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Despondent Clacton reacts to Farage’s return: ‘It’s a joke of a by-election and you have to treat it like a joke’
Nigel Farage has been re-elected as Clacton’s MP in a by-election prompted by his resignation amid scrutiny over a £5m donation. Some local voters interviewed by The Independent described the contest as wasteful and cynical, arguing that Farage’s focus on immigration and limited local presence made him a poor representative; others saw the unusual field…
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From Suno’s BMG breakthrough to Live Nation’s counterfeit crackdown… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up
Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up highlights a series of music-industry moves centred on artificial intelligence, licensing and intellectual-property enforcement. The most significant development was Suno’s global licensing framework with BMG, while Spotify expanded agreements for AI-powered fan-made covers and remixes and introduced measures to identify AI-generated artist personas. Suno’s BMG deal covers recorded music and…
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Blind 92-year-old’s multi-million dollar fortune sparks inheritance fight after she leaves everything to her stepson instead of her beloved charities
A legal dispute has arisen over the multi-million-dollar estate of a blind 92-year-old woman after her will left her entire fortune to her stepson rather than to charities she had reportedly long supported. The case matters because it raises questions about the woman’s intentions, the validity of her final wishes and whether her charitable commitments…
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ICMYI: This Week in IGN Game Previews: Wolverine, Star Wars: Zero Company, and More!
Your one-stop shop for any game preview coverage you might’ve missed at IGN this week from Marvel’s Wolverine, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, Star Wars: Zero Company, and Job Simulator: Human Relations.
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Andy Burnham looks to cut new EV sales targets
Andy Burnham’s government has launched a consultation on reducing the proportion of new cars that must be fully electric by 2030, potentially lowering the target from 80% to 50%. The proposal matters because a slower shift away from petrol and diesel vehicles could add millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, while ministers argue that…
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Nintendo announces Pokémon Pokopia has sold over 5m copies, meaning that roughly one in four Switch 2 users now owns the game
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company say Pokémon Pokopia has sold more than five million copies worldwide in just over four months, making it one of the Nintendo Switch 2’s biggest games so far. The figure suggests the Pokémon spin-off has reached roughly a quarter of Switch 2 owners, underlining the franchise’s commercial strength and the…
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Bill Ackman, who called Universal Music ‘one of the best businesses we have ever owned’, steers clear of music in Pershing Square stock-buying splurge
Pershing Square, Bill Ackman’s investment firm, has revealed six new shareholdings but none is in the music sector, despite Ackman previously describing Universal Music Group (UMG) as one of the fund’s best investments. The move follows Pershing Square’s complete exit from UMG after its takeover proposal was rejected, marking the end of a five-year relationship…
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SWFC News: Reece James and wider Wednesday transfer update as window gets moving – thestar.co.uk
SWFC News: Reece James and wider Wednesday transfer update as window gets moving thestar.co.uk
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Mark McKenna & Stephen Lang Enter Thriller ‘Isolation Booth’
Mark McKenna and Stephen Lang have been cast in psychological thriller Isolation Booth, which has completed filming in Minnesota. The film follows an ex-famous songwriter struggling with addiction who retreats to a remote studio for a final attempt at relevance, only to encounter a mysterious producer determined to finish the song whatever the cost. Directed…
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Less than a year on, Microsoft tells Mico to pipe down
Microsoft is removing Mico, the animated character used in Copilot Voice, less than a year after introducing it. The move comes as Microsoft combines its consumer and work Copilot applications, and suggests the company is reconsidering how prominently it uses anthropomorphic AI assistants. Mico will move to Learn Live, a voice-based study feature where Microsoft…