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Axel Springer Agrees £575m Deal To Acquire Telegraph Media Group

European media company Axel Springer has agreed to purchase Telegraph Media Group for £575 million, securing ownership of one of the United Kingdom’s largest newspaper publishers after several years of…

London Mayor Invites Anthropic To Expand In City Amid U.S. Government Dispute

London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has invited artificial intelligence developer Anthropic to expand its operations in the city while criticizing the U.S. government’s decision to designate the company a supply…

Italian Prosecutors Confirm Spyware Infection On Journalist Francesco Cancellato’s Phone

Italian prosecutors have confirmed that journalist Francesco Cancellato’s phone was infected with spyware, validating earlier warnings issued by WhatsApp about a suspected surveillance attack. The confirmation comes from a technical…

Global Markets Waver As Oil Surges And Asian Stocks Drop Amid Iran Conflict

Global financial markets showed mixed movement on Wednesday as investors reacted to rising energy prices and uncertainty surrounding the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran. In London, the…

BrewDog Enters Administration As Tilray Buys UK Brewing Arm And 11 Pubs In £33m Deal

BrewDog has entered administration, resulting in 484 redundancies and the closure of 38 bars, after US-based Tilray agreed to acquire the brewer’s UK operations, brand and 11 pubs for £33m.…

Chelsea Post Record £ Loss Amid Revenue Gaps And Rising Costs

Chelsea have recorded the highest annual loss ever reported by an English football club and the second highest in European history, according to Uefa, with only FC Barcelona’s £484m loss…

Greek Court Sentences Intellexa Founder Tal Dilian To Eight Years Over Spyware Wiretapping Case

A Greek court has sentenced Tal Dilian, founder of spyware collective Intellexa, to eight years in prison for illegal wiretapping and privacy violations linked to a surveillance scandal known as…

Gucci Faces Backlash Over AI Images Used To Promote Milan Fashion Week Show

Gucci has drawn criticism after posting AI generated images on social media to promote its upcoming show at Milan Fashion Week, with users questioning how the approach fits the brand’s…

UK Introduces Mandatory Electronic Travel Authorisation For Visitors From Dozens Of Countries

A new electronic travel authorisation system is coming into force from Wednesday for visitors to the UK from dozens of countries, requiring most people who previously travelled visa free to…

Manchester United Posts £32.6 Million Operating Profit Despite £1.29 Billion Debt Load

Manchester United reported an operating profit of £32.6 million for the six months to 31 December 2025, reversing a £3.9 million loss from the same period a year earlier, while…

Google Apologizes For Offensive Baftas News Alert After Safety System Failure

Google has apologized after sending a news alert about this year’s Bafta awards that included language directing users to read further using a racial slur, an incident the company said…

Spanish Police Arrest Man Over €0.01 Hotel Booking Fraud

Spanish police have arrested a 20-year-old man in Madrid after alleging he manipulated the payment system of a travel and hotel booking website to reserve luxury rooms for €0.01 per…

Robot Makers Race To Build Hands That Match Human Dexterity

Early Prototypes And Current Designs Robot hands built from wood, springs, and rubber bands marked the first experiments at Shadow Robot in the late 1990s, according to company director Rich…

Report Says Children Are Exposed To Online Ads For Weight Loss Drugs And Pills Despite Ban

Findings From The Children’s CommissionerChildren in England are being regularly shown online adverts for weight loss injections and pills, despite rules that ban this kind of advertising, according to a…

U.K. Regulator Bans Disney Predator Badlands Advert Over Disturbing Imagery

Regulatory Ruling And ComplaintsThe U.K. advertising regulator has banned a Disney advert for the film “Predator Badlands,” saying it was likely to frighten and distress children. The Advertising Standards Authority…

Norway Says Salt Typhoon Breached Organizations Using Vulnerable Network Devices

Accusation From Norwegian AuthoritiesThe Norwegian government said a Chinese-backed hacking group known as Salt Typhoon broke into several organizations in the country, marking the latest confirmed intrusion linked to the…

EU Warns TikTok To Change Platform Design Or Face Fines Under Online Safety Rules

Commission Cites Breach Of Digital Services Act The European Union has told TikTok it must change what regulators describe as the platform’s “addictive design” or face heavy fines, after the…

European Airports Warn Of Long Queues As Biometric Border System Rolls Out

Delays Reported As New System Expands Airports across Europe are warning of long queues at passport control during upcoming holiday periods as a new biometric border system continues to be…

Bank Of England Set To Hold Rates As Inflation Stays Above Target

Decision Expected At First Meeting Of The Year Interest rates are expected to remain unchanged as the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee meets for the first time this year,…

Spain Plans Ban On Social Media For Children Under 16

Spain has announced plans to ban children under the age of 16 from using social media, becoming the latest European country to move toward stricter age limits as governments increase…