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UK hospitality firms demand more help with business rates amid questions over Heathrow discount

Airports identified as biggest winners of government’s £4.3bn support package with Heathrow alone taking £900m discount

The Guardian - UK

Hedonism is back: Manchester clubbing mecca Sankeys to reopen

Sankeys will return in January 2026 in a city centre venue – and no phones will be allowed on the dancefloor

The Guardian - UK

Cost, service questions loom over revamped broadband push - Roll Call

The BEAD internet program could see more Starlink satellite service under Trump administration rules that ended a preference for fiber optic.

Roll Call

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‘The live music bedrock has vanished’: gig venue closures from Oxford to Birmingham

In UK cities full of musicians, the fast-shrinking nightlife scene is leaving artists with nowhere to play. We asked how it is affecting our readers

The Guardian - UK

‘Not just about drink any more’: UK pubs tap themed nights to revive fortunes

Publicans embracing not just quiz nights but Elvis impersonator evenings, open mic poetry and opera in the garden

The Guardian - UK

Drug testing plan hopes to salvage flagging nighttime economy

DRUG checking and testing in city centres could help reduce Scotland’s appalling drug death toll, it has been claimed.

The National (Scotland)

Coming like a ghost town: The UK has lost a quarter of its clubs and late night venues since 2020

Towns are becoming “night-time deserts” warns Night Time Industries Association

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One in four UK late-night venues have closed since 2020, figures show

Industry body calls for urgent tax cuts to save ‘cornerstones of community life’ and halt rise of ‘night-time deserts’

The Guardian - UK

One in five London late night bars and clubs have shut since 2020

Industry body warns of “night time deserts” unless the trend is reversed soon

Evening Standard

Gen Z Shift, High Costs Force UK Nightclubs To Reinvent

Is the party over? The capital remains an "exciting" city, 25-year-old Carys Bromley who recently moved to London from the island of Guernsey, told AFP. "There's a lot of parties, clubs, and a big nightlife.

International Business Times

Turn empty London office blocks into ‘late-night party zones’, report suggests

Creative studio says financial districts deserted in working-from-home shift could host revitalised nightlife sector

The Guardian - UK

Revamped Senate AI provision faces quick opposition - Roll Call

A Senate committee's decision to tie a moratorium on state regulation of AI to the federal broadband expansion program is raising questions.

Roll Call

Tinie Tempah says nightlife crisis means ‘losing that physical connection’

The rapper is backing the Night Time Industries Association campaign called The Last Night Out.

Evening Standard

Value of club culture not recognised in UK, says committee chairwoman

Dame Caroline said music is ‘our global superpower as a nation’.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Call for Government to ‘recognise and support’ electronic music and club culture

Dame Caroline Dinenage will call for support at an event at London’s Drumsheds venue.

Evening Standard

A third of nightclubs have shut since the start of the pandemic says report

But openings of competitive socialising venues are booming according to the Night Time Industries Association

Evening Standard

Nightclubs warn Budget tax hikes could drive venues to ‘brink of closure’

It comes despite a slowdown in nightclub closures over the past year, with a net reduction of 13 venues in 2024.

The Guardian - UK

More people dining out on New Year’s Eve in UK rise of ‘experiential leisure’

Events including limitless drinks in ticket prices also see ‘huge increase’ on one of the year’s biggest nights out

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The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not just a dancefloor’: the precipitous decline of UK nightclubs

A cocktail of Covid-19 and the cost-of-living crisis has left larger ‘chrome and carpet’ venues high and dry as struggling chains look to party bars

The Guardian - US

Musk could use the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ for self-enrichment

He’s said $42.45bn spent by the US for rural internet isn’t efficient. His Starlink company stands to benefit if he reduces that investment

The Guardian - UK

‘By 8pm it is time to head home’: whatever happened to the big night out?

This week, the chief executive of a major bar group suggested 3pm is the new 9pm. Why have we stopped drinking and dancing the night away on a Friday and Saturday night?

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves warned that the Budget is a 'death sentence' for many bars, pubs and clubs

The NTIA found that around three quarters of venues expect additional annual costs of at least £30,000

TV Tech

Revisiting MPEG-4 for ATSC 1.0 Lighthouse Stations

There is a way to add more capacity without leaving viewers behind

Reason

Why Has Joe Biden's $42 Billion Broadband Program Not Connected One Single Household?

The senior Republican FCC commissioner blames progressive politics, while lawmakers and telecom companies blame bureaucratic red tape.

Latin Times

Despite gains in internet access across the U.S., digital divides persist among certain communities of color

The new report shows that over 13 million new internet users came out of the U.S. However, Latinos still see challenges in accessing these services

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