Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden has revealed she’d love to have Prince William as her next celebrity partner. The professional dancer, 30, has set her sights on the Duke of Cambridge, 39, taking a turn on the dancefloor, noting that she believes he has ‘a nice posture’. Meanwhile, Amy also gave her verdict on the … Read more
It’s been a long time coming, but the Great British Summer of sport, performance and music is now in sight. Tomorrow, the Prime Minister will unveil a list of pilot spectator events for the coming weeks, from a comedy night for 300 in Liverpool to a 21,000-strong crowd at the FA Cup Final. Not the … Read more
Spring is here, the days are getting warmer and longer, and with the next stage of the roadmap coming into effect we are finally seeing the return of some of the things we love. That starts, thankfully, with sport. From Monday morning, grassroots teams will be taking to pitches across the country, while tennis and … Read more
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden slams ‘sneering’ mockery of minister’s union flag and Queen portrait by BBC presenters during interview Oliver Dowden joined criticism of BBC hosts mockery of minister’s union flag Culture Secretary said sometimes the comments descended into ‘sneering’ Government issued guidance for union flags to be flown on buildings every day By James … Read more
The Culture Secretary today said coronavirus ‘certificates’ were being considered as a way of getting people back to large events this summer – but sparked confusion when he failed to answer how many fans would be allowed in stadiums. Oliver Dowden said ministers were reviewing the possibility of introducing a document providing proof that a person … Read more
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden warns UK museums must not allow themselves to be ‘pushed around by the zeitgeist of the day’ as he says some institutions feel ‘bullied’ by left-wing campaigners Oliver Dowden said museums cannot be ‘pushed around by zeitgeist of the day’ He said ‘principal duty’ of museums is to ‘preserve and conserve … Read more
Oliver Dowden warns Facebook’s Sir Nick Clegg the social media giant must not deploy the ‘nuclear option’ of turning off newsfeeds in Britain as it did in Australia over competition row Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden spoke to Facebook’s Sir Nick Clegg last night Came after Facebook’s decision to temporarily turn off newsfeeds in Australia Mr … Read more
Culture secretary Oliver Dowden ‘to confront Facebook this week’ over blocking news in Australia as Matt Hancock backs making social media giants pay for publishing links to stories Matt Hancock said he is a ‘great admirer’ of Canada and Australia in interview Both are trying to make the social media giant pay publishers for sharing … Read more
Fashionistas’ Brexit fury: Royal Wedding designer Alice Temperley and legendary model Yasmin Le Bon blast ‘cowardly’ Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden after he demands they use their ‘star power’ on Brussels to ease trade woes By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 08:28 GMT, 21 February 2021 | Updated: 08:55 GMT, 21 February 2021 The … Read more
Big tech must play fair with publishers, says Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden Oliver Dowden said on Tuesday that online advertising had led to a ‘fundamental imbalance’ between big tech and publishers and advertisers using the platforms In November the Government announced a ‘pro-competition regime’ to govern the behaviour of dominant platforms By Paul Revoir Media … Read more