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failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank of New York.Stone spoke about the financial hit she tool while urging attendees to make donations to cancer research during a speech at the Women’s Cancer Research Fund’s star-studded fundraising gala in Beverly Hills. “I know that thing that you have to get on and figure out how to text the money is difficult,” Stone said during her speech.

The boss of a company in charge of a controversial recycling scheme has been blasted after he was revealed to be earning £300,000 per year.

The Kardashians own a lot of real estate. But is their property empire at risk of coming undone in this increasingly uncertain economic environment?

Ash Regan has said she is ready to “hit the ground running” if she wins the race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon after a meeting with Scotland’s top civil servant.

Katie Reul editor Steve Nissen, who previously served as senior vice president of legal and government affairs at NBCUniversal, is set to take over as president and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce (HCC). Nissen will begin serving in the new position effective March 20, taking the reigns from David Michael Jerome. The ex-CEO left the role in December 2022 due to “family reasons,” prompting a nationwide search for his successor, led by Berkhemer Clayton, Inc. “Steve Nissen’s visionary leadership and extensive expertise in various facets of the business world, combined with his deep understanding of the Hollywood community, have made him the ideal candidate to lead the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce,” said Lupita Sanchez Cornejo, chairperson of the board at HCC. “As a native of Hollywood, Nissen brings a unique perspective and a personal connection to the community.”

The small venue was threatened by a noise complaint in 2021 from a new resident who had moved to Manchester during lockdown. It came after the venue won a hard-fought battle against a separate noise complaint back in 2014.Amid months of petitioning and fundraising for the venue and messages of support from acts local to or with strong connections to Manchester including Elbow’s Guy Garvey and The 1975’s Matty Healy doing the rounds, Night & Day remains in danger of closure due to a planning file for the redevelopment of a nearby building.In November, a court heard that the closure of Night & Day Cafe would be a “national scandal”.Night & Day now return to court to continue to appeal the notice, with a two date hearing starting on March 21 at Manchester Magistrates Court.At this hearing, the judge will decide whether to uphold or drop the notice and the venue will hear the judge’s decision sometime after.Breaking!! Night & Day Returns to Courthttps://t.co/B0rAUYGoO0@AndyBurnhamGM @bevcraig @Sacha_Lord @joanneroney— Night & Day Cafe (@nightanddaycafe) March 16, 2023Venue owner Jennifer Smithson – who owns the venue alongside her husband Ben – said: “We believe that the source of this issue is that when MCC Planning approved the building of flats next to Night & Day there was no consideration to the neighbouring pre-existing music venue.“Consideration of noise was one of the planning conditions specified by MCC Planning department with the developer and is held on public record at MCC Planning portal.”She continued: “An initial acoustic report recommended that an additional second report be conducted that addressed any noise ingress from the venue into the flat.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s ‘Brexit pub guarantee’, as announced in his first budget yesterday, has been met with confusion by the hospitality industry. Hunt announced yesterday that tax on draught beer in pubs will be frozen from August 1.

This Morning has come under fire for Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield interview with Jeremy Hunt. The duo were among the first to get to speak to the Chancellor after he unveiled his Spring Budget as he appeared live on the ITV daytime show on Thursday (March 16).

Flying is set to become more expensive for Brits next year as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in the budget that Air Passenger Duty (APD) would rise in line with inflation. The increase will hit passengers on domestic and long-haul flights the most, although short haul international rates will remain frozen.

The government has announced its plans to make a major benefits change which will have a big impact on claimants with a disability.

Frozen food supermarket Iceland has closed a number of stores in the last few weeks - and now, a further three are set to shut within the next two weeks.

The Resolution Foundation has warned that more than half a million people on benefits are likely to see their support cut back as a result of the UK Government’s welfare reforms. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced what he described as the “biggest change to our welfare system in a decade” during Wednesday’s Spring Budget, with the scrapping of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) to assess eligibility for sickness benefits.

The Tories announced "a huge giveaway for the wealthiest" while taking away £67-a-month from Scots households and promising a "callous" clamp down on benefits claimants in the Budget.

Jeremy Hunt has unveiled the contents of his first Budget in the House of Commons.

The Chancellor delivered his Spring Budget today, announcing a wave of major economic and financial changes for households all across the country.

Beer in pubs and fuel duty will be frozen, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced during his spring statement on Wednesday (March 15).

The SNP has called for the UK Government to cut energy bills and increase public sector pay ahead of today's Budget.

Labour leader Keir Starmer pledged his party's efforts to drive growth will be “transformational” for the Scottish economy during a visit to Lanarkshire.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The Writers Guild of America continued on Tuesday to frame its arguments in advance of bargaining, putting out a report that maintains that writers are “falling behind” in the streaming economy. The report follows another memo to members last Friday, which argued that entertainment companies remain highly profitable overall, despite incurring heavy losses on their streaming platforms. The latest report focuses on industry trends toward shorter TV seasons, which the guild says has depressed writers’ wages. Compared to a decade ago, the WGA also says that a higher percentage of writers are working for guild minimums.

