U.K. Government Satisfied With ‘Most Extreme’ Outcome in Man City Case An independent body was set up in 2025 with the power to act in these situations. Sports Illustrated · Oct 15
Lisa Nandy ‘minded to intervene’ in Sky’s £1.6bn purchase of ITV Culture secretary’s move paves way for deeper scrutiny of deal that would create UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster The Guardian - UK · Oct 15
Government could ‘intervene’ in Sky’s £1.6bn deal to buy ITV – what we know IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 15
Culture Secretary may intervene following £1.6 billion Sky and ITV deal Lisa Nandy is considering intervention on the basis of a new public interest consideration to maintain a wide range of broadcasting. Evening Standard · Oct 15
Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky's proposed £1.6bn takeover of ITV She is pondering concerns about the impact of the deal on free expression of opinion in news media The Independent UK · Oct 15
Burnham vows to publish details of his meetings with Man City owners Prime minister stands by his ‘concern’ Manchester club’s Abu Dhabi owners could sell up The Independent UK · Oct 11
Majority of sextortion cases involve boys as cases double in a year ‘Sextortion’ is when predators persuade young people to share indecent images of themselves, and use them for blackmail The Independent UK · Oct 8
BT Acquires TalkTalk in £400M Rescue Deal To Protect 2.5M Customers BT Group has acquired TalkTalk and PXC from administration in a deal expected to cost about £400 million, preserving services for 2.5 million customers while regulators assess competition concerns. International Business Times UK · Oct 6
BT’s purchase of TalkTalk is cosy – but probably politically sensible For all the howls of a ‘stitch-up’, it’s hard to see what ministers were supposed to do, as the alternatives risked worse outcomes The Guardian - UK · Oct 5
BT rescues TalkTalk from collapse amid worries over national security threat Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy intervened on Monday, invoking a Public Interest Intervention Notice and ordering a speedy CMA probe. Evening Standard · Oct 5
BT to buy broadband supplier TalkTalk in £400m rescue deal, saving 900 jobs Virgin Media O2 complains of ‘stitch-up’ over rival provider, which has 1.5m customers The Guardian - UK · Oct 5
Nandy says children’s social media ban only ‘staging post’ in online safety drive Exclusive: Culture secretary says UK will crack down further and be ‘pioneer of tech as a force for good’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 30
UK Government confirms free entry to national museums will continue The UK government says national museums will remain free for all, ending months of speculation that international visitors could be charged to enter institutions. Euronews · Sep 29
Why U.K. Prime Minister Is Left Uncomfortable Over Man City Verdict Andy Burnham has seen first hand the impact of Abu Dhabi investment in Manchester. Sports Illustrated · Sep 28
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28 Nandy labels Farage ‘master of conspiracy theory’ over Fairford claims Culture secretary criticises Reform leader after he tried to link suspected bomb plot to small boat crossings
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26 Manchester City chair al-Mubarak insists ‘nothing has changed’ after guilty verdict Manchester City’s chair, Khaldoon al-Mubarak, has attempted to dismiss the club’s guilty verdict as ‘noise’
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26 Work intensifying on UK laws to stamp out concert ticket touts, say sources Artists including Tinie Tempah and the Smiths’ drummer Mike Joyce ramp up pressure on government to keep its pledge to outlaw for-profit resales
Evening Standard · Sep 26 Hit Man City with justice ‘as quickly as possible’, minister tells Premier League after 'guilty verdicts' Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said it was in the interest of fans from all clubs that the dispute does not ‘drag on any longer’
The Independent UK · Sep 26 Angela Rayner hits out at Shabana Mahmood’s migrant visa plans on eve of Labour conference Andy Burnham could faces unrest among Labour’s big beasts as he heads into his first party conference as prime minister
The Independent UK · Sep 26 Ex-Man City chairman says club must be given ‘drastic’ punishment if financial charges appeal fails It was reported on Friday that Manchester City have been found guilty on all but one of the 115 charges
The Independent UK · Sep 16 Andy Burnham must show he can make our asylum system fit for purpose THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The government must redouble its efforts to reduce the number of people making unjustified claims for refugee status, but it must also tackle racism and disinformation on social media
Euronews · Sep 16 'Little pr*ck': Which celebrities are backing Macklemore and criticising Ed Sheeran? Former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters has sent a message to “little prick” Ed Sheeran amid the Macklemore-Palestine row and Sheeran refusing to "take sides". Waters is not the only one speaking out...
The Independent UK · Sep 16 What voting to leave the UK actually means after one tiny village’s revolt Under the proposal, MoD Bicester could be converted to house more than 1,000 male asylum seekers
The Independent UK · Sep 16 Ed Sheeran in an ‘impossible position’ over Macklemore Gaza row, says Lisa Nandy IN FULL
The Guardian - UK · Sep 16 UK politics: Burnham says budget will be ‘challenging’ and denies he is just ‘tax and spend socialist’ – as it happened PM responds to criticism from former Bank of England chief economist