it's welcomed 50,000 people every summer to this amazing fortress in novi sad, to see acts like liam gallagherely hoping to be the only big established festival to keep the show on the road this year. but, last week, just a month before opening, it became clear that running such a big event during a global pandemic is just too difficult. given the nature of the virus and how it spreads, it's no surprise that gigs and festivals are still in a state of lockdown. #15 years as a producer and mc...# as a dj myself, i, like many other artists, need venues to be open in order to work. but i spent the summer at home baking banana bread rather than travelling the world performing. in addition to myjob as a dj on bbc radioi and on bbc radio iextra, i was booked to play all over the world at festivals like wireless in the uk, and ibiza rocks in spain. first we thought to reduce capacity by 50%, but after the cases started building again, we were ready to go with 90% reducement of capacity. we discussed with officials the possibility for all of the visitors to get tested before entry. for many of us, it's

has welcomed 50,000 people every summer to this amazing fortress in novi sad, to see acts like liam gallagherre desperately hoping to be the only big established festival to keep the show on the road this year. but, last week, just a month before opening, it became clear that running such a big event during a global pandemic is just too difficult. given the nature of the virus and how it spreads it is no surprise that gigs and festivals are still in a state of lockdown. # 15 years as a producer and mc... as a dj myself i, like many other artists, need venues to be open in order to work. but i have spent the summer at home baking banana bread rather than travelling the world. in addition to myjob as a dj on bbc radio1 and on bbc radio 1extra, i was booked to play all over the world at festivals like wireless in the uk, and ibiza rocks in spain. first we thought to reduce capacity by 50%, but after the cases started building again we were ready to go with 90% readjustment of capacity. we discussed with officials the possibility for all of the visitors to get tested before entry. for many of us

it's welcomed 50,000 people every summer to this amazing fortress in novi sad, to see acts like liam gallaghersperately hoping to be the only big established festival to keep the show on the road this year. but, last week, just a month before opening, it became clear that running such a big event during a global pandemic is just too difficult. given the nature of the virus and how it spreads, it's no surprise that gigs and festivals are still in a state of lockdown. # 15 years as a producer and mc... as a dj myself, i, like many other artists, need venues to be open in order to work. but i spent the summer at home baking banana bread rather than travelling the world performing. in addition to myjob as a dj on bbc radio1 and on bbc radio 1extra, i was booked to play all over the world at festivals like wireless in the uk, and ibiza rocks in spain. first we thought to reduce capacity by 50%, but after the cases started building again, we were ready to go with 90% readjustment of capacity. we discussed with officials the possibility for all of the visitors to get tested before entry. for many of

we had this letter let people like liam gallagher and sir paul mccartney, quite a roll call of stars.ome together. that's the individual creators voices. they need to stand to benefit from this. music venues provide an important means for people to nurture their talent and grow audiences, and if they can't do that there is not the infrastructure there in place, and their support has been announced and they should support that greatly. is a big stars obviously and she was saying that she worked her way up through the industry through very small venues. and that is crucial. because music is such an important british export financially this country needs music. that's right. we definitely wa nt to music. that's right. we definitely want to continue to develop the talent pipeline for there were sector. at music venues close down, if companies start to go bust and they won't have those opportunities, we will be able to not create the new ed a sheerin of tomorrow. we need to have that in the context. it's been devastating for the industry, but are you optimistic that it can bounce back cove

social media went wild with messages of congratulations including celebrities like liam gallagher who saying to you that ididn't unexpected! i was saying to you that i didn't think it could possibly happen. last night i wasn't prepared because things like getting up with two games to spare doesn't happen to leeds. we always leave it to the last minute or just leeds. we always leave it to the last minute orjust miss out so i wasn't prepared at all but i had a couple of beers with a couple of people. i didn't go to the ground because we are still trying to be sensible but it seemed like everyone was having an amazing time down there. you could play i predict a riot, turn it up loud which is what idid in riot, turn it up loud which is what i did in my hotel room. as for your connection to the city, you know what it means, beyond football, just the whole community and the city. what it means, beyond football, just the whole community and the citym means everything, i think. when we we re means everything, i think. when we were in the premiership last time, i remember the city was vibrant,

