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BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs under 'financial pressures'

BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs under 'financial pressures'

The BBC said on Wednesday that the British broadcasting corporation is set to cut up to 2,000 jobs amid a challenging media landscape. The BBC's interim director-general Rhodri Talfan Davies said in a statement to staff that "while we still have to work through the

UK police set up national hub to cut illegal knife sales

UK police set up national hub to cut illegal knife sales

British police on Thursday launched a new national hub aimed at cracking down on the sale of banned knives and machetes, often to children, on an online "grey market". In the year ending September 2025 there were about 50,000 knife crimes in England and Wales, according to

AI used to make 'fetishised' images of disabled women

AI used to make 'fetishised' images of disabled women

British charities and disability advocates have slammed a trend for using AI to generate "fetishised" images of women with disabilities and genetic conditions including Down syndrome, vitiligo and albinism. The photo-realistic sexualised images, which have gained millions of views on social media, are deceptive as they are

Ex-Google chief Matt Brittin made new BBC director-general

Ex-Google chief Matt Brittin made new BBC director-general

The BBC named a former Google executive with no television or journalism experience as its next director-general Wednesday. The long-expected appointment of Matt Brittin to the high-profile role comes as the under-fire British broadcaster faces drastic shifts in the media landscape and a $10-billion lawsuit

Nigerian president meets royals on 'historic' UK state visit

Nigerian president meets royals on 'historic' UK state visit

King Charles III ceremonially welcomed Nigerian President Bola Tinubu at Windsor Castle on Wednesday in the first state visit by the leader of Africa's most populous nation in nearly four decades. Tinubu has made less formal visits to Britain several times in his tenure and the two countries