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‘The Beaverton’ Producer Pier 21 Films Expands Development Team

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‘The Beaverton’ Producer Pier 21 Films Expands Development Team Pier 21 Films, the company behind CTV’s Canadian political satire series The Beaverton is beefing up its development team. The company has hired former CBC executive Karen Tsang to the role of Vice President of Development and promoted Bill Lundy to Senior Vice President of Development. Lundy and Tsang will report to Pier 21 Films’ Chief […] Go to Source
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Alien Huang Dies: Taiwanese Actor & Media Personality Was 36

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Alien Huang Dies: Taiwanese Actor & Media Personality Was 36 Alien Huang, the Taiwanese actor, singer and entertainment personality, has been found dead at the age of 36. Local media is reporting that he was found unresponsive in his apartment in Taipei City on Wednesday morning local time. No cause of death has been officially confirmed. A former K-pop boy band member, Huang began acting […] Go to Source
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Steve McQueen On Capturing The Joys & Struggles With Racism Of London’s ’70s Black West Indies Culture In NYFF Opening Night Film ‘Lovers Rock’

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Steve McQueen On Capturing The Joys & Struggles With Racism Of London’s ’70s Black West Indies Culture In NYFF Opening Night Film ‘Lovers Rock’ EXCLUSIVE: After blazing on the London art scene with work that won him the Turner Prize, Steve McQueen established himself as an important filmmaker who showed the unbreakable spirit of an Irish hunger strike in Hunger, and the horrors of antebellum slavery in 12 Years A Slave. For his latest work, he has turned inward […] Go to Source
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UK coronavirus live: Angela Rayner attacks Boris Johnson at PMQs over testing and care homes

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UK coronavirus live: Angela Rayner attacks Boris Johnson at PMQs over testing and care homes News updates: Labour leader out of self-isolation but not in time for PMQs; testing shortage could lead to ‘lockdown by default’, says teaching union headSchoolchildren should be next in line for Covid tests, says BucklandFamilies having to ‘hack’ system to get coronavirus testOne coughing child – and three fruitless trips to the same test centreGlobal coronavirus updates – liveSee all our coronavirus coverage 12.42pm BST Nicola Sturgeon has warned that it is “highly likely that cases of serious illness and death will rise in the weeks to come” if community transmission of coronavirus continues, emphasising how important it is for people to limit their interactions “as much as possible to stem t...
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US-UK trade deal in danger if Good Friday agreement jeopardised, Democrats warn

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US-UK trade deal in danger if Good Friday agreement jeopardised, Democrats warn Dominic Raab faces backlash over Irish border and attempts to leave EU on own termsThe UK foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, is facing a growing backlash in the US Congress after senior Democrats warned they would scupper any future US-UK trade deal if the UK does anything to jeopardise the Good Friday agreement in an attempt to leave the European Union on its own terms.Raab flew to Washington to try to repair relations with pro-Irish Democrats, including the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, and the chairman of the House ways and means committee, Richard Neal. The tide of opinion in Congress is moving fast against the UK after a lobbying campaign by the Irish embassy. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Watchdog warns over UK furlough fraud and government contracts

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Watchdog warns over UK furlough fraud and government contracts National Audit Office says it will investigate procurement amid concern over level of furlough scheme abuse‘I worked every day’: employees on abuse of furlough schemeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe head of Whitehall’s spending watchdog has warned ministers there will be “no excuse” if billions of pounds worth of fraud within government schemes continues under a second coronavirus lockdown.Gareth Davies, the comptroller and auditor general at the National Audit Office, said there had already been “significant” abuse of the furlough scheme and the bounce-back loan scheme, which would take months to identify. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Thames tunnel will cost nearly £2bn over 30 years, TfL figures show

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Thames tunnel will cost nearly £2bn over 30 years, TfL figures show Critics say new figure shows cost of Silvertown tunnel is spiralling out of controlA controversial four-lane road tunnel under the River Thames will cost nearly £2bn over the next three decades if it goes ahead, according to accounts published by Transport for London.The figure – which includes the construction, maintenance and operation of the tunnel as well as interest payments on the debt – is more than twice the original estimate for building the tunnel. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Biden assembles army of attorneys for post-election legal fight

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Biden assembles army of attorneys for post-election legal fight Protracted battle expected as likely surge in mail-in votes means winner of Trump-Biden contest may not be known on nightJoe Biden’s presidential campaign says it is amassing an unprecedented army of attorneys for an expected legal brawl over whether ballots will count in the weeks after the election. The effort will involve several other top Democratic voting rights and election law attorneys as well as Eric Holder, the former attorney general. Related: The ‘invisible voting bloc’: US postal service cuts threaten ballot access for inmates Continue reading... Go to Source
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BritBox Buys U.S Rights To ‘Lennon’s Last Weekend’ Doc

