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Award-winning actors to star in Second World War film released for VE Day

Olivier Award-winning actor Julian Glover will feature in The Next Morning, written by James Graham.

Evening Standard

Sports minister asks questions about British Basketball’s deal

The sports minister Stephanie Peacock has asked UK Sport to investigate corruption allegations of unlawful tender made against the British Basketball Federation over a controversial 15-year deal with an American consortium to operate a new men’s professional league from 2026

The Guardian - UK

MPs deliver warning over DCMS chase to recoup tens of millions in Covid loans

There remains a ‘high degree of uncertainty’ over whether tens of millions of pounds paid to rugby union clubs and other sports teams during the Covid-19 pandemic will ever be repaid, the Public Accounts Committee has warned

The Guardian - UK

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UK watchdog backs plan for cap on price of resale tickets in blow to touts

CMA stance moves Britain step closer to outright ban on ticket touts ripping off fans

The Guardian - UK

Tate museums to cut 7% of workforce amid financial challenges

Tate has announced that it is cutting 7% of its workforce, as the British arts institution grapples with a post-pandemic financial deficit. The move echoes major budget cuts for many cultural institutions globally, including major European museums.

Euronews

UK arts sector is getting a £270 million funding boost – but there are winners and losers

“In any civilised community the arts … serious or comic, light or demanding, must occupy a central place. Their enjoyment should not be regarded as something remote from everyday life.” This was a central statement in the white paper (a statement of policy intent) issued 60 years ago by Jennie…

The Conversation

Friday briefing: Will Labour’s £270m package make a difference to an ailing arts industry?

More importantly, how can we afford to pay for this initiative as well as the increased money Kier Starmer has pledged for defence?

The Guardian - UK

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Lisa Nandy announces £270m fund for England’s ‘crumbling’ cultural infrastructure

Arts Everywhere Fund will improve cultural offerings in communities and on the curriculum

The Guardian - UK

Hoop dreams in peril as British basketball’s crisis reaches boiling point

Clubs deeply unhappy with governing body’s handling of a transfer of power and are threatening to set up their own league

The Guardian - UK

Government officials ‘more pessimistic’ about financial health of rugby union

Fate of Worcester, Wasps and London Irish has left DCMS officials concerned about the state of the sport

The Guardian - UK

Architecture film sparks new call to list Southbank Centre

Twentieth Century Society wants London landmark to get listed status with brutalism in Oscars spotlight

The Guardian - UK

Cost of Premiership rugby’s failed three underlined with £30m loans yet to be recovered

Wasps, Worcester and London Irish went out of business in 2022/23

The Independent UK

Premiership clubs ‘teetering on edge’ face government scrutiny over loans

Premiership rugby clubs are set to come under further scrutiny by the government over the repayments of their £124m Covid bailout loans

The Guardian - UK

UK Government splashes £1200 of taxpayer cash on two folders

A UK Government department splashed £1200 of taxpayers’ money on two folders, figures show.

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The Independent UK

Multi-million pound cost of King Charles’ coronation revealed

Anti-monarchy groups say the true figure may be even higher

The Guardian - UK

‘Obscene’: Anger after cost of King Charles’s coronation revealed

Official figures put price of event at £72m but anti-monarchy group Republic says real cost is likely much more

Evening Standard

King’s coronation cost taxpayers £72 million, government accounts show

The figure included £21.7 million for policing the events around the coronation of the King and Queen.

The Guardian - UK

King Charles to lay wreath and lead nation in Remembrance Sunday silence

Prince and Princess of Wales will join the king and senior politicians to remember those who have died in conflict

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Evening Standard

Streaming review launched amid fears ‘vulnerable’ could be left behind

In 2023, 87% of UK households had access to an internet-enabled primary TV.

The Guardian - UK

Football regulator given power to block Premier League stadium sales

The government is preparing to give the independent regulator powers to prevent Premier League clubs from selling their stadiums to related or third-party companies

The Guardian - UK

Chess: England gains new grandmaster as Ameet Ghasi qualifies at age 37

The Birmingham amateur achieved his title in Norway after years of trying, while Jonah Willow, 21, became the latest from the young generation to score a GM norm

The Independent UK

Lisa Nandy snubs Tory appointee Lady Archer for London Royal Parks role

The culture secretary has cancelled the appointment of Lady Archer to the prominent role, reappointing ex-MasterChef presenter Loyd Grossman instead

The Independent UK

Uefa threatens to ban England from Euro 2028 over ‘government interference’

The threat comes amid Keir Starmer’s plans for an independent football regulator for the men’s game

The Independent UK

UK government responds to Uefa’s threat of Euro 2028 ban

Uefa had written to UK Culture Secretary to express concerns over the ‘government interference in the running of football’

The Guardian - UK

England will not face Euros expulsion for having regulator, key officials say

An independent football regulator will not jeopardise England’s participation at Euro 2028 or Premier League clubs playing in Europe

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