issue has brought the british music scene together, the open letter has been signed by both liam and noel gallagher. and breaking now, wejust had some details about the education secretary will be saying at 11:30am about return to schools. limits on attendance will be lifted to allow schools to open at full capacity. where there are two cases, larger numbers of children may be asked to self—isolate at home. more to come but now the weather with matt taylor. hello, like for some of you, some sunshine around over the next few days but you will all have to prepare for somewhere to weather. some of the rain across north—west england, west and wales will be particularly heavy and relentless through the friday and saturday and all of us are set to see the wind picking up again forced step today the wind is not too strong but we have seen some heavy rain in northern england. that is pushing southwards. allowing things to brighten up a little bit, many places in the northern half dry this afternoon. but some heavy and thundery downpours could develop in the south. quite a lot of rain in a short space of ti

charlotte gallagher reports. liam treadwell winning the grand national atjust 23 years old. 34. in recent years, he'd spoken frankly about his struggles with depression after suffering a severe head injury. james banks, another talented jockey, died in february. an inquest found the 36—year—old had taken his own life. michael curran, a dedicated stable lad, died suddenly in may. well, it doesn't appear to me that we seem to have the same prevalence in other sports. it is young people, rural communities. it's loneliness, isolation, pressure, not great money. simon's son tim was an up and coming rider. last year, he took his own life atjust i7. he was a very kind lad. every child gets a bit of an obsession about a hobby or interest. well, horses and horse racing was tim's, and he threw himself, he threw himself into it. it was, a, such a shock that it had happened, you know, that kind of death. but it was a massive shock that it was him. in 2017, the industry charity racing welfare helped 620 people with their mental health. that rose to 685 in 2018, and 887 in 2019, a rise of

issue has brought the british music scene together, the open letter has been signed by both liam and noel gallagheryears the feuding brothers have been willing to sign the same thing. well, if it brings brothers together. it is always good. one last story for you right now. people love it on television when things go a little bit awry. in funny kind of way, in the business we in, news, it is almost funny, isn't it, because people are trying to be serious and something else can happen. maybe you remember this one, professor robert kelly interrupted during an interview about korean affairs. you remember what he is talking about, of course. serious subject. but there has a new one. this is yesterday, the turn of doctor claire wenham, who was talking about important things as well. this is what happened. we've got an example, and we are improving our systems as and we are improving our systems as a result. yes, so we're hoping so. and it is a learning process, so now we are moving to this new approach of these, you know, local lockdowns. it is part of the learning process to really understand how this

charlotte gallagher has been talking to some of those affected. liam died suddenly at the age of 34. in recent years, he'd spoken frankly about his struggles with depression after suffering a severe head injury. the coping mechanism got knocked out of me that day. james banks, another talented jockey, died in february. an inquest found the 36—year—old had taken his own life. michael curran, a dedicated stable lad, died suddenly in may. well, it doesn't appear to me that we seem to have the same prevalence in other sports. it is young people, rural communities. it's loneliness, isolation, pressure, not great money. simon's son tim was an up—and—coming rider. last year, he took his own life atjust 17. he was very kind lad. every child gets a bit of an obsession about a hobby or interest. well, horses and horse racing was tim's, and he threw himself, he threw himself into it. it was, a, such a shock that it had happened, you know, that kind of death. but it was a massive shock that it was him. in 2017, the industry charity racing welfare helped 620 people

has welcomed 50,000 people every summer to this amazing fortress in novi sad, to see acts like liam gallagherly hoping to be the only big established festival to keep the show on the road this year. but, last week, just a month before opening,

has welcomed 50,000 people every summer to this amazing fortress in novi sad, to see acts like liam gallagherperately hoping to be the only big established festival to keep the show on the road this year. but, last week, just a month before opening, it became clear that running such a big event during a global pandemic is just too difficult. open in order to work. but i have spent the summer at home baking banana bread rather than travelling the world.