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A fibre broadband network provider backed by an arm of Aviva, the FTSE-100 insurer, is in merger talks with a rival amid growing financial pressure on the heavily indebted industry. Sky News has learnt that Truespeed, which has received Β£175m of funding from Aviva Investors, is in discussions about a tie-up with Freedom Fibre. Negotiations…
In between such pistol-packing antiheroes as Bonnie Parker and Luigi Mangione, financially-squeezed Americans rooted for Tony Kiritsis, a working stiff who took his mortgage lender hostage in 1977 Indianapolis, claiming that the loan company cheated him out of his land. βDead Manβs Wire,β the title of Gus Van Santβs wonky true crime caper, comes from…
A package for pubs which could help with business rates is coming in the next few days, Sky News understands. It comes after House of Commons leader Sir Alan Campbell addressed backbench concerns over the hospitality sector, which is facing the end of COVID-era support and a hike in business rates following Rachel Reeves’ November…
Who knew that by βAmerica First,β President Trump meant all of the Americas? In puzzling over that question at least, Iβve got company in Marjorie Taylor Greene, the now-former congresswoman from Georgia and onetime Trump devotee who remains stalwart in his America First movement. Greene tweeted on Saturday, just ahead of Trumpβs triumphal news conference…
A Florida family agreed to settle a wrongful deathΒ lawsuit Wednesday with an AI company, Google and others after their teen son died by suicide in 2024.Β The terms of the settlement, which was filed in the U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Florida, were not disclosed.Β Megan Garcia filed a lawsuit in October…
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL WEDNESDAYβS RESULTS BOYSCITY SECTIONChatsworth 57, Marquez 37Fairfax 77, Carson 40Foshay 76, Northridge Academy 72Franklin 64, SOCES 41Granada Hills Kennedy 70, Castaic 59LA Jordan 53, Granada Hills 46LA University 60, Wilmington Banning 43Narbonne 65, Dorsey 48North Hollywood 66, King/Drew 63Rise Kohyang 51, Valor Academy 48San Pedro 67, LA Hamilton 37South Gate 48, Orthopaedic…
The board of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has urged its shareholders to reject an amended hostile bid by Paramount Skydance while maintaining its unanimous support for a rival offer by Netflix. A letter to investors said the updated $108.4bn all-cash offer from Paramount, for the whole business, involved an “extraordinary amount of debt financing” that…
In a bid for greater user engagement, Walt Disney Co. will introduce vertical videos to its Disney+ app over the next year, a company executive said Wednesday. The move is part of the Burbank media and entertainment companyβs effort to encourage more frequent app usage, particularly on smartphones. βWe know that mobile is an incredible…
Sir Keir Starmer has set out his position on Greenland in a call with US President Donald Trump, Downing Street says. Mr Trump has been vocal about his desire to annex the territory, despite it being part of Denmark – a NATO ally. A spokesman for the prime minister said the call also included a…
President Trump on Wednesday withdrew the United States from 66 international organizations and treaties, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In a presidential memorandum, Trump said it is βcontrary to the interests of the United States to remain a member of, participate in, or otherwise…
