London, Dec 19 (Ians) A British Indian is among five leading industry experts who will be working to accelerate development and deployment of emerging technologies in key UK growth sectors.
An AI council member, Priya Lakhani OBE, has been appointed to support work to harness new digital technology, such as artificial intelligence, in five high potential sectors to create 21st century’s Silicon Valleys in the UK.
The five sectors include digital technology, green industries, life sciences, advanced manufacturing and the creative industries.
Lakhani and other experts will be working hand-in-hand with Chief Scientific Adviser and National Technology Adviser, Patrick Vallance to advise on new rules that use the UK’s regulatory freedom to promote innovation.
Vallance and his “team will be critical as we harness every tool at our disposal to create the industries and jobs of the future, which will deliver long-lasting benefits for local communities across the UK...
An AI council member, Priya Lakhani OBE, has been appointed to support work to harness new digital technology, such as artificial intelligence, in five high potential sectors to create 21st century’s Silicon Valleys in the UK.
The five sectors include digital technology, green industries, life sciences, advanced manufacturing and the creative industries.
Lakhani and other experts will be working hand-in-hand with Chief Scientific Adviser and National Technology Adviser, Patrick Vallance to advise on new rules that use the UK’s regulatory freedom to promote innovation.
Vallance and his “team will be critical as we harness every tool at our disposal to create the industries and jobs of the future, which will deliver long-lasting benefits for local communities across the UK...
- 12/19/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
With an ego as gargantuan as his obviously is, it must be highly flattering to Boris Johnson that no less a figure than Sir Kenneth Branagh was chosen to play him in This England, Sky’s new drama about the now former Pm and the Covid crisis. More, still, that considerable time and energy has been spent on turning Branagh into a passable physical replica of Johnson.
A frequent problem in dramatisations such as these is whether the main players should basically be doing impressions of a well-known real-life figure, or rather play them more as they might a fictional figure, say Hamlet or Mr Darcy. In the case of This England, they’ve opted for the impersonations, with some uncanny likenesses. As Matt Hancock, Andrew Buchan reproduces every tiny intonation and mannerism of the hapless former health secretary so unnervingly well that it is as if they’d actually...
A frequent problem in dramatisations such as these is whether the main players should basically be doing impressions of a well-known real-life figure, or rather play them more as they might a fictional figure, say Hamlet or Mr Darcy. In the case of This England, they’ve opted for the impersonations, with some uncanny likenesses. As Matt Hancock, Andrew Buchan reproduces every tiny intonation and mannerism of the hapless former health secretary so unnervingly well that it is as if they’d actually...
- 9/30/2022
- by Sean O'Grady
- The Independent - TV
England is just three days away from ending virtually all Covid restrictions as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveils his Living With Covid plan to the nation.
Coming almost two years after the first lockdown, the plan’s headline is that people will no longer have to self-isolate if they test positive from Thursday February 24 and neither will their close contacts, with the UK government leaving the decision in the hands of its English citizens.
People with symptoms in England will be asked to “exercise personal responsibility when deciding whether to stay at home.”
Meanwhile, free testing will end in England from April 1, at which point only the most vulnerable people and the elderly will have access to free tests.
Johnson’s plan also ends the £500 ($680) isolation payment for people forced to self-isolate on low incomes.
He unveiled Living with Covid in the past hour in the UK’s House...
Coming almost two years after the first lockdown, the plan’s headline is that people will no longer have to self-isolate if they test positive from Thursday February 24 and neither will their close contacts, with the UK government leaving the decision in the hands of its English citizens.
People with symptoms in England will be asked to “exercise personal responsibility when deciding whether to stay at home.”
Meanwhile, free testing will end in England from April 1, at which point only the most vulnerable people and the elderly will have access to free tests.
Johnson’s plan also ends the £500 ($680) isolation payment for people forced to self-isolate on low incomes.
He unveiled Living with Covid in the past hour in the UK’s House...
- 2/21/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a second national lockdown in England from Nov. 5 as the second wave of coronavirus cases soar across the country.
All pubs, restaurants and non-essential retail businesses will close until Dec. 2, after which some areas may go into lower-tier restrictions, depending on the severity of local cases. Leisure and entertainment venues will also close, Johnson said.
Film and TV production, however, will be able to go on under strict Covid-safe guidelines, Variety has been told by producers’ trade body Pact. Further, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden clarified following the briefing that film and TV production can indeed continue. “The changes mean people should Wfh [work from home] where possible. But where this is not possible, travel to a place of work will be permitted – e.g. this includes (but not exhaustive) elite sport played behind closed doors, film & tv production, telecoms workers.”
2/3
The changes mean people should...
All pubs, restaurants and non-essential retail businesses will close until Dec. 2, after which some areas may go into lower-tier restrictions, depending on the severity of local cases. Leisure and entertainment venues will also close, Johnson said.
