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A parliamentary group chaired by a Lanarkshire MP is calling for £1.6million bonuses to be stripped from Post Office bosses in response to the Horizon scandal which resulted in the jailing of innocent postmasters.

Pete Tong will become the first ever DJ to play on the grid at Silverstone for the F1 British Grand Prix this month.The set will take place prior to the race on July 7 and Tong will also perform on the main stage on July 6 as part of a line-up that already includes Stormzy, Kings Of Leon and Rudimental.Speaking about the event, Tong said: “It’s incredible to be bringing the Ibiza Classics to Silverstone and such an honour to be playing on the grid before the race starts at the British Grand Prix.“I’m a huge fan of Formula One. I’ll be supporting Red Bull and cheering for Max – he’s the trailblazer of the circuit and awesome to watch! I look forward to making history on July 7th.”Per a press release, the festival “will see Silverstone take its new-look music and arts offering to the next level – cementing the British Grand Prix as a summer highlight on both the British sporting and music calendar”.Silverstone’s Commercial Director Nick Read added: “Our long-term ambition has always been to attract the biggest and best artists in the world to Silverstone to put on a spectacular show for the British fans.

Port Office bosses raked in almost £20million while their IT system ripped subpostmasters’ lives apart, it has emerged.

Kings Of Leon have been announced as headliners for the F1 British Grand Prix opening concert this year.Comprised of Caleb, Nathan, Matthew and Jared Followill, the band is set to top the bill at the Northamptonshire course on Thursday July 4, 2024.Kings Of Leon will be joined by Stormzy, Pete Tong and Rudimental who are set to play Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively as part of Silverstone’s four-day festival line-up.A post shared by Silverstone (@silverstonecircuit)Speaking of the event in a press release, Silverstone’s commercial director Nick Read said, “We are incredibly excited to have global icons Kings of Leon join our line-up for the 2024 British Grand Prix. Our long-term ambition has always been to attract the biggest and best artists in the world to Silverstone to put on a spectacular show for the British fans.”He continued: “With Kings of Leon now joining Stormzy, Rudimental and Pete Tong on next year’s line-up, it’s fair to say the 2024 British Grand Prix is going to be bigger and better than ever before!”Tickets for the 2024 British Grand Prix are available now – you can buy yours here.This year’s event saw performances from the likes of Calvin Harris, Tom Grennan, Cat Burns and Black Eyed Peas.This is not the first time the ‘Use Somebody’ singers have played at a sporting event.

Stormzy is set to perform at the 2024 Formula One British Grand Prix.The grime artist will take to the stage at Silverstone on Friday, July 5 as part of an “unprecedented four-day festival line-up” at the legendary motor racing circuit.On Saturday (July 5), Pete Tong is due to present his Ibiza Classics set alongside Jules Buckley and The Essential Orchestra before Rudimental closes the weekend on Sunday (July 6).The headline and support acts for Thursday night’s Opening Concert will be announced in the coming weeks.Per a press release, the festival “will see Silverstone take its new-look music and arts offering to the next level – cementing the British Grand Prix as a summer highlight on both the British sporting and music calendar”.Nick Read, Silverstone’s Commercial Director, said: “Our long-term ambition has always been to establish Silverstone as a venue that attracts the biggest and best artists in the world to put on a spectacular show for the British fans.“It’s an honour to announce Stormzy, Pete Tong and Rudimental as the first names on our line-up for the 2024 British Grand Prix.”He continued: “We knew we had a massive job on our hands following the great success of this year’s music offering, so we are thrilled to be able to take things up another notch – with more huge global acts still to be announced!”Tickets for the 2024 British Grand Prix are available now – you can buy yours here.This year’s event saw performances from the likes of Calvin Harris, Tom Grennan, Cat Burns and Black Eyed Peas.Stormzy played his only UK show of 2023 last month as part of this year’s All Points East gig series in Victoria Park, London.His third and most recent studio album, ‘This Is What I Mean’, was released last November.

Naman Ramachandran Red Zed Films and October Films’ documentary “My Name Is Happy” will have a limited U.K. theatrical run from May 21. Directed by Ayse Toprak (“Mr Gay Syria) and Emmy and BAFTA nominated Nick Read (“Bolshoi Babylon”), the film follows Mutlu Kaya, a Kurdish woman and promising singer from southeastern Turkey whose dreams were about to come true in 2015 when she reached the finals of “Turkey’s Got Talent.” Days before the final she was gunned down by a man whose marriage proposal she had refused. She survived – with a bullet in her brain. After years of rehabilitation from life threatening injuries, the family was again struck by violence. This time, Mutlu’s carer, her sister Dilek, did not survive a murder attempt by another jilted suitor.

The first coins bearing the official effigy of King Charles III will appear in circulation in post offices around the UK from Thursday. The King's portrait will first appear on a 50p, with the reverse, or ‘tails’ side of the coin, commemorating the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.

The Post Office has said it will deliver cash to vulnerable Brits shielding at home and unable to get out.