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Government is ‘genuinely open-minded’ about future of BBC funding model

Culture minister Julia Lopez appeared before the Lords Communications and Digital Committee as part of its inquiry into funding the broadcaster.

The Independent UK

Culture win may bring 7,000 jobs and 16 million visitors to Bradford

Boris Johnson led the congratulations when Bradford was announced as the successor to Coventry as City of Culture 2025.

The Independent UK

UK City of Culture 2025 winner announced on The One Show

There are celebrations tonight - and commiserations for the three failed bids on the shortlist

Wales Online

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UK City of Culture 2025 unveiled as Bradford wins title - full list of places that applied

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announced the winner of the four-yearly title live on the BBC’s The One Show after Coventry won hundreds of millions of funding for its title in 2021

Daily Mirror

Dorries to announce UK City of Culture live on The One Show

The winner will be announced in Coventry, the current title holder.

The Independent UK

Wimbledon stripped of ATP ranking points after decision to ban Russian players

Wimbledon chairman Ian Hewitt said the UK Government had left them with “no viable alternative” following invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Cannes 2022: Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov: 'We're fighting for Russian culture'

He's probably the most awaited director at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Dissident filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov is the only Russian with a film in the official selection. In previous years, Russia banned him from going to Cannes. Now in exile in Berlin, his film "Tchaikovsky’s Wife" is competing for the…

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Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries shares her Netflix password

Netflix has launched a crackdown on password sharing

Evening Standard

Nadine Dorries says Channel 4 News ‘doesn’t do itself any favours’ on impartiality

CULTURE Secretary Nadine Dorries has described Channel 4 News as “edgy” and said the programme sometimes has not done itself “any favours”…

The National (Scotland)

Patriots and arias: Italian opera seeks Unesco recognition

NAPLES (ITALY) - Opera originated in Italy, it was sung by Italian patriots and some of the world's greatest arias came from the peninsula. Now Rome wants credit where credit is due.

Bangkok Post

BBC boss urges Government to consider ‘high stakes’ before funding decisions

The broadcaster’s licence fee faces an uncertain future.

The Independent UK

BBC considers 'television tax' linked to your income as TV licence fee faces axe

Last month, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries revealed the Government will be looking at implementing new ways of funding the BBC.

The National (Scotland)

Media Bill to give Channel 4 ‘tools it needs to succeed in the future’

The Bill legislates for Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries’ plans to privatise Channel 4.

The Independent UK

Stop culture war attacks on BBC to save ‘blue wall’, says senior Tory

Traditional Tory voters in south find government ‘embarrassing’, says Damian Green

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Daily Mirror

BBC licence fee faces the scrap from 2028 as Tories suggest it's 'unsustainable'

Tory ministers have unveiled new detail around their vow to ditch the £159 licence fee at the end of the current period on 31 December 2027 - with a White Paper spelling out how it may not be 'sustainable'

Wales Online

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries drops a huge clanger about Channel 5

The Conservative minister claimed she 'misspoke' in an interview with LBC

Chronicle Live

Government wants more 'diverse British TV content' with Netflix and Disney+ to face Ofcom scrutiny

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries recently described BBC's current funding model as "completely outdated"

Bangkok Post

Culture Ministry lauds dozen performers and creators as national artists

Twelve people have been named national artists by the Ministry of Culture for the year 2021.

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Rishi Sunak attends lavish £1,000-a-head dinner for Tory donors and city fatcats

Chancellor Rishi Sunak said it would be "silly" to give families more help now - the day after attending a £1,000-a-head fundraiser for city fat cats

The Independent UK

Johnson backs Rees-Mogg over ‘Dickensian’ Whitehall return-to-office push

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries criticised Jacob Rees-Mogg’s drive to get civil servants back to their desks but No 10 backed him.

Daily Record

Keir Starmer calls for an end to Westminster culture of 'misogyny' after Angela Rayner smear

The Labour leader said there should be 'zero tolerance' of sexism in parliament as a Tory junior minister was sent out to explain why the Prime Minister and Culture Secretary tweeted exactly the same words of support for Angela Rayner.

The Independent UK

Dorries hits out at Rees-Mogg’s ‘Dickensian’ war on officials working from home

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has reportedly questioned Jacob Rees-Mogg’s drive to get Whitehall staff back behind their desks.

Evening Standard

Nadine Dorries accuses commentators of mocking her dyslexia after video gaffe

The Culture Secretary talked about people being able to ‘downstream’ films online, and referred to tennis courts as ‘pitches’

Bristol Post

BBC licence fee will end in our lifetimes, former culture secretary claims

He says the licence fee model “has many flaws”

The Independent UK

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

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