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GB News asks High Court to block Ofcom sanctions

GB News has asked a High Court judge to temporarily block Ofcom from sanctioning it for what the regulator says would be the channel’s 12th breach…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 3, 2024

Cabinet secretary contenders: who could be next top UK civil servant?

Ofcom chief executive Melanie Dawes and Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins could be among names in frame for key role

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2024

UK parents join pact to withhold smartphones from children under 14

Online pledge by Smartphone Free Childhood signed by at least one parent at 6,537 schools

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2024

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What the Spectator takeover means for the UK’s right-wing media and politics

Despite the Conservatives’ defeat in the recent general election, the right-wing media in Britain appears to be thriving – judging by the eye-watering price for which the weekly right-wing magazine The Spectator has just been sold.

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2024

What now for the Spectator under Paul Marshall’s ownership? The signs are pointing further right

Look for clues at the hedge fund manager’s GB News, where militant agitation trumps ratings and integrity, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024

Online news consumption has surpassed television – but broadcasters are still the most widely trusted

More people in the UK now access news online than on television, according to new survey data from the media regulator, Ofcom. This is the first time Ofcom’s annual news consumption poll found online media use ahead of TV news.

The Conversation · Sep 16, 2024

Labour and Starmer suffer sharp fall in popularity since election, poll suggests – as it happened

Labour still more popular with voters than Conservative party but those saying they view party and leaders unfavourably has risen

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2024

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Farage and Anderson’s GB News shows at risk as MPs could face crackdown on paid media roles

New crossparty group of MPs tasked with driving up standards to prioritise looking at whether paid media roles offer any value to public

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024

From Top Gear to The Grand Tour: Clarkson, Hammond and May’s biggest ever controversies

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May’s TV journey together has come to an end, leaving behind a colourful legacy

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024

Gen Z’s new TikTok news habit widens the generational gap with TV-loving boomers

TikTok has been “growing in popularity as a source of news” for about 11% of U.K. adults—up from just 1% in 2020, an Ofcom report found.

Fortune · Sep 12, 2024

Reeves announces £8bn UK investment by Amazon’s cloud computing arm

Chancellor says move will create as many as 14,000 jobs at firm’s datacentres and in a range of other industries

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024

Internet replaces TV as UK’s most popular news source for first time

Media regulator describes change as a ‘generational shift in the balance of news media’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024

Royal Mail considering ‘bin collection’ style website to help cut services

The company was fined £5.6m last year after delivering 80 per cent of first class post on time

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2024

Royal Mail considers bin collection-style website for letter delivery days

Following proposed reduction in deliveries, households would go online to find out when post is due

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024

Royal Mail is close to getting the reform it craved. Shareholders should now oppose the Czech takeover bid

Selling a key economic component at a so-so price always felt bizarre, but with transformative cost savings on the horizon it would be pathetic

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024

Second-class letter deliveries in UK could be scrapped on Saturdays

Recommendation comes amid wider regulator review of Royal Mail’s universal service obligation

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024

UK housebuilding growth fastest since mini-budget; US job layoffs surge as hiring weakens – as it happened

UK construction sector has “turned a corner” after a difficult start to the year, as housing activity rises at quickest pace since September 2022

The National (Scotland) · Aug 25, 2024

Leading actor advocates for TV productions to be spread throughout UK

LEADING actor Richard Armitage has said work on TV productions should be spread throughout the UK...

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2024

Royal Mail delivers less than 80% of first-class post on time

Pressure increases on managers at the company whose poor performance is already under investigation by Ofcom

TechRadar · Aug 21, 2024

Ofcom kicks off hiring spree to help enforce new online safety acts

Communications regulator to hire help to deal with increasing spread of online misinformation.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 19, 2024

Ofcom to probe Sky News election interview with Douglas Ross

A Sky News interview with outgoing leader of the Scottish Tories Douglas Ross during the General Election is being investigated by the media…

The Conversation · Aug 14, 2024

What is the Online Safety Act and why have riots reopened debates about it?

Recent rioting and unrest in the UK has led to calls for the Online Safety Act to be revisited. Mayor Sadiq Khan has called it “not fit for purpose” and Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas Symonds suggested that the government could change the law, which was passed under the previous…

Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2024

GMB receives over 15,000 Ofcom complaints as Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper controversy rumbles on

Presenter Balls is taking a timely break after facing a public backlash relating to two recent interviews

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2024

TechScape: Why Musk’s rabble-rousing shows the limits of social media laws

Twitter under the tech owner has become the perfect test case for the UK’s new legislation – but critics say more needs to be done

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024

Elon Musk should face arrest if he incited UK rioters, says ex-Twitter chief

Bruce Daisley calls for ‘beefed-up’ online safety laws and compares tech billionaires to unaccountable oligarchs

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