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Birkenhead Park among seven sites aiming to win World Heritage status

The park was a blueprint for city parks around the world including New York's Central Park

Liverpool Echo

Scottish site gets backing for Unesco World Heritage status

AN Iron Age settlement in Scotland is among seven sites to have received backing to win Unesco World Heritage Status.

The National (Scotland)

Seven sites receive Government backing to gain Unesco World Heritage status

York City Centre, Birkenhead Park and an iron age settlement in Scotland could be in the running to join the prestigious list.

The Independent UK

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Ofcom investigates GB News after Tory MPs interview chancellor

Watchdog to examine possible impartiality breach in show hosted by Esther McVey and Philip Davies

The Guardian - UK

Road to reconciliation after Yorkshire racism saga will be long and difficult

Over almost three years, views have become polarised, Yorkshire CCC has been left on its knees and the human cost spread far and wide

The Guardian - UK

Azeem Rafiq and Yorkshire: timeline of a county cricket crisis

Azeem Rafiq’s first complaints to Yorkshire came almost six years ago. Here’s how it all unfolded

The Guardian - UK

Plans for rail pass for UK staycationers axed over cost concerns

Exclusive: extensive consultations since idea was proposed 18 months ago have found it would not be commercially viable

The Guardian - UK

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Government committed to ‘meaningful and lasting improvements’ to music streaming

The commitment comes as a response to a report on music streaming released by the DCMS Committee in January.

The Independent UK

UK tech sector could face a ‘unicorn winter’ amid spiralling economic conditions

The UK could be facing a ‘unicorn winter’ unless the government outlines greater support for startups, research from Tech Nation has warned. The industry champion’s final study before its closure on 31 March highlighted the future potential of the UK tech industry, which it believes could reach a staggering $4…

IT Pro

Libraries in five London boroughs to benefit from £60m funding

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced the sum to help ‘level up’ access to the arts for different areas across the country

Evening Standard

Rare anti-slavery poem by Coleridge at risk of leaving UK, according to DCMS

The poem discusses the evils of slavery and laments the fate of slaves on the Middle Passage transportation route.

The Independent UK

Timeline of Azeem Rafiq allegations as Yorkshire cricket scandal hearing begins

A long-awaited Cricket Discipline Commission hearing will finally begin

The Independent UK

Local journalism is under threat at a time when communities need more inclusive reporting

The future of local newspapers is under threat, according to parliament’s digital, culture, media & sport committee (DCMS) report released last month.

The Conversation

Janet Anderson obituary

Labour minister whose campaign skills forced government action on a range of life-saving social changes in the law

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Richard Sharp’s position as BBC chair ‘increasingly untenable’, says Labour

Sharp faces calls to resign after MPs’ report says he made significant errors of judgment over Johnson loan

The Independent UK

‘Banana republic’: BBC boss position untenable, says opposition after damning inquiry

‘More and more difficult to see how he can continue’, says Labour

The Independent UK

BBC boss in ‘Cash for Boris’ row guilty of hiding his role, says inquiry

Commons investigation accuses Richard Sharp of damaging trust in corporation with ‘significant errors of judgement’

Reuters

UK's Sunak shuffles cabinet to bolster pledges on economy

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday, breaking up two departments to better suit his pledges to spur the economy, reduce energy prices and turn around his party's fortunes before an election expected next year.

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The Independent UK

BBC chairman to be grilled by MPs amid questions over Boris Johnson loan

Richard Sharp will appear before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

The Independent UK

Why are MPs questioning the BBC chair on Boris Johnson’s finances?

Questions over the ex-prime minister’s personal finances are set to come to the fore once again, writes Sean O’Grady

Irish Mirror

Dizzee Rascal was on Government’s coronation playlist despite assault conviction

Queen Consort Camila has determinedly campaigned against domestic violence for years but Dizzee Rascal, who lost his assault appeal against ex Cassandra Jone last week, was on a coronation play-list

The Independent UK

Dizzee Rascal song removed from King’s coronation playlist, after it was included in ‘error’

The rapper has been included on the new Government playlist celebrating the coronation

The National (Scotland)

Scotland's arts sector loses millions in funding due to Brexit, analysis finds

SCOTLAND’s arts and film industry has lost out on millions in funding due to Brexit, new analysis has suggested.

The Independent UK

Ancient Egyptian limestone relief of female musicians at risk of leaving UK

The artwork is thought to have been created between 1351 and 1334 BC.

The Independent UK

MPs to question governing bodies over fan safety at sporting events

Representatives from the football, cricket and horse racing authorities will face questions from the DCMS select committee on Thursday.

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