Britain s Brass Bands Fear Being Blown Away By Virus Curbs By Callum PATON
02/10/21 AT 9:55 PM
They have been central to working-class life in mining communities for decades but Britain s colliery brass bands say they are now fighting to survive due to coronavirus restrictions.
With Britain again under lockdown, brass bands are struggling from the lack of opportunity to perform and drum up crucial funds, or even to practise together.
Even the most famous among them the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, which inspired the 1996 film Brassed Off! starring Ewan McGregor has not escaped the effects. The issue really is about survival at the moment, Andrew Coe, director of the band, based in northern England and founded in 1917, told AFP.
Police post blown up in Waziristan
Peshawar
January 19, 2021
MIRANSHAH: Suspected militants blew up an under-construction police post in Hamzoni area here on Monday. The police sources said that the police post was being constructed at Ahmadkhel Babri Adda on the Miranshah-Dattakhel road. After the blast, the cops arrived at the scene. The incident caused no loss of life. The attack was staged at night.
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With the COVID-19 pandemic and social and political unrest breaking out across parts of the world, the year 2020 was a tough one to endure for many people.
For global superstar Drake, the tumultuous year had the added pain and strain of a serious knee injury and subsequent surgery in late October.
But the Canadian rapper and singer has been inspired to come back stronger than ever, and on Tuesday he gave his 74.2 million of Instagram fans and followers an encouraging update on his road to recovery.
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Bouncing back: Drake showed he is on the road to recovery following knee surgery when he posted a video and photo of himself working out at a gym on Instagram on Tuesday