Nicola Sturgeon’s efforts to stem covid with new tighter restrictions than England have been mockingly compared by a top Tory MP to the Japanese Emperor admitting that WWII was not such a success for his country.
UK Government Unveils Support Package For Cinemas, Theaters and Museums Amidst Omicron Chaos
21.12.2021 - 20:41 / deadline.com
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled an extra £30M ($40M) to help theatres and museums in England impacted by the Omicron variant, while cinemas can apply for grants of up to £6,000 ($7,950) per premises.
The move comes as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed there will be no new Covid measures in England before Christmas but said curbs could be imposed next week once more data on the Omicron variant is available.
Omicron has been causing mass cancellations of trips to cultural venues in
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04.01.2022 / 17:05
Boris Johnson to hold covid press conference today as Omicron cases continue to rise
Boris Johnson is to hold a press conference at Downing Street today as the Omicron covid variant continues to spread rapidly across the UK.
nme.com
23.12.2021 / 16:11
Concerned UK music venues hit out at government COVID support as “pointless” and “bonkers”
NME to voice their concerns over the government’s “pointless” and “bonkers” support package to aid them through the Omicron COVID crisis.In the week since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new restrictions for England due to a rise in cases of the Omicron variant (in measures dubbed ‘Plan B’), losses came to over £2million.
nme.com
21.12.2021 / 22:35
Music Managers Forum and Featured Artists Coalition issue statement on support package for venues
Rishi Sunak, brought forward a £1billion support package for businesses affected by COVID-19 earlier today (December 21).Annabella Coldrick, Chief Executive of the Music Managers Forum & David Martin, CEO of the Featured Artists Coalition said in a joint statement that they are still “massively concerned” that the new measures still have “nothing for artists and live industry professionals” who are being affected by what it describes as “lockdown by stealth”.They said: “Artists currently find
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
20.12.2021 / 21:54
Queen cancels Christmas at Sandringham in wake of Omicron Covid surge
The Queen has cancelled her traditional Christmas plans at Sandringham, due to Covid fears.
nme.com
20.12.2021 / 19:11
NTIA: a third of UK venues threatened with closure within a month with no government support
up to 40 per cent of music fans in the UK were revealed to have not turned up to gigs recently due to a rise in COVID cases, while one in five ticketholders didn’t turn up to gigs in 2021.Last week Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new restrictions for the country due to a rise in cases of the Omicron variant, in measures dubbed ‘Plan B’.The NTIA’s survey, which was conducted at the weekend (December 18-19), shows that nighttime venues have lost on average £46,000 each in lost sales over
dailyrecord.co.uk
19.12.2021 / 23:21
UK Government covid cash for Scotland 'doubled to £440m' but Sturgeon demands action
The UK Government said it has doubled the amount of additional funding available to Scotland to tackle Covid to £440 million.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
18.12.2021 / 19:15
Major incident declared in London as Boris Johnson holds emergency Cobra meeting and experts call for two-week lockdown to curb huge rise in Omicron cases
A major incident has been declared in London as Omicron continues to wreak havoc across the country.
dailyrecord.co.uk
16.12.2021 / 15:35
'Where is Rishi?' Tory chancellor slammed for jetting off to California as Omicron takes hold
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has blasted for a “derilicton of duty” by flying off to California instead of staying in Whitehall to provide support for covid-striken businesses in the UK.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
14.12.2021 / 22:44
Message to the people of Greater Manchester from our public health experts amid rise in Omicron cases
Health leaders from across Greater Manchester have released a message to residents about what they can do to help stop an exponential rise in Omicron cases.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
13.12.2021 / 19:45
Boris Johnson refuses to rule out more restrictions before Christmas as UK's first Omicron death confirmed
Boris Johnson has refused to rule out further coronavirus restrictions being introduced ahead of Christmas as the Omicron variant spreads.
dailyrecord.co.uk
12.12.2021 / 23:23
Boris Johnson announces national booster for all amid 'Omicron tidal wave'
Boris Johnson has announced all adults will be offered an emergency booster this month amid a 'tidal wave' of Omicron.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
12.12.2021 / 23:21
Every adult to get booster jab by end of year as country faces 'tidal wave of Omicron', says Boris Johnson
Every adult in the UK will be able to get a booster vaccine by the end of the year, Boris Johnson has promised.