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Big screens showing events in capital cities to celebrate Platinum Jubilee

People can gather together to watch events across the bank holiday weekend.

The Independent UK

Stirling's bid to be crowned UK City of Culture 2025 cost more than £50,000

Stirling's effort to be named the UK City of Culture 2025 came at a cost of over £50,000, of which £40,000 was a grant from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Daily Record

Chelsea Supporters' Trust make key demand to UK Government following Todd Boehly twist

Chelsea have been operating under a licence since Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK Government

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Cultural venues in England to receive up to £128m in funding

Public libraries, galleries and museums are among the venues that are due to benefit from the money, the Government has said.

The Independent UK

Britain to Give New Tech Regulator Statutory Powers

Britain will give statutory powers to a new technology regulator so it can enforce pro-competition rules and prevent tech giants including Google and Facebook from using their dominance to push out smaller firms and disadvantage consumers. “The government will introduce legislation to put the Digital Markets Unit on a statutory…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK tech regulator to get new powers in bid to boost competition, minister says

But it remains unclear when exactly the changes will come into force, as the DCMS says the necessary legislation will be introduced ‘in due course’.

The Independent UK

Channel 4 offers to sell London HQ under alternative plan to privatisation

Broadcaster proposes almost doubling staff outside capital and becoming ‘northern-based’

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Government wants more 'diverse British TV content' with Netflix and Disney+ to face Ofcom scrutiny

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries recently described BBC's current funding model as "completely outdated"

Chronicle Live

Channel 4 privatisation 'ends restriction on producing and selling own content'

The Government has set out its plans to sell the broadcaster

Birmingham Post

Dorries vows to press ahead with Channel 4 privatisation while hitting out at ‘outdated’ BBC funding model

One Tory MP says ministers could ‘do best’ by leaving C4 ‘alone’

The Independent UK

Liverpool star Rebecca Ferguson to be honoured with 'inspiration award' at Sound City

Rebecca Ferguson said: "I dedicate to all the women whose voices have been silenced by NDAs"

Liverpool Echo

Chelsea sale: UK government releases statement amid reports on bidders to take over club

The next Chelsea owner is set to be decided in the coming days with Stephen Pagaliuca, Todd Boehly, the Rickets family and Martin Broughton's group still in contention

Football London

Rock band White Lies forced to cancel Paris show ‘due to Brexit-related delays’

London-formed trio are the latest act to be hurt by Brexit red tape

The Independent UK

Channel 4 privatisation: ITV, Sky, Netflix and Amazon could buy '£1billion' channel

Foreign ownership has not been ruled out

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Evening Standard

Why does the UK Government plan to privatise Channel 4 and what has happened so far?

The broadcaster could be put up for bid from the spring of 2023, with foreign ownership possible

Chronicle Live

Why does the Government want to sell Channel 4 and privatise the broadcaster?

Channel 4 is owned by the Government but is not taxpayer funded, makes its money through advertising and is tasked with taking creative risks

Wales Online

Channel 4: What happens next as Government sells station for £1bn

Creators of shows like The Thick Of It and It's A Sin have lashed out at the move

Manchester Evening News

Government to press ahead with Channel 4 privatisation, says broadcaster

A spokesperson for Channel 4 said it was “disappointed” with the decision

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Daily Record

Channel 4 to be privatised by the Tory government after 40 years in public ownership

Ministers are expected to pursue a sale of the channel to private owners, a governmentsource confirmed.

Wales Online

Government to go ahead with plans to privatise Channel 4, broadcaster confirms

A spokesperson said the channel was "disappointed"

Evening Standard

Channel 4 to be privatised as the Government to push ahead with plans

The Government has said it will proceed with plans to privatise Channel 4, the broadcaster said in a statement.

The Independent UK

English football to have independent regulator with ‘suitability test’ for owners, says Nadine Dorries

Dorries’ comments follow the recommendations made in the fan-led review chaired by Conservative MP Tracey Crouch

The Guardian - UK

Nadine Dorries hands top charity role to candidate rejected by MPs

Orlando Fraser to chair Charity Commission despite select committee calling him ‘slapdash and unimaginative choice’

The Guardian - UK

MPs reject government’s ‘unimaginative’ choice for Charity Commission chair

Committee says it has reservations over selection process and lack of diversity in shortlist

The Independent UK

MPs criticise charities boss recruitment process and reject Government pick

The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee said ministers had not learned from the ‘fiasco’ in December.

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