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Nationwide festival which attracted thousands to Paisley branded 'colossal waste of money'

About Us was part of the UK-wide UnBoxed project which was a £120 million initiative.

Daily Record

RFU under fire from MPs over its role in demise of Worcester and Wasps

Julian Knight accused Bill Sweeney of being ‘asleep on the job’ while the DCMS committee questioned the suitability of Worcester’s ownership

The Guardian - UK

Rugby to learn from football governance review after clubs’ collapse – RFU chief

Bill Sweeney and Premiership Rugby’s Simon Massie-Taylor were heavily criticised by a parliamentary committee

The Independent UK

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Worcester ‘will probably not survive under any ownership’ without P share

Warriors were relegated from the Gallagher Premiership last month after the partial liquidation of its holding company

The Independent UK

Super-realistic digital Beatles and Elvis could soon play gigs - and make eye contact

A producer of ground-breaking Abba Voyage, which features digital avatars of the Swedish supergroup as they appeared in 1977, said super-realistic digital renditions of artists like The Beatles and Elvis Presley that respond to the audience could be around the corner

Daily Mirror

Post-Camelot National Lottery must focus on good causes and protecting players

New National Lottery operator Allwyn should ‘restore the link’ between buying a ticket and supporting worthy causes, MPs have said.

The Independent UK

BBC urged to rethink proposed cuts to ‘vital’ local radio services

Plans confirmed by the broadcaster include the loss of 48 jobs across local staffing in England, amounting to a total reduction of 2%.

The Independent UK

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BBC bosses to be questioned by MPs over proposed cuts to local radio

MP Julian Knight said the plans ‘have provoked genuine disquiet in communities up and down the country’.

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries’s claims about Channel 4 documentary ‘groundless’ – MPs

MPs said the former Culture Secretary may have used parliamentary privilege to “traduce” the reputation of Channel 4

Evening Standard

Dorries claims about Channel 4 documentary ‘groundless’ – MPs

MPs said the former Culture Secretary may have used parliamentary privilege to “traduce” the reputation of Channel 4.

The Independent UK

Rugby authorities to face parliamentary committee over sport’s financial crisis

Wasps and Worcester have both been placed in administration

The Independent UK

How Brexit nearly scuppered the ‘festival of Brexit’

Project hit by fall in labour supply and rise in costs, and investigation launched over low visitor numbers

The Guardian - UK

Public spending watchdog to investigate £120m ‘festival of Brexit’

Festival’s design and execution ‘has been an unadulterated shambles,’ MP says

The Independent UK

Watchdog investigating £120m Festival of Brexit after just 1% of crowd turns up

Boris Johnson branded the year-long event Unboxed: Creativity in the UK

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The Independent UK

Spending watchdog to probe £120m ‘festival of Brexit’ amid concerns taxpayer cash was ‘frittered away’

Festival’s design and execution ‘has been an unadulterated shambles,’ MP says

The Independent UK

Public spending watchdog to investigate so-called ‘festival of Brexit’

The Government invested £120 million in the event, which has been described as an ‘unadulterated shambles’.

Daily Mirror

Family ordered to demolish house before Christmas pin hopes on human rights probe

Stephanie Rolfe and Stuart MacDonald have been told to "dismantle" the moveable home they began work on in 2018 over a planning application row but their local MP has intervened

Daily Mirror

BBC slammed for covering Pakistan T20 series remotely in Gary Lineker comparison

BBC Test Match Special will be covering England's upcoming seven match T20I series against Pakistan remotely

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AFP

S.Africa's Paralympian Pistorius goes to court to push for parole

Johannesburg (AFP) - South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who was jailed for 13 years for murdering his girlfriend, has asked the courts to force prison authorities to consider him for parole, a lawyer said Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

Azeem Rafiq claims ECB is "not fit for purpose" over handling of cricket racism scandal

Former Yorkshire spinner Azeem Rafiq has criticised the ECB over their handling of cricket's racism scandal, but the board say they are working hard to "deliver tangible progress"

Daily Mirror

Tory frontrunner Ben Wallace rules himself out of race to replace Boris Johnson

The defence secretary had been tipped to lead the pack if he threw his hat into the ring

Manchester Evening News

Tories take sides as race to become new Prime Minister hots up after Rishi Sunak launches campaign

Time to chose...

The Independent UK

Tories make bids and take sides as leadership contest gathers pace

Former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch is the latest to throw her hat into the ring.

The Guardian - UK

TechScape: Can the UK create a safer internet?

In this week’s newsletter: Much-contested online safety legislation is about to get its day in parliament – but MPs are still fighting over who gets control

The Independent UK

A timeline of Yorkshire’s cricket racism scandal

The county and a “number of individuals” were charged by the ECB on Wednesday.

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