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Paramount has agreed a 110 billion dollar deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery, after Netflix walked away from a bidding war. Netflix declined to match Paramount’s latest offer of 31 dollars per share, having previously proposed 27 dollars 75 cents per share for its studio and streaming assets. Paramount is led by David Ellison, son of billionaire Larry Ellison, and has deep political connections to Donald Trump’s administration. American singer […]

A police sergeant has been dismissed for using a picture frame to weigh down her laptop keys to create the impression she was working from home. Avon and Somerset Police said the officer, known as Sergeant X, used the method on most shifts in April and May last year. She admitted placing a corner of the frame on the keyboard so the laptop would not enter sleep mode during personal […]

Jeffrey Epstein blamed "Charles" on the day Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor stepped down as UK trade envoy. On 21 July 2011, Epstein wrote, "I assume he knows that this is Charles' doing," in response to an associate noting, "Lots of TV coverage on PA and always big feature on you. Insane." PA is understood to refer to Prince Andrew. The Metropolitan Police has apologised to Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle for "inadvertently […]

Thames Valley Police have concluded searches at the former residence of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in Windsor. Officers began searching Royal Lodge in Berkshire last Thursday regarding an investigation into alleged misconduct in public office. The allegation relates to his time as a UK trade envoy between 2001 and 2011. Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright confirmed that officers have now left the location. This follows the arrest of a man in his […]

John Davidson MBE, a campaigner with severe Tourette's syndrome, has spoken out after calling out a racial slur at the BAFTAs, saying he is "deeply mortified". Davidson inspired the film I Swear, which dramatises his life with the condition, characterised by sudden, involuntary, repetitive sounds or movements known as tics. The incident occurred when two black actors, Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo, were on stage presenting the first award […]

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has sent a firm message of defiance over the ongoing conflict. Speaking at government headquarters in Kyiv, he said that far from losing, Ukraine would end the war victorious. He rejected paying the price for a ceasefire demanded by President Vladimir Putin, which would involve withdrawing from strategic ground Russia has failed to capture despite heavy losses. Zelensky added that Putin has already started World War […]

A police presence remains in place at the Iceland and B and M car park just off Farnham Road. Officers were called to the Montrose Avenue car park during the afternoon. A forensics tent was erected and a police cordon put in place. Photos and feedback from the scene show an almost completely empty car park with a significant police presence. NASA may delay its mission to send astronauts to […]

Donald Trump says he has a back up plan to keep tariffs in place despite a Supreme Court ruling against him. He told reporters he does not need to ask Congress for tariffs. He said that, effective immediately, all national security tariffs will remain in place, fully in force and effect. He added that he will sign an order today to impose a 10 percent global tariff under section 122, […]

The UK has not agreed to allow the United States to launch air strikes against Iran from British bases on Diego Garcia or at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. The Times reports permission has not been granted. The newspaper claims that as a result of the UK’s position, Donald Trump has withdrawn support for a deal struck by Sir Keir Starmer to hand the Chagos Islands, including Diego Garcia, to Mauritius. […]