The Culture Secretary has seemingly confirmed reports that ministers will unveil a two-year freeze for the BBC licence fee this week. The Mail on Sunday suggested the government would soon announce it will freeze the £159 annual charge until April 2024, meaning a severe real-terms cut in the corporation’s funding. And later on Sunday morning,
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Service members of the Ukrainian armed forces walk at combat positions near the line of separation from Russian-backed rebels outside the town of Popasna in Luhansk Region, Ukraine January 6, 2022. Maksim Levin | Reuters As high-profile talks between Russian and Western officials continue Thursday, a top-ranking Ukrainian official has described how her country has
Novak Djokovic is set to be deported from Australia after losing a court appeal against the cancellation of his visa. Three Federal Court judges upheld a decision made on Friday by the immigration minister to cancel the unvaccinated tennis star’s visa on public interest grounds The full reasons behind the court’s unanimous ruling will be
11:15 PM ET CINCINNATI — When you find your quarterback, things become possible that weren’t. The Cincinnati Bengals won a playoff game Saturday. It had been 31 years and nine days since the last time that happened. Only four players on the Bengals’ current roster were even alive yet. There was, at that time, no
Macro photography in its truest form deals with photographing minute things to make them appear larger than life, characteristics that the naked eye would often miss. That by itself can make things magical — making the mundane appear awesome! That flower you see from far as pretty can be pretty captivating up-close, with the anthers,
A sixth Conservative MP is calling for the prime minister to quit over the ever-growing list of alleged lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street, as Boris Johnson is reportedly preparing to strike back by ousting members of his inner circle. Tim Loughton, former children’s minister and East Worthing and Shoreham MP, said Mr Johnson’s position had become “untenable”
Prince Harry has filed a claim for a judicial review over a Home Office decision to not to allow him to privately pay for police protection for himself and his family during a visit to the UK. A legal representative for Harry said he wants to bring his son Archie and seven-month-old baby daughter Lilibet
A SWAT team and FBI officers have been called to a hostage situation in a Texas synagogue, where a man is reportedly holding members of the congregation. The incident at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville is ongoing. Dara Nelson, a police sergeant for Colleyville Police, said there were no injuries to report and that
It’s been a big week for Taco Bell fans who don’t want to admit they’re Taco Bell fans. Just days after announcing a first-of-its-kind taco subscription service, EV charging startup ChargeNet has announced plans to bring a comprehensive charging solution to one of the restaurant’s south San Francisco locations later this month. ChargeNet bills itself
Getty Images Bitcoin is down around 36% from its all-time high in November, but the dip has a good side, thanks to a quirk in the tax code that helps crypto holders shield their winnings from the IRS. The IRS treats cryptocurrencies like property, meaning that anytime you spend, exchange, or sell your tokens, you’re
Rapper Wavy Navy Pooh has been fatally shot while reportedly “driving with two children and a woman” in Miami. The 25-year-old rapper, whose real name is Shandler Beaubien, was shot while he was driving a car near Zoo Miami, Florida’s largest zoo, on Friday night, according to the Miami Herald. The news outlet said a
In this article TSLA Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk unveils a new all-wheel-drive version of the Model S car in Hawthorne, California October 9, 2014. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters A lawyer for Tesla asked a law firm to fire one its attorneys or risk losing its work for the electric automaker led by Elon Musk,
In this article CZR TWTR DIS NYT Shams Charania, NBA basketball reporter Source: Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Stadium Shams Charania’s primary job is straightforward: break news on the National Basketball Association. It’s not a new occupation, but historically it’s never been a particularly lucrative one. Social media and legalized mobile sports betting have changed the game.
Prince Andrew’s lawyers want to interview Virginia Giuffre’s husband and her psychologist about her sexual abuse claims after the royal suggested she may suffer from “false memories”, court documents have revealed. The Duke of York’s legal team has asked permission to take evidence under oath from Robert Giuffre, saying he is likely to have information
Boris Johnson should be kicked out in the national interest, the Labour leader has said following fresh claims of Downing Street boozing in defiance of lockdown restrictions. Sir Keir Starmer has further ramped up the pressure on the embattled prime minister arguing he had lost his moral authority and was too preoccupied in “defending his
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