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Laila Soueif, who has lost 42% of her bodyweight and weighs 49kg, has not eaten for more than eight months in protest of her son’s sentence in Egypt.

Conservative former minister Sir John Whittingdale, who raised the case in the Commons, said the couple should be ‘thanked rather than punished’.

ITV had a huge hit with the powerful real-life drama ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ back in January, but the broadcaster believes that it’s getting harder and harder to make ‘very distinctively British’ shows. Katie Rosseinsky explores why series like this might be a dying breed

Culture minister Sir John Whittingdale said the powers would be “focused” on benefit claimants, but MPs were not convinced.

Amazon and TikTok representatives also among those attending ‘policy’ discussions at party conference

The funding is designed to help towns, cities and rural areas use advanced wireless connectivity to drive innovation.

New plans to protect consumers and children online follow a review into paid-for online advertising as part of the Online Advertising Programme.

Culture minister Sir John Whittingdale suggested the decline in licence fee payers could mean the BBC needs to consider other funding options.

Media minister Sir John Whittingdale said he would not have let his children attend music festivals if he did not believe they were safe.