The UK’s hospitality sector won’t be getting its much-demanded VAT cut, the boss of UKHospitality has said. Kate Nicholls, CEO of the trade body, said during a panel discussion at the annual Northern Restaurant and Bar show at Manchester Central that she was ‘not confident at all’ that there would be any temporary relief for business owners in the pipeline.

Schools across South Ayrshire were among the first to be checked for potentially dangerous diseased ash trees, a report has revealed.

Hilary Smith On the heels of Oscar night, I applaud the broad Asian representation among the winners and am particularly in awe of Michelle Yeoh, who made history as the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for best actress. While this is welcome progress, we are all aware that many extraordinary filmmakers, cinematographers and craftspeople from underrepresented backgrounds remain undiscovered because they don’t have the right opportunity to break into the industry. The job market is daunting for filmmakers, media producers, editors and other early career talent, while the arts and media sectors lack a broad enough infrastructure to support accessible pathways for in-demand jobs. Job seekers need an impressive reel of visual stories just to get their foot in the door, and in a Catch-22 scenario, one can’t build that without professional experience.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is pink-slipping another 10,000 employees, coming on the heels of laying off 11,000 last fall. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s co-founder and CEO, announced the planned cuts in a memo to employees Tuesday as an “update on our Year of Efficiency.” The 10,000 layoffs represent 11.6% of the 86,482 full-time employees Meta reported as of the end of 2022. Zuckerberg said Meta also is instituting a hiring freeze, canceling about 5,000 open job positions. “Overall, we expect to reduce our team size by around 10,000 people and to close around 5,000 additional open roles that we haven’t yet hired,” Zuckerberg wrote in the memo (read it below).

Humza Yousaf accused Kate Forbes of appealing to Conservatives in a heated TV debate.

The controversial £135 million development of what is described as a ‘Multi Media Centre’ in the former home of the Galleries in Wigan has been officially submitted for approval - with new pictures to show what it could look like.

South By Southwest during the Empowering the Next Generation to Build a Better Future featured session. “Asali: Power of The Pollinators,” is an animated action-adventure short film that follows honey bee Asali after she meets a group of pollinators and a human environmental scientist. The unlikely group slowly saves Asali, her family and their home from a deadly monstrous force. Penn stars alongside Whoopi Goldberg, Monique Coleman (“High School Musical”), Ronen Rubinstein (“9-1-1 Lone Star”), Joy Ofodu (Mighty Express) and activist Lupita Pineda. Viola Davis and Julius Tennon serve as executive producers. In addition to starring and directing the short, Penn is also animating and producing the film with her production company Upenndo! Productions. 

The firm behind a number of iconic whisky brands has launched a bid to build a giant £150m facility in East Ayrshire.

It is estimated that hundreds of dangerous falls by elderly people have been prevented in Dumfries and Galloway thanks to a valuable community project.

New York State regulators took over Signature Bank today, the second financial institution to fold in less than a week as the FDIC and Treasury, however, assured depositors at both that they would be made whole in an attempt to stem the growing crisis.

Lisa Cameron MP this week pledged her support for a campaign aimed at helping pubs and breweries in East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow recover and thrive.

A third of Scots think Kate Forbes is the best candidate to be Scotland’s next first minister, according to a new poll.

It's 8.20am on a Thursday morning. Students are walking, cars are queueing and parents are panicking as the lights turn green at the junction from 'hell'.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor To a movie actor, the Oscar statue is worth its weight in gold. To Madison Avenue? Well, maybe a little less. Disney has declared sell-out of the approximately 60 to 70 commercial slots it sells in each year’s Oscars broadcast on ABC, a little more than 48 hours before the Sunday broadcast. The company sought $1.6M to $2.1M for a 30-second spot, according to a person familiar with the matter, a slightly lower range than in the past, potentially owing to the economy, or the event’s ratings declines in recent years. In 2022, Disney asked for between $1.7 million and $2.2 million for a 30-second ad, according to media buyers and other executives familiar with last year’s negotiations.

The Federal Trade Commission should investigate the music industry’s streaming practices, a study by the nonprofit consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge finds. Written by Meredith Rose and titled “Streaming in the Dark: Where music listeners’ money goes—and doesn’t,” the new white paper highlights complex issues with the way digital streaming platforms and record labels structure their deals with artists, and charges the FTC with the task of following the money.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Zaib Shaikh, Canada’s Consul General to Los Angeles, hosted the country’s annual Canada at the Oscars soiree Thursday at his official residence in Hancock Park. The event was the first stop of the night for many Oscar-nominated Canadians including “Women Talking’s” Sarah Polley, Sheila McCarthy and Kate Hallet. Polley was headed to the Macro party. Other attendees were going to the Oscar Wilde Awards or the South Asian Excellence Pre-Oscars Celebration. Also in attendance were “Turning Red’s” Domee Shi, who landed an Oscar for best animated feature, Brendan Fraser and “The Whale” prosthetics makeup designer Adrien Morot.

Greater Manchester is expected to face a 20-year wait for HS2 trains after the latest delay to the controversial rail link with London was confirmed by the Government.