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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

Best coffee advent calendars for a perfectly caffeinated Christmas countdown

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

The Independent UK

‘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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

The victims received no restitution payment.

Reason

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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.

International Business Times UK

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 Hindu

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Birmingham Post

Best Nespresso compatible pods and capsules for great coffee every time

Broaden your horizons beyond Nespresso own-brand

Evening Standard

Floella Benjamin warns British children’s TV could ‘disappear from screens’

Baroness Benjamin was formerly a presenter on Play School.

The Independent UK

Project helping women in prison stay in contact with children gets funding boost

Women inmates from Wales have to serve out their sentences in England.

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The National (Scotland)

Channel 4 won’t be sold off – but concerns raised about Tories’ ‘reforms’

THE publicly owned broadcaster Channel 4 will not be sold to private interests, the UK Government has confirmed – but there have been concerns…

The Independent UK

Government move to let Channel 4 make content prompts concern from indie sector

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan confirmed the Government has scrapped plans to privatise the broadcaster.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ditches plan to privatise Channel 4, government confirms

Culture secretary Michelle Donelan hails ‘British success story’ as U-turn announced

The Independent UK

‘I have decided that Channel 4 should not be sold’, says Culture Secretary

The decision to take the broadcaster out of public ownership was announced under the tenure of her predecessor, Nadine Dorries.

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Wales Online

Best tea and coffee advent calendars tried and tested for 2022

Caffeine lovers have plenty of options for festive brews this year, with plenty of tea and coffee advent calendars being reduced for Black Friday in time for the start of December. We’ve tried some of the best

The Street

Mall Giant Wants to Bring Digital Native Brands to its Centers

Image being able to shop at Pact, Goodlife, UpWest, and Naadam in a brick-and-mortar so you can be hands on before you buy.

The Guardian - UK

Netflix and Amazon cut spend on UK shows as British broadcasters fight back

BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 spent record £1.45bn last year on shows from UK production companies

The Independent UK

Trade body chief urges new Culture Secretary to reconsider Channel 4 plans

The Government announced plans in April to take the broadcaster out of public ownership.

The Guardian - UK

British TV dramas could be disrupted by industrial action

Dispute understood to be more about working conditions and long hours than pay

ABC News

Therapy labradoodle dogs key to better outcomes for at-risk youth in court, hospitals

Odessa the labradoodle is far from your average lovable puppy. She is cute and cuddly, but she has a very important job to do.

The Independent UK

Ministers accused of ‘cultural vandalism’ as government announces plans to privatise Channel 4

Broadcaster warns of ‘significant public interest concerns’ after ministers decide to press ahead with sell-off

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