News about Nick Mason

Pink Floyd reportedly agreed to sell the rights to their substantial music catalogue as well as their name and likeness as a band to Sony Music for $400M this week. The Grammy-winning psychedelic group have sold over 250M records worldwide and four of their albums (The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, The Wall, and Atom Heart Mother) managed to top the US Billboard 200 chart.

Nick Mason, the drummer of Pink Floyd, has said there is no way band members David Gilmour and Roger Waters will ever be friends again, after their decades-long feud. Bassist Roger left the band in 1985 after unsuccessfully attempting to stop the remaining members from using the Pink Floyd name.  Despite the ongoing feud, Nick revealed how he belives AI could create music as if Roger had never left.

Weekend Magazine has put together a list of 50 of the best podcasts you need to listen to over summer. Some include historical podcasts such as The Last Soviet and The Prince, and crime podcasts like Vishal, The Missing Cryptoqueen and Serial.

At least seven police officers are being investigated over suspicious bets on the timing 0of the general election, Scotland Yard said today.

Scotland Yard said that it would take the lead in investigating a small number of the the most serious cases in a widening scandal gripping Westminster. It will probe cases where alleged offending may be considered misconduct in public office, with the Gambling Commission investigating alleged breaches of the Gambling Act. As many as  15 Tories are said to be involved in the widening furore, which has cast a shadow over the end of the party's already troubled election campaign, along with a Labour candidate - who has been suspended -  and half a dozen police officers. In a separate development, the Sun last night claimed that Sir Philip Davies, the Tory right-winger and GB News television presenter put a four-figure wager on losing the Shipley seat he has held since 2005.

The Met Police has been accused of leaking the identities of Tories who are alleged to have betted on the date of the general election.  So far, four Tory candidates and officials are being probed by the Gambling Commissio over allegations they placed money on when the election would be taking place.  Prime minister Rishi Sunak's top parliamentary aide and the candidate for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr, Craig Williams, Tory candidate in Bristol West, Laura Saunders, her husband and the party's director of campaigning, Tony Lee; and the party's chief data officer, Nick Mason, have all been pushed into the limelight since the scandal first broke. 

The under-pressure PM made the vow tonight as he faced increasing pressure to act over a growing scandal casting a long shadow over the tail end of the campaign. A string of Conservatives have been revealed to be under investigation by the Gambling Commission amid claims about wagers placed on a July poll. They include Tory chief data officer Nick Mason, director of campaigning Tony Lee, Mr Lee's wife and parliamentary candidate Laura Saunders, and Craig Williams - also an election candidate and a close aide to the Prime Minister. One of Mr Sunak's police protection officers has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and is also subject to an investigation by the regulator.

A senior Tory has admitted the party are set to suffer at the general election due to the betting scandal that has engulfed Rishi Sunak. Tobias Ellwood, a former defence minister, said there was 'no doubt' the row over alleged bets on the date of the election would cost the Tories seats. A string of Conservatives have been revealed to be under investigation by the Gambling Commission amid claims about wagers placed on a July election. They include Tory chief data officer Nick Mason, director of campaigning Tony Lee, Mr Lee's wife and parliamentary candidate Laura Saunders, and Craig Williams - also an election candidate and a close aide to the Prime Minister. One of Mr Sunak's police protection officers has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and is also subject to an investigation by the regulator. The PM is under growing pressure over the betting row, with Mr Ellwood saying voters wanted to see 'clear robust action now'. He also demanded politicians or party employees be banned from placing any political bets.

The gambling watchdog has widened its investigation into the Tory party betting ring to look at hundreds of suspicious bets, as four leading conservatives are under investigation. It has been reported by the Times that a dossier containing details of all bets on the date of the election that would have made more then £199 have been passed to the Gambling Commission. This information will be used to identify anyone who is employed by the conservative party of who may have ties to it. This comes as the Conservative Party 's chief data officer, Nick Mason has had to take a leave of absence amid claims he 'placed dozens of bets on the timing of the General Election '.

James Cleverly acknowledged the furore was distracting from the election campaign as the Tories' chief data officer became latest investigated by the Gambling Commission. But he played down fears about the scandal snowballing, suggesting there were only a 'small number of individuals' involved and he had 'no reason' to believe they included Cabinet ministers. The remarks came In a round of interviews this morning, after it emerged Nick Mason has taken a leave of absence amid claims he placed 'dozens of bets' on the timing of the election .

The Conservative Party's chief data officer has taken a leave of absence amid claims he 'placed dozens of bets on the timing of the General Election '. Nick Mason became the latest Tory to be investigated by the Gambling Commission for allegedly betting on the timing of the election before the date had been announced. The latest allegations were published by The Sunday Times, which claimed dozens of bets had been placed with potential winnings worth thousands of pounds. The revelations are a fresh blow to Rishi Sunak's hopes of getting the Tory election campaign on track after three other Conservative figures were caught up in the scandal. Tony Lee, the party's director of campaigns, and his wife Laura Saunders, are also under investigation by the Commission.

