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Andrew Lloyd Webber has joined others in the entertainment industry in launching legal action to force the government to hand over the results of its coronavirus events research programme, which ran test events at sporting, music and other venues, PA Media reports.
The events research programme involves pilot schemes using testing to explore if large-scale attendance at sports and cultural events can be allowed to go ahead safely.
The Department of Health and Social Care has just published its plans to restrict the advertising of unhealthy foods on TV. The new rules are intended to reduce childhood obesity, and the government claims that over time they could reduce the number of obese children by more than 20,000.
But there are loopholes in the new restrictions, which do not cover small businesses.
Following a public consultation, regulations will come into force at the end of next year to introduce a 9pm watershed for advertisements of foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS).
The new rules apply to TV and UK on-demand programmes, as well as restrictions on paid-for advertising of HFSS foods online as part of the government’s ongoing commitment to tackle unhealthy eating habits at source.
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