£410m lifeline for arts venues: Museums, theatres and concert halls will be given budget bailout to help them stay afloat until Covid restrictions are lifted Theatres, museums and live music venues to be handed £410million lifeline Rishi Sunak said the support was in recognition of the arts being a ‘significant driver of economic activity’ Mr … 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
Museums must present a ’rounded’ view of Britain’s colonial past rather than focusing on most controversial elements, minsters warn Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden will address heritage institutions on Tuesday He fears museums are warping history by focusing on Britain’s evils Organisations have been reviewing links to colonialism and slavery By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: … 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
Britain could be set to host the entire Euro 2020 tournament as government ministers draw up plans for fans to return to stadiums, it emerged last night. The tournament could come to the UK this summer as the country surges ahead of the EU in the race to dish out vaccines. Government ministers are said to … Read more
Premier League clubs fear new laws to combat vile online trolls will NOT go far enough as Government vows to make social media firms more accountable after a string of attacks on players Clubs are not convinced that laws to tackle online abuse will be effective enough Government want to make Twitter, Instagram and Facebook more … Read more
‘Best background ever!’ Question Time online audience member distracts viewers with a zebra, elephant and giraffe – and a ‘photo of his mum’ Audience member Chris wanted to discuss further tightening of UK borders during the pandemic…but his unusual backgound on Zoom distracted viewers On a shelf behind him was a large photo of what … 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
Labour shadow cabinet minister Jo Stevens, 54, is in hospital with coronavirus Her aides announced in a tweet that the Cardiff Central MP was being treated It first emerged the 54-year-old MP had contracted Covid-19 on New Year’s Eve Sir Keir Starmer tweeted his best wishes to ‘a dear friend and colleague’ By Jack Elsom … Read more
The Crown’s Emma Corrin was originally hired by the production team to help audition actresses vying to portray Camilla Parker Bowles, it has been revealed. Emma, 25, has won acclaimed for her portrayal of the late Princess Diana in season four of the hit Netflix drama, but casting directors didn’t originally see her as the … Read more