The couple found love and happiness together in their fifties when, despite upbringings of privilege, they had both suffered great personal tragedy in their lives . Their wedding in 2014 was an opportunity for their two families to put behind them a seemingly endless list of catastrophes - including murder, suicide, drugs and a fatal accident - that had plagued them for decades. Friends of Mr Rausing credited Julia (together left) with bringing him happiness after his first wife Eva's (right) life was destroyed by her addiction to crack cocaine. Hans had concealed her body for two months because he could not 'confront the reality' of her death and 'could not cope' without her. His second wife helped him fight his own addiction and encouraged him to be extraordinarily generous with their charitable trust. But tragedy has hit again just ten years on as his beloved Julia died from cancer yesterday, aged 63. In the years since they wed, she had dedicated herself to a life of philanthropy along with her husband, whose friends have said that his main satisfaction in life has always been giving money to good causes. One friend told The Independent : 'They were palpably in love and affectionate towards each other and were a very touching couple who focused most of their time on how to give away money to those in need. They were also discreetly social while she also for many years had to battle cancer. Without a doubt, she was responsible for bringing Hans back from appalling grief and helping him find joy in life again.'

Nick Mason, a Pink Floyd drummer, has speculated about the band's reunion, 58 years since they first formed. Despite differences with his ex bandmates, the group's founder, 79-year-old Nick, has confirmed he's up for the challenge. 'You never know what will be thrown up,' he told The Sun.' I'm trying to say, 'I'm open for anything.'

Nick Mason, a member of Pink Floyd, has backed his former bandmate Roger Waters' decision to re-record their seminal album 'The Dark Side of the Moon' without the other band members. Earlier this year, bassist-and-singer Roger, 79, revealed that he was creating his own new version of the legendary 1973 LP, which has been lauded as one of the best all-time records. He has done it without the help of Pink Floyd, who maintained that the album was his project all along and wrote it down, causing experts to believe that re-release would still mean he must reveal the royalties or face a High Court lawsuit, which is familiar territory for the warring group.

As the years go by, the two Pink Floyd powerhouses become more vocal about each other, much to the annoyance of millions of fans who still have aspired for a final show or new music by one of Britain's greatest ever bands. Waters has re-recorded the band's seminal album The Dark Side Of The Moon, without the rest of Pink Floyd, claiming that the 1973 album was his creation all along and he wrote it all. Nonetheless, Gilmour's surviving bandmate Nick Mason's continuing shaming of him, experts agree that re-releasing the royalties does not imply he will reveal the royal connections - or face a High Court lawsuit, which is familiar territory for the conflict group. During a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday, Waters' pro-Russian stance saw him make a dramatic appearance - notably with his dog - where he 'condemned' the invasion of Ukraine but then attacked the 'pros', who also condemned the Russian invasion. He says the besieged nation isn't really a country at all, and that it should be dismissed as a "patchy sort of vague experiment." Since the latter attacked Waters on social media and accused him of antisemitism, the 79-year-old has traded barbs with former bandmate David Gilmour and even the guitarist's wife, lyricist Polly Samson, who denies it. However, the rivalry goes back decades, right back to when guitarist Gilmour first joined Pink Floyd in 1968, a few weeks after enigmatic lead singer Syd Barrett was booted out due to his poor mental stability and profuse use of psychedelic drugs. The partnership brought even more success to the band and multi-million dollars to its members, but it would also bring an unprecedented rivalry between Waters and Gilmour over who was the driving force.

Despite breaking ties with the LGBTQ+ charity, the BBC's helpline for topics that were not covered in its programmes directs viewers of RuPaul's Drag Race UK to Stonewall. With contact information for businesses concerned with bereavement, terminal illness, HIV, and mental health, as well as LGBT, BBC Action Line provides assistance for viewers of the reality competition series. The corporation had distanced itself from the charity, announcing that it would withdraw from the Diversity Champions Programme in 2021 after the partnership 'led to questions regarding whether the BBC could be truly impartial.' Diversity Champions, where companies sign up and pay for Stonewall's advice on how to create a welcoming environment for LGBT employees, had been dogged by controversies after Chief Executive Nancy Kelley said that 'gender critical' beliefs, implying that a person's biological sex cannot be modified, were similar to anti-semitism.

Andy Taylor, Ozzy Osbourne, Nick Mason, and Noddy Holder have all banded together for charity project This Christmas Time on behalf of The Cancer Awareness Trust. The festive song supports a brand new global initiative that provides information to people living with cancer, led by the British charity group. Ozzy Osbourne, a black Sabbath musician, leads with a moving introduction to begin the new track, and Noddy Holder, a Slade musician, says goodbye by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.

Pink Floyd is promoting the unveiling of its Animals remix album by lighting up the Battersea Power Station, which served as the backdrop for the album's cover in 1977. In the late 1970s at Britannia Row Studios in London, Pink Floyd self-produced their Animals album. The cover of the journal featured a now-famous snapshot of Battersea Power Station with a pink pig flying in the sky above it. Animals, the legendary English rock band, first appeared on the hit album earlier this month (2018 Remix). The album's cover includes a new photograph of the power station and the iconic flying pig. To promote the album's debut, the band held a light show at the station this week, projecting the album's original artwork. However, the parade did not include an inflatable pig, much to fans' dismay.