‘It’s not uncommon’: Minister defends £15,000 taxpayer payout to settle Donelan libel claim March 6, 2024 A minister has defended a £15,000 payout of taxpayer money to settle a libel case after tech secretary Michelle Donelan falsely accused two academics of "sharing extremist views" and one of supporting Hamas.
Spring Budget 2024: Hunt confirms vaping tax and one-off tobacco duty hike to fund NI cut March 6, 2024 Jeremy Hunt has confirmed the UK government will introduce a tax on vaping and e-cigarettes in a bid to raise the funds necessary for a two pence cut to National Insurance.
Spring Budget 2024: Cash goes into plan to boost UK creative industries March 6, 2024 The Chancellor has announced a raft of tax relief changes for Britain's creative industries sector during his Spring Budget 2024 announcement.
Global appoints STV boss Simon Pitts as new chief amid boardroom reshuffle March 6, 2024 Global Media Group has appointed Simon Pitts, former STV boss, as its new chief, effective from the first quarter of 2025.
Spring Budget 2024: Hunt poised to double AI funding through Alan Turing Institute March 6, 2024 Jeremy Hunt is set to announce a doubling of funding for the Alan Turing Institute, the national hub for AI, in his Spring Budget tomorrow.
Cinema spending soared last year thanks to these six blockbusters – but one disappointed March 5, 2024 UK cinema operators received a boost from spending in 2023 thanks to a year of silver screen blockbusters, according to data from Lloyds Bank.
TalkTV follows Piers Morgan to Youtube after failing to win eyeballs on the box March 5, 2024 TalkTV is bidding farewell to traditional television and moving online as it struggles to win over eyeballs that are glued to rival GB News.
GB News losses widen to £42m amid Farage, Rees-Mogg, Johnson wages and Ofcom probes March 5, 2024 GB News is grappling with a flurry of setbacks including plunging losses, a swathe of ongoing Ofcom investigations and a hefty wage bill.
UK strikes science deal with Saudi Arabia as the kingdom grows its tech industry March 4, 2024 The UK has struck a science and research deal with Saudi Arabia in a bid to get its foot in the door of the fast growing oil-rich nation.
EU takes a bite out of Apple with £1.6bn antitrust fine March 4, 2024 The European Commission has fined Apple €1.84bn (1.57bn) for favouring its own music streaming app over rivals.
