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
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
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 tells MPs he hopes sports stadiums will be at FULL capacity by the autumn allowing maximum attendance at the Rugby League World Cup, but there’s no update on summer tournaments like Euro 2020, Wimbledon and cricket Oliver Dowden said he ‘very much hopes’ that by the Rugby League World Cup which … Read more
Theatres could reopen in the spring: Oliver Dowden pushes for ‘not before’ date in March or April to give producers time to plan Oliver Dowden told MPs it was not possible to give a firm date for reopening He defended the London Palladium over controversy about recent performances The plan is to organise theatre so that … Read more
No EFL team will be allowed to go bust because of the coronavirus crisis, says Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden as he slams Liverpool and Manchester United’s ‘power grab’ Premier League, English Football League yet to agree bailout for lower divisions Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden urged both sides to ‘get this deal over the line’ He … Read more
The culture secretary Oliver Dowden has expressed a dim view about Project Big Picture talks involving Liverpool, Manchester United and EFL chairman Rick Parry, describing it as ‘Project Power Grab’. The plans to change the face of English football have received plenty of attention this week, with the Government weighing in against the proposals. Speaking … Read more
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden apologised today for a ‘crass’ advert suggesting a ballerina should retrain to work in cyber-security after Twitter uses mistakenly assumed it was new. He took to social media to distance the Government from an ad that featured a young dancer tying up her ballet pumps alongside the caption: ‘Fatima’s next job … Read more