Former Google executive Matt Brittin has been announced as the BBC’s new director-general. The appointment of a leader with a big tech background, rather than someone with TV production and broadcasting experience, marks a shift for the broadcaster in terms of skill set. Some staff and commentators had been hoping for a different kind of…
As the Holyrood class of 2026 get set to “graduate”, a new cohort hope to begin their rise to the top. In a little over six weeks, voters will go to the polls to cast their ballot in the Scottish parliament election on 7 May. A number of political big hitters will not be standing…
On the day the first woman is ordained as the Archbishop of Canterbury, one of her colleagues has warned of “prejudice and intolerance” in Britain. The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, told Sky News that Dame Sarah Mullally’s ordination was a “happy” and “historic” day. But he warned of a “problem of prejudice and intolerance”…
Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, has been ordered to pay $375m (£280m) in damages after it was found to have knowingly harmed children’s mental health. In what was described by campaigners as a “watershed moment”, a court in New Mexico, USA, has found the company had concealed what it knew about child…
The film’s official synopsis says: “Fourteen years after the passing of Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure. Meanwhile, Sam’s daughter, Elanor, has discovered a long-buried secret and is determined to uncover why the War of the Ring was very nearly lost before it even began.” Source…
Former Tory justice minister Crispin Blunt who admitted drugs charges used chemsex parties to inform government drug policies, a court has been told. Blunt, the MP for Reigate in Surrey between 1997 and 2024, admitted four counts of possessing drugs, including crystal meth, at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. He has been fined £1200 with a £480…
A government-commissioned report has proposed significant curbs to political donations, in a move likely to hit Reform UK’s funding the hardest. Plans to limit the amount Britons overseas can donate to British political parties, limits on company donations and a new moratorium on cryptocurrency money for political parties have been proposed by an ex-mandarin in…
A new tourist trail marks some of the key locations at the heart of Liverpool’s rich musical heritage. Source link
Married couples and civil partners have an advantage they should make use of before the tax year comes to an end on 5 April. Source link
Do the big-name bosses of the six-a-side tournament really get stuck in to helping their teams win? Source link
