Vaccine passport plans for England have been scrapped by the government.

Just one week after the UK government announced that it would be pressing on with plans to introduce vaccination passports for entry to clubs and other large-scale events, UK health secretary Sajid David has confirmed that the passport scheme would no longer be introduced.

India Jordan will play at Birmingham's Forum club with DJ Mag later this year.

Disclosure have dropped a new single.

The Grammy-nominated UK duo, who released their first album in five years last year, shared their new percussive club cut, 'In My Arms', yesterday (16th) - the first of five tracks set to be released in the coming days.

Carl Cox has urged fans to get vaccinated against coronavirus in a new interview.

Following the announcement last month that proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 will be required for entry into nightclubs in England from the end of September, Carl Cox has appeared in an NHS video to discuss the importance of vaccination and how it supports the UK's nightlife sector.

The UK Government has announced that UK festivals are set to be covered by £750 million insurance scheme.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the Live Events Reinsurance scheme, which is a partnership with Lloyd's bank, earlier this week. Speaking about the new scheme, the Treasury said: "This scheme will support live events across the UK that are open to the general public. It will cover costs incurred in the event of cancellation due to the event being legally unable to happen due to government Covid restrictions.”

Gorillaz have announced free show for NHS workers next month.

Following in the footsteps of Brighton DJ Fatboy Slim, the Damon Albarn-fronted digital group have announced that they will perform the free gig at London's O2 Arena — exclusively for NHS staff — as a thank you to the workers who have worked tirelessly through the coronavirus pandemic.

491 nightclubs have shut permanently in England in the past six years.

According to figures given to Radio 1 Newsbeat by UK Hospitality, a quarter of all clubs in the country have closed since 2015. Records indicate there were 1,694 clubs in England in 2015 and 1,203 in February this year.

The Balearic Islands are set to be put back on the UK’s amber travel list from 19th July.