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EA’s Saudi takeover wouldn’t have happened if the company’s culture “had any semblance of a moral backbone”, say staff fearing layoffs and ownership meddling
Employees at Electronic Arts are voicing fears over layoffs and creative interference following the completion of the company’s leveraged buyout by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, which has taken EA private. According to a Game Developer report based on interviews with anonymous staff, workers feel EA’s culture lacks the moral…
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West Ham condemn ‘divisive’ chant about Israel’s Solomon
West Ham United have issued a statement condemning an “offensive and divisive” chant containing an “anti-Palestine message” that was aimed at their new winger Manor Solomon during the club’s opening Championship match of the season. The chant was sung by a section of away supporters during the 2-2 draw at Burnley last Sunday, prompting the…
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Sales of trainers dive as cost of living pressures hit JD Sports performance
JD Sports has cut its full-year profit forecast after cost-of-living pressures, worsened by the US war on Iran, hit sales of trainers and other footwear, particularly in the United States. The retailer’s shares fell 12% on the news, dropping to their lowest level since July, as investors reacted to signs that inflation is making shoppers…
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Morning news brief
Gulf countries react to protracted Iran war, U.S. debt tops $40 trillion, U.S. oil companies sign first deals with Venezuela.
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Miliband and Israel clash over controversial West Bank settlement project
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and the Israeli government began a war of words over a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank.
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How The Who overcame internal strife and a drummer behaving like a ‘Saudi prince’ to make their most poignant album. “Roger punched me once, and I’m sure I asked for it”
A feature revisits the turbulent making of The Who’s 1973 album Quadrophenia, focusing on the band’s fractious relationship as they toured to promote Pete Townshend’s ambitious concept record. The piece recalls a chaotic gig at Newcastle’s Odeon Cinema on Bonfire Night 1973, where technical failures with backing tapes and audiences struggling to follow the album’s…
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Trump announces ‘the most crushing economic operation ever taken’ against any country that does business with Iran
Donald Trump has announced what he described as “the most crushing economic operation ever taken” against any country that continues to do business with Iran, signalling a major escalation in Washington’s economic pressure campaign against Tehran. The declaration underscores the US administration’s determination to isolate Iran economically, with the threat extending beyond Iran itself to…
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Rising UK consumer confidence gives Andy Burnham ‘golden opportunity’, survey says – business live
UK consumer confidence has risen sharply, presenting new prime minister Andy Burnham with what commentators describe as a “golden opportunity” to capitalise on improving public sentiment. The findings come from a survey by Opinium for the British Retail Consortium (BRC), which tracks how confident shoppers feel about the economy and their own finances, and matters…
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Miliband summons top Israeli envoy over ‘unacceptable and destructive’ settlement project
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Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of 5-year-old and paramedics
Israel’s military on Wednesday announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in Gaza, focusing on the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family and of 15 Palestinian paramedics.