The Duke of Edinburgh passed away earlier this week at the age of 99 and his life and long service to the film community and the wider country has been remembered by BAFTA as the award show kicked off
The US president and his wife, First Lady Jill Biden, released a statement in memory of the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II after his passing, where they spoke fondly of the “legacy” the royal will leave
A dispute over the validity of large numbers of Official Information Act requests
A dispute over the validity of large numbers of Official Information Act requests 12 April 2021
The Taxpayers Union has made 58 OIA requests to the Hamilton City Council since 2018, costing it over 61-thousand-dollars.
Taxpayers Union director Jordan Williams says a majority of the requests are for a vital ratepayers report.
He says it s a sign his group is doing a good job when councillors complain about OIA requests highlighting waste within a council.
But Hamilton city councillor Dave Macpherson says many councils across the country are becoming increasingly transparent - with OIA s not as necessary as they once were.
Sam Smith was honoured with their first GLAAD award on Thursday night (08.04.21)
The Love Goes hitmaker accepted the Outstanding Music Artist award virtually from pop sensation Katy Perry at the annual GLAAD Media Awards, which celebrates LGBTQ+ representation across the world 12 April 2021
Thanking them for the accolade, Sam appeared via video link and said: I watch these award shows every year, and it really means a lot to me to be getting this so thank you very much. Music has remained this constant force of unity throughout the world for people. And looking at this category tonight, of all of these albums, these are the albums that got me and got all of us through this year. So I just wanted to raise a cup of tea - having a tea party - for everyone in this category. I really hope that we can all be together and I can go to a GLAAD Awards someday and meet everyone.