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US wants to redraw Gulf’s energy map with a $5 billion bet beyond Hormuz: Report

The United States proposed a $5 billion fund for Middle Eastern energy infrastructure. This initiative aims to reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz for oil and gas transport. Several Middle Eastern nations are discussing this partnership for allied trust and construction. The plan follows disruptions caused by the Iran…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

Tiny financial buffers leave small UK TV firms at risk of going bust, analysis finds

Median £42,000 in reserve not enough to cover filming overrun or delay to series, industry body warns

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7

Bitcoin to $150K? Crypto Founder Says Gold Comparison Is 'Oversold' and Memecoin Fads Are 'Musical Chairs'

Toby Gilbert of PACT SWAP predicts Bitcoin will hit $150,000 in a year, despite dismissing its gold comparison, sharing insights with 'IBTimes UK' on the market, institutions, and security.

International Business Times UK · Aug 16

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Fresh offer made in bid to resolve dispute over AI protections for performers

Equity said AI protections for performers could be closer to becoming reality for the first time.

Evening Standard · Jan 21

UK actors send firm message over AI usage

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The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025

Film and TV actors prepared to strike over AI concerns

More than 7,700 actors, stunt performers and dancers were balloted

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025

These are the 24 best Christmas gifts for coffee lovers, chosen by a coffee fanatic

Browse our guide to the best gifts for coffee lovers you can buy this year and give that caffeine addict in your life the best present ever

Woman & Home · Nov 25, 2025

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Olivia Williams says actors need ‘nudity rider’-type controls for AI body scans

Dune star says performers are regularly pressed to have bodies scanned on set with few rights over how data is used

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025

If someone gave me this gorgeous coffee advent calendar as a gift I'd be so impressed – it features a different speciality coffee for every day of December

You can pick from the ground or whole bean version

Ideal Home · Oct 16, 2025

50 Medical Memes That Are Painfully True

What are the best and worst parts of working in medicine?

Bored Panda · Aug 11, 2025

Equity responds to Trump’s film tariff and says it is ‘industrial action ready’

Earlier in the month the US president said he had authorised a 100% tariff on films ‘produced in foreign lands’.

The Independent UK · May 10, 2025

‘It’s soul-destroying’: actors’ fury over the rise of self-tape auditions

Equity union says filming audition scenes at home amounts to unpaid labour and reinforces elitism

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2025

Andrew Bolt gloats as News Corp columnists delight in Donald Trump’s victory

‘Good riddance to woke,’ Peta Credlin says, while Tim Blair urges country to ‘Drill, Australia. Drill’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2024

Beer, biscuits and … tools: 2024 Advent calendars – tried and tested

From spices to seeds, coffee to candles, we opened the doors of some of this year’s more inventive countdown-to-Christmas offerings – with varying results

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024

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The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

Best coffee advent calendars for a perfectly caffeinated Christmas countdown

Put a pep in your step with a daily cup of quality Joe

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2024

‘Survive to 2025’: UK TV production firms fight to stay afloat in slump

Indies pin hopes on recovery as cash-strapped broadcasters slash commissioning, sending revenues plunging by £400m

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024

UK TV production sector income falls by £400m as programming budgets cut

Revenue plunges as cash-strapped broadcasters spend less on commissioning amid ad slump and shift to streaming

Reason · May 16, 2024

Cop Who Dodged Sentence for Killing Sex Worker Gets 11 Years for Abducting More Sex Workers

The victims received no restitution payment.

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2024

Creative industries get budget boost including £26m for National Theatre

Chancellor also announces tax relief measures to encourage film-makers to shoot more movies in Britain

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 9, 2024

My Chicago high school paid for college. It’s a model for other community scholarship programs

Getting into college isn’t the hardest part of the journey, a North Lawndale College Prep graduate writes. Black students need more help figuring out how to pay for it.

International Business Times UK · Nov 28, 2023

Will the Autumn Statement Tax Relief and the Media Bill Boost the UK Creative Industries?

The UK government has announced VFX tax relief to boost the UK film and television industry in the Autumn Statement, which, along with the Media Bill, seeks to change how TV shows are made and broadcasted in the UK.

The Hindu · Oct 25, 2023

Activists write to Home Minister to take more steps to implement ban on non-green firecrackers

Members of citizen activist groups The Compassionate City and PACT (Public Health Action) have written to Home Minister G. Parameshwara urging him to take more steps to successfully implement the ban on non-green firecrackers ahead of Deepavali, the month of Karthika, Christmas, and New Year celebrations.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

Over 100,000 children in England and Wales have parent in prison, analysis shows

Record comes as Estonia confirms it is in talks with UK over plans to accept British prisoners amid overcrowding crisis

Birmingham Post · Apr 28, 2023

North East's indie TV and film production companies offered help through bootcamp scheme

A partnership between North East Screen and national membership organisation Pact launched this week

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2023

Best Nespresso compatible pods and capsules for great coffee every time

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