Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from DCMS

Rugby chiefs accused of "failure on epic scale" by MPs amid Wasps and Worcester demise

RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney and Premiership Rugby CEO Simon Massie-Taylor came under fire for failing to prevent the devastating demise of Wasps and Worcester

Daily Mirror

Rugby to learn from football governance review after clubs’ collapse – RFU chief

Bill Sweeney and Premiership Rugby’s Simon Massie-Taylor were heavily criticised by a parliamentary committee

The Independent UK

Worcester ‘will probably not survive under any ownership’ without P share

Warriors were relegated from the Gallagher Premiership last month after the partial liquidation of its holding company

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Arts funding cuts ‘cultural vandalism’, says Juliet Stevenson, at DCMS protest

Actor joins demonstration over plans to slash £50m from arts bodies in London as part of levelling-up agenda

The Guardian - UK

Lord Patel confident in changes Yorkshire have made to restore club’s image

Patel was appointed as chair following Azeem Rafiq’s allegations of institutional racism at the club.

The Independent UK

Azeem Rafiq fears public racism hearing will ‘make things worse’ for his family

The hearing, due to start on 28 November, could yet be held in private if any of the parties involved successfully appeal

The Independent UK

Government accused of ‘dither and delay’ over plans for independent regulator

The government endorsed the recommendations of the fan-led review in April

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Creative businesses outside of London to share £17.5m to inspire growth

Creative industries minister Julie Lopez said the grants were intended to get more creative firms up and running.

The Independent UK

South-east of England named treasure hotspot

The region is the top spot for treasure discoveries, according to provisional figures from the Government.

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on cuts to arts funding: a calamity that must be averted

Editorial: A delayed announcement about the next three years of support has left the arts world in limbo – but also with time to fight and rethink

The Guardian - UK

Government criticised over renewed delay to online safety bill

Internet safety groups say withdrawal of proposed legislation from next week’s Commons schedule leaves children at continued risk

The Guardian - UK

Arts Council delays its 2023-26 Investment Programme providing no explanation

Organisations around the country remain on tenterhooks

Evening Standard

Football ‘seeing a significant increase in discrimination’, DCMS told

Kick It Out chair Tony Burnett was speaking to a DCMS committee on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Football ‘seeing a significant increase in incidents of discrimination’

FOOTBALL at all levels is experiencing a rise in instances of discrimination, Kick It Out chair Tony Burnett told a DCMS committee on Tuesday.

The National (Scotland)

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Reform of English football ‘delayed by politics’, says Tracey Crouch

A white paper on the proposals of the fan-led review, authored by Crouch, is still to materialise, with Liz Truss reported to have considered putting plans to reform the game on hold

The Independent UK

Rugby authorities to face parliamentary committee over sport’s financial crisis

Wasps and Worcester have both been placed in administration

The Independent UK

Public spending watchdog to investigate £120m ‘festival of Brexit’

Festival’s design and execution ‘has been an unadulterated shambles,’ MP says

Daily Mirror

Audit launched into £120 million 'Festival of Brexit' which 'cost £500 per visitor'

The National Audit Office (NAO) today announces it is investigating the Unboxed Festival, which was branded an "irresponsible use of public money" by MPs

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Wales Online

Watchdog investigating £120m Festival of Brexit after just 1% of crowd turns up

Boris Johnson branded the year-long event Unboxed: Creativity in the UK

The Independent UK

Spending watchdog to probe £120m ‘festival of Brexit’ amid concerns taxpayer cash was ‘frittered away’

Festival’s design and execution ‘has been an unadulterated shambles,’ MP says

The Independent UK

Public spending watchdog to investigate so-called ‘festival of Brexit’

The Government invested £120 million in the event, which has been described as an ‘unadulterated shambles’.

The Independent UK

Discrimination in cricket DCMS hearing to take place in mid-December

Azeem Rafiq and Lord Patel are set to be asked to appear.

The Independent UK

Adil Rashid reveals how cricket is evolving to embrace diversity

Racism allegations made by Azeem Rafiq in 2020 led to a series of government hearings and major questions about the state of English cricket

The Independent UK

Channel 4 boss in discussion with Government after doubt cast over privatisation

Chief executive Alex Mahon spoke at the RTS London Convention.

Daily Mirror

eBay bans listings for Queen’s lying-in-state wristbands after prices hit £70,000

The wristbands allow mourners to leave the queue, grab food and drink, visit the loo and then rejoin - but the ones being listed on eBay do not guarantee entry to see the Queen's coffin

1 … 5 6 7 8

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Gallagher Premiership

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.