related benefits had risen by 1730 from the start of March, before the Covid-19 lockdown began.Across Airdrie & Shotts, there were 2300 claims for the self-employed

coronavirus death toll following a review of how the figures are calculated.

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

Nicola Sturgeon to attend UK cabinet meetings. The idea was floated by cabinet office minister Michael Gove as a way of dampening support for Scottish independence by showing that Holyrood was being listened to at Westminster on issues regarding Scotland.

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

coronavirus crisis are ever-changing.Both Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have in recent days aired their concerns about the risk of travelling abroad during the pandemic - despite airlines and holiday firms beginning to resume service.While the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advises British nationals against all but essential international travel, there are is an exemption list.Meaning there are some places Brits eager to jet off to the sun can still travel to - and not have to worry

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticRalph Fiennes has been confirmed to star in London’s Bridge Theatre production of new David Hare play Beat the Devil with a target opening night in September or October.The timeline is dependent on the UK government’s approval of a re-opening plan to allow indoor performances with strict socially distanced audiences.

internal market between the four UK nations after Brexit. Mike Russell, the Scottish Government's spokesman on the constitution, told MSPs today the plan was not about smoothing trade but removing power from Holyrood and handing it back to Westminster.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorThe UK government has listened to months of industry lobbying and launched an emergency £500M ($646M) film and TV coronavirus production insurance fund, which will effectively underwrite the cost of shoots closing in the event of a second lockdown.The insurance solution is a significant boost to producers who have been looking for a way to return to production without exposing themselves to potentially catastrophic financial risk.

fund to protect the UK’s arts and cultural industries will be used to save grassroots music venues from closing their doors.In a statement, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden confirmed that £2.25 million of emergency funding will be used to secure the futures of up to 150 venues across the country.“Without our grassroots music venues, we wouldn’t have The Beatles, Adele or Elton John.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: The UK film and TV industry’s hopes of securing an emergency coronavirus insurance fund have reached a critical juncture, with an estimated £1BN ($1.3BN) backlog of productions at risk of being aborted or moved offshore unless the government steps in with a rescue package.Producer trade body Pact has been involved in months of constructive talks with the government, but the discussions are yet to bear fruit, and there is now real concern that if