Education Secretary calls on teaching unions to work with government to reopen schools

Gogglebox is finally returning to our screens this evening which means the nation's best-loved siblings are back on TV.

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Borussia Dortmund tried to get their famous Yellow Wall shaking by cranking up Van Halen tune Jump.

Kanye West has revealed that the only way to listen to his forthcoming album ‘Donda 2’ will be via his own Stem Player, a device that was first released in conjunction with ‘Donda’ last year that allowed users to remix the album’s songs using stems of vocals, drums, bass, samples and more.In an Instagram post shared today (February 18), West shared footage of an unreleased song playing off the device. In the caption, the rapper said that ‘Donda 2’ would be available exclusively through the platform, saying it would not appear on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or YouTube.“Today artists get just 12% of the money the industry makes.

Spotify may have paid at least $200million for the exclusive rights to Joe Rogan’s podcast, double the figure that was previously reported.The streaming giant secured an exclusive license to host The Joe Rogan Experience in May 2020, when it was widely reported the controversial podcast host had been paid over $100million as part of the deal.However, “two people familiar with the details of the transaction” have since claimed to The New York Times that the three-and-a-half-year deal was actually worth twice what was initially believed: at least $200million. Spotify has yet to publicly comment on this report.The Times points out Spotify had previously purchased whole content companies – podcast network Gimlet Media and digital media brand The Ringer – both for slightly less than $200million each.In recent weeks, Spotify has come under fire for hosting The Joe Rogan Experience, its biggest podcast in the US and many other countries, with an estimated per-episode listenership of around 11million people.Last month, Neil Young requested the platform pull his catalogue, citing “false information about vaccines” being spread on the platform and specifically targeting Rogan’s podcast.

Derek McInnes insists he wants his players to thrive under the pressure of trying to lead Kilmarnock straight back to the Premiership.

Ange Postecoglou admits Celtic lacked clinical edge and composure as they were bashed by Bodo/Glimt.

David Jamieson is set for the biggest night of his career as he tackles Swedish champion Samo Jangirov at Trump Turnberry on Friday.

Larkhall teenager Cody Houston is looking to forge a career in boxing after winning his first tournament gold medal.

Airdrie boss Ian Murray hopes the club’s Celtic connections can help them land the League One title.

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Reopening schools to all pupils should be left to local authorities and headteachers and not Westminster, according to the leader of Manchester council.

The government has defended its plan to reopen schools in June, saying it is acting on 'medical and scientific advice'.

Schools across England will reopen in a "phased manner" when lockdown restrictions are lifted, the Education Secretary has said.

A headteacher in Manchester says people need to stop putting pressure on the government to reopen schools amid the pandemic.

Gavin Williamson says he can't give a date for when schools will reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.

All schools across the country are set to close as the government moves to slow down the coronavirus pandemic.

Schools are to shut from the end of Friday amid the latest government moves to slow down the coronavirus pandemic.

Parents and teachers have been reacting to the news that all UK schools, colleges and nurseries are to close.