Available for more than one year Now, will the BBC end up in court against President Trump? Where would a potential lawsuit by President Trump against the BBC take place? Is $1 billion dollars a realistic number? What are the calculations on both sides? Adam talks about the BBC’s house and legal dealer Dominic Casciani. […]
Key Secretary Lisa Nandy says the BBC must fight to restore trust after criticism that a panorama documentary turned on a speech by Donald Trump. He said a review of the broadcaster’s charter would ensure a “truly accountable” BBC, protecting it as a “National Institution”. BBC Director General Tim Davie spoke to staff earlier A […]
A group of 75 MPS called for the release of 15 penguins “confined” in a small enclosure “without sun or fresh air” at the sea London Aquarium. Housing Gentlo’s 15 penguins on the South Bank attraction is “Un-British”, says the campaign leader. Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum have signed the open letter […]
A lot of children’s programming made for YouTube “isn’t entertainment, it’s sedation”, warns the UK children’s laureate. Frank Cottrell-Boyce said that “frictionless” programming in which children are “bombarded with information” such as CoCoMelon, a YouTube Kids channel with 180 million subscribers, fails to offer the “stimulation and nourishment” that previous generations enjoyed. Speaking to the […]
Main Events Show key events only Please turn on javascript to use this feature RECEPTION Good morning and welcome to our live News Blog. I Martin Farrer with the best stories of the night and then Nick viser pick up the slack. Australia’s major banks have given $43bn to the Fossil Fuel Company over the […]
The U.S. Catholic bishops elected Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City as their new president on Tuesday leading the way for Donald Trump’s presidency. The vote acts as a barometer for the bishops’ priorities. In electing Coakley, they doubled down on their conservatism, even as they pushed for more humane immigration policies from the Trump […]
Geomagnetic storms are disturbances in the Earth’s magnetic field that last for minutes or hours and are caused by coronal mass ejections (CMEES) and coronal fires. It has been reported that there are three CMEs heading towards earth from the Sun. The National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which measures the strength of these storms, says […]
Webb, speaking to the officials of the match mic’d indicated, that while he was accepted there was a difference of opinion, there were reasons for the purpose to be remedied. “Interference with an opponent is where the Boffide Player does not play the ball and the officials must make a judgment as to whether a […]
Oscar-winning actors Mateo McCsonaughey and Michael Caine have both signed a deal with AI Audio Company. The New York-based company can now create versions of AI that make voices as part of a bid to solve a “key ethical challenge” in the artificial intelligence industry in Hollywood. McConaughey, who also invested in the company and […]
Removing carbon from space should avoid the tipping point of disaster, one of the world’s leading scientists has warned, even in the best-case scenario of a full 1.7C. Johan Rockström of the Potsdam Institute for climate impact research, who is one of the chief scientific advisors of the Carbon Diologo must remove carbon dioxide at […]
