Lebedev’s London Live TV channel closes after decade of mounting losses Station was crown jewel of Jeremy Hunt’s strategy to populate the UK with dozens of local TV stations
Lisa Nandy vows to bulldoze barriers in arts and turbocharge growth Culture secretary announces investment in arts at Gateshead summit and accuses Tories of stifling creative industries
Apple suspends AI-generated news alert service after BBC complaint Inaccurate notices branded with broadcaster’s logo sent to iPhone users but tech firm works on improvements
Cultural figures and royals to boost UK’s global influence in ‘soft power council’ Group led by ministers will include representatives of the judiciary, music industry, BBC and Football Association
UK Meta staff ‘concerned’ over scrapping of factcheckers and DEI programmes Union says Facebook-owner’s policy changes will affect ‘ability to retain talent and thrive as an inclusive business’
Meta to fire thousands of staff as Zuckerberg warns of ‘intense year’ Company reveals plans to cut about 5% of its global workforce days after saying it would get rid of factcheckers
US sues Elon Musk for allegedly failing to disclose early Twitter stock purchase Financial regulator alleges Musk later acquired shares of company at ‘artificially low prices’, stiffing shareholders
Google investigated by UK watchdog over search dominance CMA to look at impact on consumers, businesses, advertisers and publishers, as well as collection of data
Oliviero Toscani, photographer behind provocative Benetton ads, dies aged 82 Tributes paid to Italian known for images that drew attention to social themes including HIV/Aids and racism
Football on TV: fans ‘paying almost 60% more to watch all big games than in 2020’ Analysis shows rise from £89.23 a month to £140.21 between 2019-2020 and 2024-2025 seasons
UK can be ‘AI sweet spot’: Starmer’s tech minister on regulation, Musk, and free speech Technology secretary Peter Kyle has the task of making Britain a leading player in the AI revolution, but says economic growth will not come at the cost of online safety
Rachel Reeves says better ties with China will boost UK growth as she arrives in Beijing UK chancellor becomes first holder of her office to make an official visit to China in a decade
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger review – Rory Kinnear files a solid return as the bloke from Burnley The businessman with a heart takes on crooked payday lenders in this predictable sequel that gets by on its heartfelt performances
Lego links up with TV hit Bluey for toy sets to be launched this year Partnership ‘a long time coming’ and is latest expansion of Australian-made animated series
Piers Morgan quits Rupert Murdoch’s News UK in deal over YouTube show Broadcaster and journalist to take control of Piers Morgan Uncensored media brand in joint venture