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BBC facing legal bill of millions as it vows to defend $10bn Trump defamation case

Pressure mounts on Keir Starmer to intervene as US president demands $10bn in damages for ‘false and defamatory’ Panorama edit

The Independent UK

Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill

How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?

The Guardian - UK

Royal Ballet and Opera urged to drop Russian soprano with Putin links

Exclusive: MPs and Ukrainian artists sign letter saying Anna Netrebko is ‘symbol of cultural propaganda for a regime responsible for war crimes’

The Guardian - UK

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Voices: Malaysia must stop saying one thing and doing another

COMMENT: Promises in Anwar Ibrahim’s manifesto to repeal draconian legislation around media freedoms appear to be missing from the prime minister’s government, writes John Whittingdale

The Independent UK

Bill on Royal Albert Hall seatholders’ ticket reforms backed by MPs

The law will affect the rights of more than 300 owners of long-term seats at the venue in west London

Evening Standard

Jailed activist’s mother says she is prepared to die on hunger strike as she reaches nearly 250 days

“Don’t let my death be in vain,” the 69-year-old said

The Independent UK

Hunger-striking mother of jailed activist prepared to die to ‘get Alaa out’

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.

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Starmer: Home Office to examine case of couple fined over immigrant in bike rack

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

The Independent UK

UK couple fined £1,500 after reporting Channel stowaway found in motorhome

Adrian and Joanne Fenton had called the police when they discovered the boy hiding inside a bike-rack cover

The Guardian - UK

Former culture secretary warns Netflix revolution has made BBC licence fee unsustainable

Sir John Whittingdale was the last culture secretary to renegotiate the BBC charter including the licence fee but now believes it needs to find a new means of funding

The Independent UK

Bird flu ‘covid of poultry industry’ MPs hear, as farmers told to stay vigilant

Farming minister Daniel Zeichner told the Commons it was rare for the disease to infect humans.

Evening Standard

AI copyright rules ‘threaten to rip rug from under’ artists, warns MP

Ministers could introduce an exception to copyright law for ‘text data and mining’.

The Independent UK

Are we witnessing the death of ‘distinctive’ British TV?

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

The Independent UK

New data powers ‘could allow DWP to snoop on pensioners’ bank accounts’

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

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Gambling and crypto lobbyists pay £3k to sit alongside Tory ministers

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

The Independent UK

5G rollout in local areas given £40 million funding boost

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

The Independent UK

Tougher rules will target illegal ads and fake influencer scams, says Government

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

The Independent UK

BBC may need to consider alternative funding options in future, minister says

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

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The Independent UK

Music festivals safe for women, but ‘always an element of risk’, says minister

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

The Independent UK

Channel 4’s dependence on ad revenue concerns Government, says minister

The broadcaster has reshuffled its schedule after a ‘downturn in the ad-market’.

The Independent UK

New industry working group to consider pay issues over music streaming

The move was confirmed in a letter to the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee by Sir John Whittingdale.

Manchester Evening News

Online portal allows you to search for public notices in your area

It has been developed by the local news media industry - including the owners of the Manchester Evening News Reach plc which built the website - with £1 million from the Google News Initiative.

The Guardian - UK

Essex mental health inquiry pointless without legal powers, say families

Call for review to have statutory powers to make witnesses give evidence after only 11 of 14,000 come forward

Daily Mirror

14 times Tories attacked Gary Lineker as weak PM tries to deflect blame for BBC crisis

The BBC is accused of caving into pressure from Tories over Gary Lineker, who has been brutally attacked by MPs - with one branding him a "whinging baby" after he criticised the government's Illegal Immigration Bill

The Independent UK

‘Confusion’ over whether Lineker is subject to same rules as BBC staff

Richard Sambrook, who was director of news at the BBC, said ‘impartiality is crucial’ but ‘not as serious’ for sports presenters to express views.

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