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Two major broadband altnets are close to finalising a merger that will propel them into the ranks of the sector’s largest players amid growing financial pressure to consolidate. Sky News understands that Truespeed and Freedom Fibre are in advanced talks about a tie-up. One industry source cautioned that the negotiations could yet fall apart, but…
Hey, Greenland β feeling a little low after President Trumpβs ongoing attempts to buy or otherwise acquire the land under your feet? Neil Young can fix that framework! Just keep βRockinβ in the Free World.β For free. Forever. The 80-year-old βhippie at heartβ on Tuesday granted βour friends in Greenlandβ a year of free access…
Keir Starmer’s January has been the stuff of nightmares. It kicked off with the crisis over Greenland and rift with Donald Trump – and was followed by a dose of psychodrama over the Labour leadership courtesy of Andy Burnham and that unwanted by-election. This week will be another high-stakes one for the prime minister as…
TikTok agreed to settle the first in a series of closely-watched product liability cases Monday, bowing out on the eve of a landmark trial that could upend how social media giants engage their youngest users and leave tech titans on the hook for billions in damages. The settlement was reached as jury selection was set…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has launched an investigation into TikTok’s content, accusing the social media platform of suppressing content that is critical of President Trump. The probe comes just days after a deal was finalized to reduce its Chinese ownership and keep it running in the U.S. Kelly O’Grady explains.
How good is senior Nathan Castrejon scoring goals for South Eastβs soccer team? Coach Felipe Bernal said, βHis strength and speed gets him through like Mbappe of Real Madrid. Thatβs the way I see him at this level.β Castrejon, 5 feet 10, 160 pounds, entered this week with 38 of South Eastβs 90 goals. South…
Almost 1,600 jobs have been saved and a further 600 lost after the owner of Revolution bars went into administration. The Revel Collective, which revealed on Monday that it had filed notice of an intention to appoint administrators, said it had since formally appointed FTI Consulting. Money latest: BBC to use iPlayer to catch licence…
On the Shelf The Guy You Loved to Hate: Confessions from a Reality TV Villain By Spencer Pratt Gallery Books: 304 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Spencer Pratt is accustomed to being labeled a villain, but a…
Ground rents for leaseholders will be capped at Β£250 a year before dropping to a peppercorn rent after 40 years, Steve Reed has announced. The housing secretary confirmed the move on Tuesday morning, hitting out at ground rents as a “a bit of a scam”, “a racket” and “paying money for nothing”. Ground rents are…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ The killing of a second U.S. citizen by federal agents in Minneapolis is deeply complicating efforts to avert another government shutdown in Washington as Democrats β and some Republicans β view the episode as a tipping point in the debate over the Trump administrationβs immigration enforcement policies. Senate Democrats pledged to block funding for the…
