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Creative industries get £77 million funding boost
T he creative industries will get a £77 million funding boost under Government plans to help the sector go “from strength to strength”. The investment is part of the Government’s aim to grow the sector – which Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer described as the UK’s “global advert for the world”Continue Reading
UK may ‘not have been well prepared at all’ for pandemic, Covid Inquiry told
T he UK may not have been “very well prepared at all” to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the lead lawyer to the official Covid-19 Inquiry said as public hearings began. Hugo Keith KC said on Tuesday that the nation was “taken by surprise” by “significant aspects” of the diseaseContinue Reading
Jodie Comer profile: from Holby City to Hollywood
Jodie Comer has added another prize to her growing list of achievements, scooping a Tony award for best leading actress in the Broadway play “Prima Facie”. It was an “overwhelming” experience, the actor said, after already winning an Olivier award for the West End version of the play earlier inContinue Reading
‘Theatre of cruelty’: has the reality TV bubble burst?
The era of reality TV has seen countless viewers tuning into shows such as “Big Brother” and birthed household names, brands and sponsorships. But after years of headline-grabbing on-screen exploits by would-be and established stars alike, latest rating figures suggest the genre’s popularity may be in terminal decline. The return of the latest series of “LoveContinue Reading
Watch Covid Inquiry LIVE: Long-awaited probe into UK’s handling of pandemic begins in London
A woman who had to say a final goodbye to her father through a window as he died of coronavirus in a care home has shared their story as the Covid-19 Inquiry got underway on Tuesday. The long-awaited probe into the UK’s handling of the pandemic began in west LondonContinue Reading
Man arrested after three people dead in Nottingham attacks
Updated at 10:31 Three people have been found dead in Nottingham in what police described as an “horrific and tragic incident”. A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two people were found dead in the street in Ilkeston Road just after 4am on Tuesday. A thirdContinue Reading
Demands to reform ‘out-of-date’ 1861 abortion law used to jail mother
P arliament must consider overhauling the “out-of-date” law used to jail a mother-of-three who illegally obtained abortion tablets to end her pregnancy during lockdown, a senior Tory has said. Caroline Nokes, chairwoman of the Commons Women and Equalities Committee, joined women’s rights groups in calling for reform to the 1861Continue Reading
Cleverly asks Bryant to withdraw ‘Chinese stooge’ claim amid row over Beijing
A Labour MP has accused the Foreign Secretary of being a “Chinese stooge” over a possible trip to the country after his ministerial colleague was sanctioned by Beijing. James Cleverly asked Chris Bryant to withdraw the “discourteous” and inaccurate” comment during an angry exchange before the Commons Foreign Affairs SelectContinue Reading
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak ‘at war’ ahead of Privileges Committee verdict on ex-PM
B oris Johnson hit back at Rishi Sunak in a full-blown row over peerages as he formally resigned as an MP. In a dramatic escalation of the Tory civil war, the ex-PM on Monday accused his successor Mr Sunak of talking “rubbish”. Earlier, the current Prime Minister had publicly confrontedContinue Reading
Man jailed for ‘shocking, brutal’ sexual assault on woman walking her dog
A man who carried out a “shocking, brutal and cowardly sexual assault” on an “unsuspecting woman” walking her dog in a Cork park has been jailed for six years. Vadim Veste (28), of Clancy Street, Fermoy, Co Cork, a dual Moldovan-Romanian national, pleaded guilty before the Central Criminal Court toContinue Reading