Microsoft-Activision: US regulator to appeal $69bn gaming deal ruling Activision By Annabelle Liang Business reporter US regulator the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has moved to appeal a judge’s decision to allow Microsoft to proceed with its $69bn (£53bn) purchase of games publisher Activision Blizzard. Earlier this week, the FTC’s request to block the takeover was… Continue reading Microsoft-Activision: US regulator to appeal $69bn gaming deal ruling
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Public sector pay: Government weigh up 6.5% increase
Public sector pay: Government weigh up 6.5% increase PA Media By Ione Wells & Sam Francis Political correspondent The government is considering pay increases of between 6%-6.5% for public sector workers, the BBC understands. Official pay review bodies for employees including teachers, junior doctors and police have recommended the pay rise. Inflation to May was… Continue reading Public sector pay: Government weigh up 6.5% increase
Online Safety Bill: Algorithms that lead boys to Andrew Tate content targeted
Online Safety Bill: Algorithms that lead boys to Andrew Tate content targeted AFP By Chris Vallance Technology reporter Tech firms that push children towards content such as that made by influencer Andrew Tate could be targeted after a government defeat in the Lords over changes to the Online Safety Bill. Baroness Kidron, who backed the… Continue reading Online Safety Bill: Algorithms that lead boys to Andrew Tate content targeted
Migration bill: Minister accuses Lords of trying to wreck asylum reforms
Migration bill: Minister accuses Lords of trying to wreck asylum reforms This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Joshua Nevett BBC Politics Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has accused peers of “wrecking” the government’s asylum reforms, as MPs prepare for key votes on the… Continue reading Migration bill: Minister accuses Lords of trying to wreck asylum reforms
Migration bill climbdown on detention limits for children
Migration bill climbdown on detention limits for children Getty Images By Helen Catt & Joshua Nevett BBC Politics The UK government has offered to limit detention periods for children and pregnant women to get its migration bill passed. MPs will vote later on 20 changes backed by peers in the House of Lords. While Conservative… Continue reading Migration bill climbdown on detention limits for children
Threads: Meta sets out planned new features
Threads: Meta sets out planned new features Getty Images By Chris Vallance and Tom Gerken Technology reporters Threads is looking into adding an alternative home feed, of only posts, in chronological order, from the people each individual user follows, according to Instagram boss Adam Mosseri. It currently shows a mix of recommended content and posts… Continue reading Threads: Meta sets out planned new features
Biden visits UK: President says US-UK relationship rock solid
Biden visits UK: President says US-UK relationship rock solid Reuters US President Joe Biden has described relations with the UK as “rock solid” during talks in London with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Mr Biden said he “couldn’t be meeting a closer friend and a greater ally”. Mr Sunak hailed the UK and the US as… Continue reading Biden visits UK: President says US-UK relationship rock solid
Chris Mason: Biden to meet Sunak and King during UK visit
Chris Mason: Biden to meet Sunak and King during UK visit Reuters By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News The context of this presidential visit can be summarised in two numbers. President Biden was last in the UK three months ago. And this visit is the fifth time in five months Prime Minister Rishi Sunak… Continue reading Chris Mason: Biden to meet Sunak and King during UK visit
BBC presenter allegations: Urgent talks held with government
BBC presenter allegations: Urgent talks held with government PA Media By Sam Hancock BBC News Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has held urgent talks with the BBC’s director general after a presenter was accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photos. Tim Davie assured her the corporation was investigating the claims “swiftly and sensitively”, the… Continue reading BBC presenter allegations: Urgent talks held with government
Teachers’ strike: Pay ‘very difficult choice’ says minister as NEU walks out in England
Teachers’ strike: Pay ‘very difficult choice’ says minister as NEU walks out in England Getty Images By Sean Seddon & Alice Evans BBC News How much to pay teachers is a “very difficult choice”, a minister has said, as strikes hit schools in England for the second time this week. Robert Halfon said the government… Continue reading Teachers’ strike: Pay ‘very difficult choice’ says minister as NEU walks out in England