Category: UK News

Culture reporter Paul Glynn examines the UK TV and film industry’s struggle to produce high-end British content in the face of competition from streaming giants like Netflix, Amazon, and Apple TV. The Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) committee has called for a share of the revenue generated by these streaming services to be invested back… Continue reading MPs call for streaming levy to help fund UK TV production industry

Thursday’s headline reflections on the news from Washington indicate that Donald Trump has decided to pause tariffs on most nations for a period of 90 days, with the exception of China. The Daily Telegraph prominently features the headline “Trump blinks first in trade war,” focusing on the positive impact on US stocks following the announcement.… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Trump blinks first' and 'Four real fwends'

Dharshini David, the Deputy economics editor, has raised concerns over the escalating trade war and its potential impact on the global economy. The trade tensions between the US and China have intensified, with both countries imposing increasing tariffs on each other. While other nations have seen a temporary relief as Donald Trump has delayed implementing… Continue reading How exposed is the UK to Trump's tariff chaos?

Deciding whether or not to ban phones in schools should be left up to the discretion of head teachers rather than being mandated on a national level by the government, according to England’s children’s commissioner. A recent survey of 19,000 schools and colleges conducted by Dame Rachel de Souza revealed that nine out of ten… Continue reading Leave phone bans to head teachers, children's commissioner says

Barry Dawson, a 60-year-old grandfather, was fatally shot through the downstairs front window of his terraced house on Elm Street in Stanley, Co Durham, as reported by Durham Constabulary. Kevin Dorward, 38, of Annfield Plain, has been charged with murder in connection to the incident, while Michaela Hetherington, 35, also of Annfield Plain, faces charges… Continue reading Barry Dawson: Man charged with murder over Co Durham shooting

A technology company, Meta, has come under fire for allegedly accessing books from authors like former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams without permission to train their artificial intelligence model, Llama. The investigation revealed that Meta may have used millions of pirated books and research papers from LibGen – Library Genesis. Adams has stated that the… Continue reading AI: Meta may have used Gerry Adams' books to train AI

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, made headlines when he took his eldest son, Prince George, to Paris to watch Aston Villa play in the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Paris St-Germain. Sporting his “lucky clothes,” Prince William had hoped for a victorious outcome for his beloved team, but unfortunately, they were defeated 3-1… Continue reading Prince of Wales takes Prince George to watch Aston Villa in Paris in Champions League

In a groundbreaking legal case, a former Russian government minister named Dmitrii Ovsiannikov has been found guilty of violating UK sanctions. Ovsiannikov, who previously served as a governor in Crimea following its controversial annexation by Russia, was accused of evading sanctions by accepting substantial sums of money from his wife and brother. The jury reached… Continue reading Former Putin-appointed governor guilty of breaching UK sanctions

A man from Romania has been apprehended by counter-terrorism authorities in connection with a fire incident at a DHL depot. The blaze erupted in a warehouse located in Minworth, West Midlands on July 22, and it was suspected to have originated from a parcel, with no reported injuries. The security officials suggested that a string… Continue reading Romanian arrested on espionage offences over Minworth DHL fire

Steel production in Scunthorpe is facing a crisis as talks have reached a stalemate over who will cover the costs of the necessary raw materials to keep the blast furnaces operational. If these materials are not paid for within the next two days, production at the British Steel plant could cease in a matter of… Continue reading Talks to save British Steel reach crunch point