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Creative Scotland has announced it is reviewing a decision to provide more than £84,000 of public money to an explicit arts project involving “non-simulated” sex performances.A total of £84,555 was awarded to director Leonie Rae Gasson for the development of Rein in the January round of the art body’s National Lottery Open Fund.The project’s website describes it as a 45-minute moving image installation that “immerses audiences in a raucous communal exploration of dyke sexuality”.As well as inviting the audience to “come see the daddies lurking in the woods”, the show’s “climax” is advertised as a “secret cave sex party” that…

Scrapping the non-dom tax status for wealthy foreign nationals is “an utter humiliation for this government”, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said.”The last budget of this parliament – they’ve had 14 years and they use this moment to close a non-dom tax loophole that everyone has been aware of for years,” Ms Reeves told Sky News’ Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips. “If they had done this when we first announced it we could have brought in billions of pounds extra to either keep taxes down for working people” or invest in other priorities, she said.In last Wednesday’s budget, Chancellor Jeremy…

Walking the red carpet in front of hundreds of journalists, photographers and members of the public can be a daunting affair.So what better way to calm your nerves and make the most of the night than take a close family member along as your plus one? That’s just what Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg and other key Oscar nominees decided to do.So, who did they take and how did they get on at showbiz’s biggest night?Ryan Gosling Image: (R-L): Gosling, his sister Mandi, mum Donna and stepfather Valerio Attanasio. Pic: AP His performance was one of the highlights of…

Superdry, the struggling fashion retailer which is in talks to be taken private by its founder, is negotiating an additional multimillion-pound loan with one of its existing lenders.Sky News has learnt London-listed Superdry is discussing a new facility with Hilco to borrow £10m or more as it seeks new financial headroom amid a steep downturn in trading. The talks between the clothing retailer and Hilco are on top of more than £100m of existing debt, the majority of which was extended by Bantry Bay.City sources said the discussions were not certain to result in an agreement but were at a…

The biggest night in Hollywood promised glitz and glamour, but there were no surprises when it came to the big Academy Award winners.Oppenheimer took home seven awards, including best picture, best actor and best director for Britain’s Christopher Nolan, with Emma Stone winning best actress for her role in Poor Things. Sky News’s arts and entertainment correspondent Katie Spencer and arts and entertainment editor Claire Gregory were on the Vanity Fair red carpet for some celeb-spotting, with all the details from this year’s Oscars.Click to subscribe to the Sky News Daily wherever you get your podcastsPodcast producer: Sydney PeadPromotion producer:…

Oppenheimer has swept this year’s Oscars, winning seven gongs, including best actor, best director and best picture.The top prize of the night was presented by The Godfather star Al Pacino – who seemed to jump the gun by announcing the winner before listing the nominees. Image: Robert Downey Jr. Pic. Reuters The movie had been widely expected to rule the night, and didn’t disappoint, possibly leading the 83-year-old actor to speed up the whole announcement process, peeping into the envelope and declaring “I see Oppenheimer”.While not in the league of the great La La Land / Moonlight mix up of…

British Land, the London-listed property giant behind some of Britain’s most prominent commercial real estate assets, will this week name a City banking veteran as its next chairman.Sky News has learnt that the company, which owns Broadgate in the City of London and Sheffield’s Meadowhall shopping centre, has lined up William Rucker to replace Tim Score. An announcement is expected to be made to the London Stock Exchange as early as Monday morning.Mr Rucker, who led the London operation of Lazard, the investment bank, for years, is a former chairman of Crest Nicholson, the housebuilder, and the commercial property developer…

Labour will not bail out bankrupt councils, the shadow chancellor has said.”I’m not going to be able to fix all the problems straightaway,” Rachel Reeves said during an interview on Sky News’ Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips. Her comments follow Birmingham City Council effectively declaring bankruptcy after being hit with a £760m bill to settle equal pay claims.In response, the council approved plans to hike council tax by 21% over the next two years, as well as £300m in cuts over the same period.Politics Live: Why Labour risks looking like Tories in a red rosette this week Please use Chrome…

It’s the biggest night in the film calendar, full of Hollywood glamour, endless celebrities, and of course a whole haul of little gold men.It’s been a year of two halves – with months-long industry strikes followed by the viral phenomenon that was Barbenheimer re-invigorating the movie world. Image: The little gold men. Pic: Reuters Now, as we approach the 96th Annual Academy Awards, all eyes are on the films and stars who could be taking home a prize. Here’s everything you can expect from the night.When and where?The Oscars – showbiz’s biggest night of the year – takes place at…

Premier League bosses are this weekend scrambling to finalise a landmark £836m financial settlement just days before the publication of legislation to establish English football’s first statutory regulator.Sky News has learnt that the 20 top-flight clubs, which include Aston Villa, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, will on Monday be asked to approve a revised version of a ‘New Deal’ with the English Football League (EFL) that will include proposals for an increased levy on player transfers. Industry sources said that if the New Deal was approved at the Premier League shareholder meeting, it would then be submitted to the EFL for…