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BritBox Buys U.S Rights To ‘Lennon’s Last Weekend’ Doc A documentary looking at the final days of John Lennon’s life has been snapped up by BritBox. The North American streamer, which is a joint venture between BBC Studios and ITV, has acquired the U.S. rights to documentary special Lennon’s Last Weekend. The film reveals the last in person interview the former Beatle ever gave, to […] Go to Source
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Stephen Colbert Sets Series Of State-By-State Informational Videos Ahead Of Election

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Stephen Colbert Sets Series Of State-By-State Informational Videos Ahead Of Election With just seven weeks until Election Day, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is launching a voter-information campaign with a  series of state-by-state videos featuring the CBS late-night host. Dubbed “Better Know a Ballot,” the initiative by mid-October will include customized messages from Stephen Colbert for all 50 states and Washington, D.C., that explain how to register, […] Go to Source
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‘United We Fall’ Canceled By ABC After One Season

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‘United We Fall’ Canceled By ABC After One Season ABC has will not be proceeding with a second season of United We Fall, its family comedy starring Will Sasso and Christina Vidal-Mitchell. The news is not surprising — the sitcom, a leftover from the 2019-20 season, got a summer burn-off run. Still, the show performed respectably over its eight-episode run for a summer comedy. The […] Go to Source
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Netflix ‘Cheer’ Star Jerry Harris Sued For Sexual Misconduct

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Netflix ‘Cheer’ Star Jerry Harris Sued For Sexual Misconduct Cheer star Jerry Harris has been accused for sexual exploitation and abuse of minors. Court documents, filed Monday, detail that a pair of underage Texas twins claimed that Harris sent them sexually explicit messages when they were 13 years old. The lawsuit against Harris, 21, also claims that the Netflix breakout requested the boys send […] Go to Source
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Hitachi to pull plug on north Wales nuclear power station

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Hitachi to pull plug on north Wales nuclear power station Scrapping of £16bn project on Anglesey down to lack of UK government investment in new nuclear, says unionA Japanese company is abandoning plans to build a new nuclear power station on Anglesey, off the coast of north Wales, dashing hopes for thousands of jobs involved in its construction and knocking the UK’s ambition to become a “net zero carbon” emission country by 2050 off course.Hitachi, the Tokyo-based multinational, is expected on Wednesday to announce it is permanently scrapping plans for the £16bn Wylfa power station. Work on the Wylfa Newydd project, which is next door to an existing, decommissioned power plant, had already been suspended after Hitachi failed to reach a funding agreement with the UK government, but the ...
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Plans to record pregnant women’s alcohol consumption in England criticised

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Plans to record pregnant women's alcohol consumption in England criticised Pregnancy charities suggest the guideline could fall foul of data protection regulationsPregnant women’s alcohol consumption could be recorded on their child’s medical records under plans for England being considered by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice), prompting criticism from pregnancy rights advocates.The proposal from Nice has been drawn up as part of a consultation to cement guidelines for doctors to diagnose and prevent foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Continue reading... Go to Source
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DfE has spent £700m propping up further education in England

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DfE has spent £700m propping up further education in England Almost half of FE and sixth form colleges have required financial help, report revealsAlmost half of further education (FE) and sixth form colleges in England have required government intervention because of financial difficulties after years of funding cuts, according to the public spending watchdog.The National Audit Office (NAO) says the Department for Education (DfE) has spent more than £700m in emergency funding to tackle financial problems in the sector and keep individual colleges afloat. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Donald Trump Claims He “Up-Played” COVID-19 Threat In Train Wreck Town Hall; Tells ABC News “I Hope There Isn’t A Race Problem” In America, Claims Problem Is Police “Chokers”

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Donald Trump Claims He “Up-Played” COVID-19 Threat In Train Wreck Town Hall; Tells ABC News “I Hope There Isn’t A Race Problem” In America, Claims Problem Is Police “Chokers” “Yeah, well, I didn’t downplay it,” Donald Trump told an ABC News’ town hall tonight of his response to the deadly coronavirus. “I actually, in many ways, I up-played it, in terms of action,” the incumbent added, citing his bans on some travel to and from China and Europe this spring. “My action was very […] Go to Source
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Creative Arts Emmys Wins By Program & Network After Two Nights

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Creative Arts Emmys Wins By Program & Network After Two Nights Night 2 of five for the virtual 2020 Creative Arts Emmys is in the books, and here is an updated look at the winners by program and network/platform. There’s a new leader among shows as VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race added two more statuettes to the two it won Monday night. Its four total wins beats out […] Go to Source
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