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Arts minister says change of ownership is ‘right thing for Channel 4’

A change of ownership is the “right thing for Channel 4” in order for it to compete against the “thriving independent sector”, an arts minister has said. Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, under secretary of the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and ...

14 Jun 2022 at 15:54

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ECB warned further action can be taken if racism problem is not dealt with

The England and Wales Cricket Board has been warned it will be held to account by the Government if it does not provide “clear and sustained evidence of cultural change across the sport”. Earlier this month, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport ...

26 Jan 2022 at 19:26

Christmas gift for the nation as Peruzzi’s The Nativity saved from export

A painting of the Nativity dating to the early 1500s has been saved from leaving the UK after it was acquired by National Museums NI. The work, painted around 1515 in Rome by the Italian artist Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi, will go on public ...

24 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Government ‘hasn’t prepared’ for rise in demand for foreign holidays

Ministers have been accused of failing to “step up” as holidaymakers using UK airports continue to suffer major disruption. Shadow financial secretary to the Treasury James Murray claimed the Government “hasn’t prepared” for the rise in ...

31 May 2022 at 13:24

Government is ‘condoning dangerous online content’, says ex-culture secretary

The Government is “condoning” harmful and dangerous online content by rejecting calls to make such content filtered out by default, former culture secretary Nicky Morgan has claimed. Tory peer Baroness Morgan of Cotes has called for ...

09 May 2023 at 21:53

Buyers interested in Channel 4 are expected from around the world, says minister

The Government expects “a lot of interest from around the world” as it plans to sell Channel 4 to a private owner, a minister said. Culture minister Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay made the claim as he faced scrutiny from peers about ...

05 Apr 2022 at 18:25

Traditions such as pantomime could be included in new cultural heritage register

Traditions such a pantomime, carol-singing and Christmas wreath making could be included in a new register of cultural heritage in the UK. The Government has said it intends to ratify the 2003 Unesco Convention for the ...

23 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Former BBC director-general backs ‘reformed licence fee’ to fund corporation

Former BBC director-general Lord Hall of Birkenhead has backed a “reformed licence fee” or progressive household levy as the way to fund the corporation in future. Ex-culture minister Nadine Dorries branded the TV ...

16 Dec 2022 at 14:09

Change to treasure law would keep more artefacts in museums, says minister

A surge in the number of detectorists unearthing historical artefacts has prompted a bid to broaden the legal definition of treasure to help museums to acquire important items. Heritage Minister Lord Parkinson ...

18 Feb 2023 at 00:01

House of Lords votes to block expulsion of hereditary peers

The House of Lords has backed a move to block the expulsion of hereditary peers from the upper chamber. Peers supported by 280 votes to 243, majority 37, an amendment to the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) ...

02 Jul 2025 at 21:02

Rare ivory casket adorned with medieval romantic scenes at risk of leaving UK

An “incredibly rare” French Gothic ivory casket is at risk of leaving the UK unless a buyer is found for the £1.5 million piece. It is one of only nine 14th century French composite caskets depicting ...

02 Dec 2022 at 14:40

King Arthur hall and institute led by Dickens named among at-risk historic sites

A hall linked to the legends of King Arthur and an educational institute once run by Charles Dickens are among historic sites at risk of being lost forever. Over the past year, Historic England has ...

10 Nov 2022 at 13:16

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