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Legendry musician Howard Blake was paid nothing upfront to write the music and lyrics of The Snowman. But the canny composer did hang on to his royalty rights.
The Japan Sports Agency has delayed plans to privatise the National Stadium which was the main venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics - although it could still face annual public subsidies of around JPY 1 billion (£6.2 million/$7.5 million/€7.0 million).
John Coates is to leave his role as head of external affairs at LARAC to join Newry-based waste management company Re-Gen Waste in January.
The team who brought Raymond Briggs’s tale to the screen in 1982 reveal their tricks – and why the character is so hard to draw
Brisbane’s Olympic Games is a decade away. However, it took a significant step forward this week.