Basil Newby News Today

Things to do in Bristol this week: State of the city, artist talks & more.

Madame Tussauds Blackpool has unveiled its first ever UK drag queen figure - RuPaul.

Proposals have been put forward to convert Blackpool’s Odeon cinema into a trampoline park, indoor golf course or bowling alley amid speculation the building may no longer be used as a movie theatre after next year.

The emergence of the northern gay scene in the '90s ushered in an era of self-expression and pride in identity. An era of love and acceptance during a decade unfolding under the twin shadows of Thatcher's abhorrent Section 28, which prohibited governmental 'promotion of homosexuality', and the HIV/AIDS crisis. It was an era of revolution.

The emergence of the northern gay scene in the '90s ushered in an era of self-expression and pride in identity. An era of love and acceptance during a decade unfolding under the twin shadows of Thatcher's abhorrent Section 28, which prohibited governmental 'promotion of homosexuality', and the HIV/AIDS crisis. It was an era of revolution.

Remain in place beyond the 21st of june. which had been the earliest date on his road map for all measures to be lifted. bbc news understands that concerns about rising cases caused by the delta variant have prompted a four week delay. victoria derbyshire has been in blackboard all day talking to people there about what impact the delay could have on then. lets get reaction to the likely delaying of restrictions being lifted from two people who these dates really matter to, basil newby who owns ...