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A high school has closed to two full year groups because of positive Covid cases among staff.

Invites to book a spring Covid booster will be sent out to hundreds of thousands of people this week as the NHS vaccination programme enters its latest stage. Those who are eligible include care home residents, people who are 75 and over and those who are immunosuppressed aged 12 and over.

Angelique Jackson When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, Hollywood (and the world) slowed to a stop, leaving the team behind Endeavor’s pipeline initiatives at a loss.In an industry already rife with barriers to entry for people from underrepresented groups, how could these prospective talents get their foot in the door at agencies, studios and entertainment companies when the door literally no longer exists because everyone’s working from home.Those were the types of questions Romola Ratnam, Endeavor’s Head of Social Impact, and Hilary Kidwell, director of social impact at the company (both pictured above), began to ask themselves.“You have all these young people that may or may not think that they have a shot to be in this industry, and would’ve maybe gotten their first opportunity, whether it be an internship or entry level, and they may not have that anymore,” Ratnam recalled in an interview with Variety. “We already know the struggle to increase diversity within our industry is already tough, and when we take away all of these jobs, what does that do?” So, the team got creative — pivoting their postponed Fellowship Program, which aimed to provide jobs, mentoring and education programs within the company to 42 fellows each year, into a virtual model, renamed Summer Series, providing registrants the opportunity to learn more about working in the sports, entertainment and fashion industries.“We thought, ‘Let’s give them some free education that anybody can access from any device no matter where they are, and some hope that ‘Hey, I can make it,'” Ratnam explained.

writing a statement on their website that said: “Sony Music Group calls for peace in Ukraine and an end to the violence. We have suspended operations in Russia and will continue our support of global humanitarian relief efforts to aid victims in need.”Earlier this week (March 9), Universal Music Group also announced they were cutting ties with Russia.“Effective immediately, we are suspending all operations in Russia and closing our offices there.

state Senate on Thursday passed a “Don’t Say Gay” bill that would ban “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in primary schools, LGBTQ groups expressed outrage that Disney, one of the state’s biggest employers, has not voiced its opposition to the legislation. In fact, Disney CEO Bob Chapek defended the company’s silence in an internal memo to staff on Monday and argued that corporate statements on political issues like the “Don’t Say Gay” bill can be “weaponized” and are often “counterproductive.”Jean-Marie Navetta, director of Learning and Inclusion for PFLAG National, told TheWrap that Chapek’s memo represented a “complete turnaround from the way Disney has behaved in the past” on such issues.

The parade organizers of the Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade — scheduled for today March 6, 2022 — firmly maintained their ban on LGBTQ participants, according to a report in the New York Times.When executive director of the Staten Island Pride Center Carol Bullock attempted to hand in the center’s application during the parade’s registration, president of the parade committee Larry Cummings immediately threw her application in the “rejection pile,” seemingly without a second thought.This outright refusal to allow LGBTQ individuals or groups from marching in the parade has long been held by the Staten Island St.

The Toronto Film Festival said Thursday that it will suspend participation by film organizations and media outlets supported by the Russian state for its next festival, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Hoyeon Jung is opening up about K-pop!

More than 20 international media groups have heeded calls from Ukrainian news organizations to turn off Russian news channels.

Manori Ravindran International EditorUkrainian film and TV bodies have begun calls for a boycott of Russian media and the severing of business ties with Russian entities.Russia’s film and TV industry has been steadily growing in recent years, with events such as the Key Buyers Event — an annual content showcase organized by Russian film promotion body Roskino — drawing 200 international buyers last year. Now, many of those relationships will be tested on a global stage as Ukraine’s media orgs ask for a boycott of all business dealings with Russia.The organizers of Kyiv Media Week, a 10-year-old international film and TV market serving Eastern Europe, has called for a ban on Russian propaganda.

Ukraine’s biggest media groups have united to broadcast one all-encompassing news service to cover the conflict, as they urge the world to impose “media sanctions” and turn off Russian channels.

Muthill residents are on a drive to tackle road safety issues in their village.

Whoopi Goldberg has been slammed for claiming that the Holocaust 'was not about race ' because it involved 'two groups of white people'.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterFox revealed a first look at some of the costumes for “The Masked Singer” Season 7 during the network’s telecast of the NFL’s NFC Championship game on Sunday, with a promo showing six competitors from the season’s three groupings: The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly.The specific classifications are a new touch, seeing as “The Masked Singer” has only referred to a season’s groups by an assigned letter (i.e. Group A) throughout its first six seasons.

Morgan Wallen has completed his $500,000 donation pledge to Black-led groups, Fox News Digital can confirm. Wallen pledged $100,000 to the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville earlier this month, the country music star's manager Seth England told Fox News Digital. Morgan Wallen has completed his $500,000 donation pledge to Black-led groups, Fox News Digital can confirm.

The Association of Film Commissioners International has launched “Location Management 101,” an online training course developed in collaboration with the Location Managers Guild International.

The Beach Boys are one of the most influential groups in rock history. In celebration of a new film about Brian Wilson, entitled Long Promised Road, we take a look at how they altered the musical landscape for generations to come.

Nielsen, building on several of its recent reports about consumption of media by diverse audience groups, has broken out the kinds of podcasts that resonate most with those listeners.

More than £400k is up for grabs for community groups across Tayside to help ‘develop a culture of mental health wellbeing’.

Generous staff at McDonald’s in Balloch helped to spread some festive cheer to local good causes.

Community groups are set to be more involved in the naming of streets across Renfrewshire in a bid to make them reflect local history better.

Drugs campaigner Peter Krykant has told Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross he cannot support the party’s “Right to Recovery” Bill.

2021 KBS Song Festival.On December 15, South Korean TV network KBS announced that several girl groups would be coming together to perform during the annual end-of-year festival.

Access Talent Spotlight program, which will take place in person in Los Angeles April 3-9, 2022, is open to all aspiring actors but seeks to serve as a conduit for marginalized performers, particularly people with disabilities, actors of Middle East and North African descent (MENA), Indigenous and trans communities, the company said in a statement.

More Scots are now eligible to book their Covid booster jab amid concerns over the Omicron variant in Scotland.

A number of Jewish groups condemned Fox Nation host Lara Logan for comments she made comparing Dr. Anthony Fauci to Dr. Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who performed cruel medical experiments on Jewish prisoners.

A pervert was snared by three vigilante groups as he tried to hound underage girls with filthy messages and pictures on Facebook.

A young woman says she is scared to leave her flat alone for fear of being sexually harassed by men.

Home Office report show that in the year ending March 2021, there were 4,915 referrals to Prevent (the Government’s anti-extremism programme) due to concerns that an individual was vulnerable to radicalisation.

CJ ENM has voiced its support for potential reunions for previous acts formed through Mnet’s Produce series.Following the news of Wanna One’s upcoming reunion at this year’s Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), the group’s former agency CJ ENM has shared that it is open to supporting the reunion of other acts such as I.O.I, IZ*ONE and X1.“The members [of Wanna One] had wanted to do this performance, so a special stage was arranged. We cannot force anything.