Day: December 15, 2024

UK News: Nightclub director says they ‘really want the music and experience to be at the forefront’, following in the footsteps of Berlin’s club scene

Over the past decade going to a live event has nearly always been accompanied by a sea of phones capturing every moment of the experience to be shared on social media feeds. But now living in the moment is becoming the new luxury.

Partygoers in Manchester will be asked to cover their smartphone camera with a sticker in a strict rule being enforced by a new nightclub. Amber’s nightclub, which opened on Friday night, is the latest venue to enforce the no-phone rule, clamping down on the endless recording or livestreaming of nights out on mobiles. Continue reading…
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Week-long ‘Olympics of the mind’ next summer will showcase cutting-edge film, gigs, talks and much more

Barack Obama, Johnny Cash, Matthew McConaughey, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerburg have all taken a turn at addressing its crowds, but now the Texan culture and tech festival that likes to predict the future is to become a bona fide East Ender.

The European edition of South by Southwest has opened to ­applications from contributors and audiences around the world before its ­inaugural London event next summer. Continue reading…
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Observer investigation into London school has sparked an inquiry into allegations that teachers harmed mental wellbeing of children

A school in one of England’s leading academy trusts is to face an independent safeguarding review after an Observer investigation exposed allegations of emotional abuse of children over two decades.

After an emergency multi-agency meeting on Tuesday, Jim Gamble, the independent child safeguarding commissioner for Hackney in east London, confirmed on Friday that he had launched a local child safeguarding practice review – normally reserved for serious individual cases of child abuse or neglect – into Mossbourne Victoria Park academy (MVPA). Continue reading…
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