The Director-General of the BBC has urged the Government to consider increasing its funding for the broadcaster’s World Service, claiming it would raise Britain’s profile post-Brexit.

Co-Chair of the Creative Industries Council (CIC) writes about the work of the Council and the Government to boost this growing sector and maximise its commercial success.

The Digital, Media, Culture and Sport committee (DCMS) has demanded chiefs at Twitter hand over a list of potential accounts run by Russian trolls that may have interfered in the UK’s democratic process.

Labour MP Conor McGinn writes ahead of his adjournment debate this afternoon on the contribution of music to the UK economy which employs 140,000 people directly in the UK and which contributed £4.4 billion to the economy last year.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling summarises the Urgent Question earlier this week in the House of Commons on gaming machines and social responsibility, promoting the DCMS consultation in this area which closes on 23rd January.

The Association of British Bookmakers responds to the DCMS consultation which it says "sets out a number of proposals" and that it will "consider and respond to".

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling comments on the Government's long awaited consultation on fixed odds betting terminals which begins today and runs until 23rd January 2018.

Ministers are set to clamp down on problem gambling this week by dramatically reducing the maximum stake on high street betting machines. 

A Conservative MP waved goodbye to his dream of refereeing at the World Cup today as he vowed not to officiate while parliament is sitting.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling's Matt Zarb-Cousin writes in advance of the government's expected announcement on stake reduction for fixed odds betting terminals.

Jeremy Corbyn will have another go at spotting celebs like Ant and Dec when he appears on a special edition of Gogglebox.

Removing free-plays and uniformity of the ID verification on deposit and withdrawal are two recommendations in the Fairer Gambling submission to the DCMS review.

As the Government prepares to finally publish its triennial review of fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) this month, Dods Political Consultant Ben Rayner outlines the options facing Ministers.

MPs have enough of a job without being told their artistic works have been deemed "bottom gravy".

Abstention from gambling is key to recovery, and permanent abstention is the only viable practical long-term solution for guaranteed recovery, as it is with other addictions, says CFFG

Facebook and Google are “bad for democracy” and threaten the future of local media by “taking all their content and reproducing it for free”, a former Culture Secretary is set to say.

Harvey Weinstein faces being stripped of his honorary CBE after Theresa May broke her silence over the "deeply concerning" sex assault allegations against him.

The positive health effects of art are well documented. But much more can be done to incorporate this into our care system, writes Ed Vaizey MP.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling have made recommendations to ensure that children are not being tempted to gamble.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling sets out the on-going debate over fixed odds betting terminals following announcements at the Labour conference.

British Parliamentary hearings are to be held in the US in an attempt to quiz Facebook and Google executives about the problem of ‘fake news’.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling assesses recent developments around gambling, betting shops and fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs).

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling's latest insight on the debate around fixed odds betting terminals and whether new regulations are now required.

Rupert Murdoch's bid to takeover Sky suffered a major setback today after the Government announced it would be referred to the official competition watchdog.