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Keir Starmer is our most musical prime minister since Edward Heath. He must take up the baton for the arts

Not all of the problems of Britain’s cultural sector come down to funding, but an awful lot do. That’s where leadership comes in, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

The Hodge report into Arts Council England: ‘Not exactly a ringing endorsement’

While the former arts minister’s call for tax breaks and a bonfire of red tape will be welcomed, we seem to be going round in circles. And why hasn’t the single most calamitous cause of funding reduction been addressed?

The Guardian - UK

Arts funding in England must be protected from politics, Hodge report urges

Arts Council England must remain free from interference to ensure artistic freedom, says report by Labour peer

The Guardian - UK

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Trio complete ‘missing link’ of 17,000-mile cycling challenge 40 years later

Three friends have made it over the finish line as they cycled a stretch of their journey in Chile which was impassable in 1985.

Evening Standard

I spoke to Amazon, Google, and Roku about Fire Stick's latest piracy crackdown measures – here's what they said

Is Amazon really about to quash pirated content for good, or is it just a temporary fix?

TechRadar

Amazon Fire Sticks Crack Down on Illegal Streaming: Update to Block 'Dodgy' Apps Starting Today

Amazon launches a major Fire TV Stick update to block apps linked to illegal streaming. The crackdown targets sideloaded content and aims to protect creators and users.

International Business Times UK

PUBG adds AI squadmates that listen, loot, and fight like real players — powered by NVIDIA’s ACE tech

PUBG and other top games are about to change? NVIDIA’s ACE technology aims to introduce human-like AI squadmates ready to play, listen, and adapt alongside you.

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Arts organisations still in ‘funding limbo’ after crash of Arts Council England online portal

Arts professionals complain of ‘cruel’ bureaucratic process since grant processing platform crashed in July

The Guardian - UK

Ebony Rainford-Brent: ‘It’s about pathways for the most underrepresented groups’

Ebony Rainford-Brent is standing down as chair of the groundbreaking programme she began in 2020 to help reach a wider unmet need on cricket’s pathway

The Guardian - UK

On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, Residents Fume as Insurers Hike Rates and Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects

Locals face a perfect storm — they can’t afford insurance and climate change threatens their livelihood.

Capital & Main

The Xiaomi Pad Mini is the best Android tablet you can't buy - here are my hands-on thoughts

The iPad mini has long been the gold standard for small tablets, with no true competitors in the Android space – the latest tablet from Xiaomi takes the fight to Apple, but is hampered by limited availability

TechRadar

4 Stores With Way Lower Prices Than Home Depot

Looking to save on home improvement? These 4 stores offer lower prices than Home Depot—without sacrificing quality or selection.

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Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker speedruns just got cut in half by the same kind of massive glitch that revolutionized Ocarina of Time years ago, but now the community's biggest challenge is rewriting the rulebook

Speedrunning is one thing, but figuring out what a legal run looks like is quite another

GamesRadar

'They Can't Stop Us': StreamEast Denies Shutdown Amid Reports Illegal Streaming Giant Was Taken Offline

Following reports of a shutdown, the illegal streaming service StreamEast defied authorities with a statement declaring, 'They Can't Stop Us.' This comes after a joint operation between the ACE and Egyptian law enforcement led to two arrests and the seizure of devices.

International Business Times UK

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The Independent UK

Notorious online soccer piracy network Streameast shut down, antipiracy group says

Notorious online soccer piracy network Streameast has been shut down after more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Doherty: Sad Gay Aids Play review – twice the satire from Gay Witch Sex Cult comic

Starting out with a deliciously bumptious persona, Doherty’s show trips itself up with a subplot about arts funding

The Guardian - AU

Ultrasound diagnosis could lead to faster treatment of endometriosis

New guidelines call for non-invasive test methods to be offered to patients to avoid long waits for surgical diagnosis

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Arts Council England a victim of ‘London-centric’ media coverage, CEO says

Darren Henley says regional arts leaders do not have same newspaper coverage as those in the capital

Euronews

Curtain call for commissions: Is British theatre in crisis?

Original works have dropped by nearly a third in a decade, according to new research into the UK’s theatre industry with an increasing number of playhouses facing closure.

The Guardian - UK

Prudence Skene obituary

Arts administrator who ran Ballet Rambert and oversaw the use of lottery funding for the redevelopment of theatres

The Guardian - UK

Wigmore Hall’s principled stand over public funding is music to my ears

The institution is hardly known for being radical but its refusal to accept Arts Council subsidies is a revolutionary move

The Guardian - UK

Arts Council England defends support of classical music amid loss of trust

Arts funding body responds to criticism as Wigmore Hall in London says it will operate independently from 2026

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Nvidia's AI characters are about to transform how we see video games

Sims rival inZOI is coming this month.

The Guardian - UK

Arts Council England to shelve new funding plan after outcry from producers

Controversial plans dubbed ‘worst idea in the world’ would have stopped producers from applying for new grants before current projects end

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