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Paul Pogba and Hakim Ziyech join letter saying that venues should not welcome 'a regime that commits genocide'.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Report including responses from more than 500 museum directors finds median loss of $30,000 in grants or contractsOne-third of US museums have lost government grants or contracts since Donald Trump took office, according to a new survey.The findings, released by the American Alliance of Museums on Tuesday and based on responses from more than 500 museum directors across the US, shed new light on the challenges cultural institutions are facing […]

Gavin Newsom is most senior US politician at annual talks, heading alternate delegation in Trump’s absenceCalifornia governor Gavin Newsom has said Donald Trump is an “invasive species” whose dismissal of the climate crisis is an “abomination”, in a fiery attack at the UN climate talks in Brazil – from which Trump and his administration have been completely absent.Newsom is the most senior American politician at the Cop30 summit in Belém, […]

Taylor Swift’s Eras tour among the big events driving spending, as British artists perform well overseas and job numbers riseThe music industry contributed a record total of £8bn to the UK economy in 2024, powered in part by Taylor Swift’s Eras tour and Take That’s stadium run.According to figures in the annual report from UK Music, the umbrella organisation encompassing a range of bodies including the BPI and PRS for […]

Unions decry move, saying it will put more pressure on headteachers without tackling absence from classroomsEvery school in England is to be issued with an AI-generated target for minimum pupil attendance, the government has announced, as part of its continuing efforts to tackle absence in the country’s classrooms.Headteachers will be given the targets this month in an effort to boost attendance rates, which remain stubbornly below pre-pandemic levels. Continue reading...Source: […]

More than third of profits analysed went to firms owned by private equity or based in tax havens, research findsPrivate companies operating care services in just three regions of England have taken more than £250m in profits in three years, with more than a third going to providers owned by private equity firms or companies based in tax havens.New analysis by Reclaiming Our Regional Economies warned that public money is […]

Some of this year’s Christmas must-haves are also expected to appeal to UK’s growing number of ‘kidults’There could be tug of war under the Christmas tree this year owing to the growing trend of adult toy collectors, a rundown of the season’s must-haves suggests.Singing Wicked 2 dolls, manga-themed Lego, a Pokémon game and a mini-fridge playset are among the items on the annual DreamToys selection that experts say are as […]

New law will allow technology to be examined and ensure tools have safeguards to stop creation of materialTech companies and child protection agencies will be given the power to test whether artificial intelligence tools can produce child abuse images under a new UK law.The announcement was made as a safety watchdog revealed that reports of AI-generated child sexual abuse material [CSAM] have more than doubled in the past year from […]

Court rules 2023 cancellation of $2.75m 99-year lease was legal but Russia must be compensatedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRussia has failed in a high court bid to build a new embassy in Canberra, but the federal government will have to pay compensation for cancelling its lease, and cover the costs of the case.The high court ruled […]