Film and TV production, however, will be able to go on under strict Covid-safe guidelines, Variety has been told by producers’ trade body Pact. Further, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden clarified following the briefing that film and TV production can indeed continue. “The changes mean people should Wfh [work from home] where possible. But where this is not possible, travel to a place of work will be permitted – e.g. this includes (but not exhaustive) elite sport played behind closed doors, film & tv production, telecoms workers.”
2/3
The changes mean people should...
- 10/31/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The UK could see 50,000 new coronavirus cases a day by mid-October without further action, the government’s top scientific adviser has warned in a press briefing.
Sir Patrick Vallance said that outcome “would be expected to lead to about 200 deaths per day” a month after that.
UK Pm Boris Johnson is said to be considering whether to introduce stricter lockdown measures in England in light of the growing number of cases across the UK. On Sunday, 3,899 daily cases were reported and 18 deaths across the UK. The worrying pattern mirrors that of a number of major European countries.
Fellow adviser Professor Chris Whitty explained at the briefing: “At the moment we think the epidemic is doubling roughly every seven days. If, and that’s quite a big if, but if that continues unabated, and this grows, doubling every seven days… if that continued you would end up with something like 50,000 cases...
Sir Patrick Vallance said that outcome “would be expected to lead to about 200 deaths per day” a month after that.
UK Pm Boris Johnson is said to be considering whether to introduce stricter lockdown measures in England in light of the growing number of cases across the UK. On Sunday, 3,899 daily cases were reported and 18 deaths across the UK. The worrying pattern mirrors that of a number of major European countries.
Fellow adviser Professor Chris Whitty explained at the briefing: “At the moment we think the epidemic is doubling roughly every seven days. If, and that’s quite a big if, but if that continues unabated, and this grows, doubling every seven days… if that continued you would end up with something like 50,000 cases...
- 9/21/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The rate of coronavirus cases in the U.K. is growing exponentially, doubling every seven days, and if the current rate continues, it could reach 49,000 a day by Oct. 13, say the country’s leading advisers.
In a briefing on Monday, Patrick Vallance, the government chief scientific adviser, and Chris Whitty, chief medical adviser, said the next six months are critical as late autumn and winter “benefit” respiratory diseases like Covid-19.
“The seasons are against us,” said Whitty.
“What we’ve seen is a progression where, after the remarkable efforts which got the rates right down across the country, first we saw very small outbreaks, maybe associated with a workplace or another environment; then we’ve seen more localized outbreaks, which have got larger over time, particularity in the cities,” noted Whitty, adding that the only solution was to continue to keep households separate and strictly adhere to hygiene routines and face coverings.
In a briefing on Monday, Patrick Vallance, the government chief scientific adviser, and Chris Whitty, chief medical adviser, said the next six months are critical as late autumn and winter “benefit” respiratory diseases like Covid-19.
“The seasons are against us,” said Whitty.
“What we’ve seen is a progression where, after the remarkable efforts which got the rates right down across the country, first we saw very small outbreaks, maybe associated with a workplace or another environment; then we’ve seen more localized outbreaks, which have got larger over time, particularity in the cities,” noted Whitty, adding that the only solution was to continue to keep households separate and strictly adhere to hygiene routines and face coverings.
- 9/21/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The UK has introduced strict quarantine rules for international travelers.
The British government will force anyone entering the UK from abroad to quarantine themselves for 14 days.
This will likely have an impact on any hope that the numerous international productions, such as Netflix’s The Witcher, have in restarting production any time soon.
The rules were outlined by Home Secretary Priti Patel, who held a briefing with chief medical adviser Sir Patrick Vallance and Paul Lincoln, head of the Border Force.
Travellers will have to provide their address in the UK and there will be spot checks from border force staff to ensure that the rules are being adhered to. There will be fines of up to £1,000 for anyone breaking the rules with repeat offenders potentially removed from the UK.
There will be some exceptions including freight drivers, some medical professionals and foreign officials as well as those traveling from the Republic of Ireland.
The British government will force anyone entering the UK from abroad to quarantine themselves for 14 days.
This will likely have an impact on any hope that the numerous international productions, such as Netflix’s The Witcher, have in restarting production any time soon.
The rules were outlined by Home Secretary Priti Patel, who held a briefing with chief medical adviser Sir Patrick Vallance and Paul Lincoln, head of the Border Force.
Travellers will have to provide their address in the UK and there will be spot checks from border force staff to ensure that the rules are being adhered to. There will be fines of up to £1,000 for anyone breaking the rules with repeat offenders potentially removed from the UK.
There will be some exceptions including freight drivers, some medical professionals and foreign officials as well as those traveling from the Republic of Ireland.
- 5/22/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.