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Charities in ‘real danger’ due to employers’ national insurance rise, Tories say

Charities are in “real danger” following the Government’s plans to increase employers’ national insurance contributions, Tory MPs have argued. Shadow culture secretary Stuart Andrew said the Government’s “charity tax” will cost the charitable sector ...

28 Nov 2024 at 11:38

Government launches consultation on copyrighted material being used to train AI

The use of copyrighted material to help train artificial intelligence models is the subject of a newly launched Government consultation as part of plans to drive innovation in AI and extra revenue for the creative sector. A lack of clarity around ...

17 Dec 2024 at 10:30

AI tech giants should not be subsidised by British creatives, Starmer signals

Tech giants should not get a subsidy off the back of British creative industries, the Prime Minister signalled. Sir Keir Starmer was grilled about proposals to regulate artificial intelligence’s (AI) impact on copyright as he faced questions ...

19 Dec 2024 at 16:40

Solving AI and copyright issue ‘will not be kicked into long grass’, says Nandy

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the challenge of addressing AI and copyright would not be “kicked into the long grass” as she admitted Government shortcomings in trying to legislate. Ms Nandy said minsters had failed to ensure the debate ...

10 Sept 2025 at 13:59

Music

VV Brown shares experience of bullying within the music industry

Singer VV Brown has said she felt “deeply unsafe” after receiving a “barrage of racist comments online” and has been “silenced and excluded” as a new survey investigating bullying and harassment within the music industry is launched. The ...

18 Apr 2024 at 08:09

Entertainment

New standards body could sanction entertainers amid Russell Brand allegations

A new creative industry body has said that it could recommend sanctions for harmful behaviour amid the sexual assault allegations made against Russell Brand. Brand, 48, vehemently denies the allegations that four women made in a joint ...

21 Sept 2023 at 13:07

Culture Secretary says she is prepared to take action on ‘cultures of silence’

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said she is “prepared to take further action” if the creative industries cannot address “cultures of silence and issues being swept under the rug” in relation to claims of misconduct. Appearing before ...

10 Dec 2024 at 16:19

Culture Secretary considers new industry standards amid Gregg Wallace furore

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is looking to impose new standards in the creative industry, amid allegations against MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace. Ms Nandy met the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA) on ...

11 Dec 2024 at 22:45

Minister reads out AI-generated Adele lyrics to draw attention to copyright risks

A Government minister has quoted AI-generated Adele lyrics to draw attention to how bots can come up with versions of existing artists’ songs without paying them any money. Technology minister Sir Chris Bryant read out lines from ...

18 Dec 2024 at 16:52

Nicola Benedetti warns of Scottish arts sector crisis without £100m of funding

Nicola Benedetti warned of a crisis in the arts sector which would amount to a “major identity shift” if the Scottish Government fails to provide £100 million funding. Speaking to Holyrood Magazine, Benedetti, a violinist who ...

01 Jul 2024 at 09:34

SciTech

Elton John warns AI plans would ‘threaten’ artist earnings as he backs McCartney

Sir Elton John has warned that artificial intelligence will “dilute and threaten young artists’ earnings even further” as he backed Sir Paul McCartney’s criticism of a proposed overhaul of copyright law. The use of ...

26 Jan 2025 at 16:09

Human artists could disappear if copyright not protected from AI, MPs told

Allowing the erosion of copyright rules to enable AI models to be trained on artists’ material could see human artists disappear and may damage culture, MPs have been told. Composer Max Richter said the training ...

05 Feb 2025 at 14:58

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