New Partygate picture emerges of Downing Street leaving do where guests were told 'the bar is open!'

Download Festival 2022 is almost upon us – check out the weather forecast below.Those lucky enough to be heading to Leicestershire’s Donington Park this Friday (June 10) until Sunday (June 12) to see headline sets by KISS, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro will enjoy some sunny spells.

Ellise Shafer As June kicks off, competition heats up to determine which pop star will deliver the song of the summer. Will it be Harry Styles’ synth-heavy bop “As It Was,” Lizzo’s danceable “About Damn Time,” Jack Harlow’s glamorous track “First Class” or a song yet to be released?According to new data gathered by Spotify, these three tracks are among 20 in the running.

Emiliano De Pablos Top Spanish indie producer-distributor Vértice 360 is joining forces with U.K.-based Born Wild to co-produce YA drama series project “Motorway.”European sales company Eccho Rights is handling international distribution rights.“Motorway” has been created by Spanish writer-cartoonist Víctor Santos, the creator of graphic novel “Polar” whose film adaptation, starring “Hannibal” Mads Mikkelsen, was produced by comicbook-based media company Dark Horse Entertainment and Germany’s Constantin Film and released by Netflix.The new project is set up at Vértice 360, the ambitiously relaunched content division of Madrid-based conglom Squirrel Media, headed by Spanish entrepreneur Pablo Pereiro Lage. “Motorway” will be pitched during the upcoming 6th Conecta Fiction & Entertainment forum, as part of the High-End Series sidebar, a new section focused on higher-budget series and miniseries projects in search for co-production partners.Written by Santos and Born Wild founder Anthony Alleyne, the six-seg, one-hour TV drama tells a dark fairy tale set beside an apocalyptic highway in a world of endless pursuit.“Motorway” takes place in a near future, where young teenager Alice has spent her short life sketching and drawing the motorway and the towns at its side.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe freshly restored 50th anniversary edition of “The Godfather,” with director Francis Ford Coppola in tow, is set to open Italy’s Taormina Film Festival on June 26.Paramount’s latest restoration of what is arguably one of the greatest films of all time, conducted under Coppola’s watchful eye, will be kicking off the eastern Sicilian fest in its spectacular 8,000-seat ancient Greek theater in the shadow of the island’s active Mount Etna volcano.The 50th edition of “The Godfather” was released in U.S. theaters in February to robust box office results and subsequently played in the Cannes Cinema de la Plage section, though Coppola wasn’t in attendance.“Having the master Francis Ford Coppola inaugurate our 68th edition fills us with pride and joy,” reads a statement from Taormina’s trio of artistic directors, Francesco Alò, Alessandra De Luca and Federico Pontiggia.

Platinum Jubilee pageant. Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Goodman, 78, appeared on the pre-pageant coverage on the BBC alongside chef John Torode and host Kirsty Young. During a discussion about what food people would be eating over the Jubilee, Young pressed Goodman on if he was good in the kitchen.

hotel, on the edge of the historic Park Estate in North Road, is believed to have closed down during the first lockdown and earlier this year a letting sign went up describing it as a "prime hotel and development opportunity". Now the hotel has been listed on Rightmove, with a guide price of £2m. The Grade II-listed building was originally built as a 19th-century hunting lodge and has 16 bedrooms plus a restaurant, bar and terrace.

Senior Conservative MSPs have backed the removal of Boris Johnson from office - piling pressure on party leader Douglas Ross to echo their call.

If you recently read our article on eating like the Queen for 24 hours, then you’ll know that Her Majesty enjoys afternoon tea most days.

Ian Blackford has called on Scottish Conservative MPs to help kick Boris Johnson out of Downing Street.

A gang involved in a £400,000 drugs and dirty money operation have been jailed for a total of more than 26 years.

Lou Reed album will share never-before-heard material and early versions of some of the star’s most iconic songs.‘Words & Music, May 1965’ is set to be released on August 26 via Light In The Attic in partnership with Reed’s partner Laurie Anderson, in tandem with celebrations for what would be the musician’s 80th birthday.The songs on the album were written by Reed and recorded to tape by his future Velvet Underground bandmate John Cale. Reed posted the tape to himself as a “poor man’s copyright” and it remained sealed in its original envelope for nearly 50 years.The record will include the earliest known recordings of iconic tracks including ‘Heroin’, ‘Pale Blue Eyes’ and ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’.

Boris Johnson faces fresh demands to “come clean” about parties in Downing Street after reports emerged that the Prime Minister’s wife, Carrie Johnson, may now have had two lockdown parties in family flat above No 10.

Rishi Sunak has insisted that he did not time handing out £21bn-worth of cost-of-living support to deflect from Partygate. The Chancellor announced the new package of support yesterday (Thursday), just one day after Sue Gray's highly anticipated report on Downing Street's lockdown parties was published.

Boris Johnson has twice refused to deny that he asked Sue Gray not to publish her controversial partygate report as he vowed not to resign.

Boris Johnson has dismissed calls to resign after a damning report found there had been a culture of Covid rule breaking in Downing Street during lockdown.

Boris Johnson has said he is sorry for his role in partygate and claimed he has been humbled by the scandal.

Boris Johnson "must bear responsibility" for the culture of Covid rule breaking in Downing Street during lockdown, a scathing report by top civil servant Sue Gray has concluded. Her report, published this morning, found that "failures of leadership and judgment in Number 10 and the Cabinet Office" resulted in regular gatherings that were "not in line with Covid guidance at the time".

Families of those bereaved by Covid have reacted with anger to the publication of the Sue Gray report, joining demands that Tory MPs depose Boris Johnson.

Downing Street insiders have described chaotic mid-lockdown parties in No 10 they felt were condoned by Boris Johnson - as he 'was grabbing a glass for himself'. Three anonymous individuals have told BBC Panorama in detail what they witnessed at regular rule-breaking events during coronavirus restrictions.

Downing Street has denied reports that Boris Johnson suggested to Sue Gray to abandon plans to publish her report into the partygate scandal.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has defended the Prime Minister after photos appearing to show him raising a glass at an alleged Downing Street party during the second coronavirus lockdown emerged.

Boris Johnson does not think he was attending a party in the image showing him raising a glass and surrounded by wine bottles at a leaving do, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said.

A picture of Prime Minister Boris Johnson has emerged showing him raising a glass at a Downing Street party during the second coronavirus lockdown.

Boris Johnson has come under increased pressure to introduce a windfall tax on oil and gas firms' profits amid the growing cost of living crisis. The prime minister has insisted that the government will "put our arms around people" despite declining to specify what support might be offered to struggling households and when.