“I have a question for the group, actually. How many of you watch late-night on any network today? Raise your hand.” Few hands went up. That was how Paramount’s new COO, Andy Gordon, parried a question about Stephen Colbert’s cancellation during a meet-and-greet with journalists upon closing of the $8 billion merger with Skydance on…
Richard PriceWest Midlands UK Parliament Antonia Bance is the Labour MP for Tipton and Wednesbury and a member of The Business and Trade Committee About 30,000 people are employed directly by JLR, with a further 200,000 working in the firm’s supply chain. Antonia Bance – Labour MP for Tipton and Wednesbury and also a member…
Elon Musk’s controversial comments at the Unite the Kingdom rally in London have raised doubts over his fellowship of the Royal Society – the world’s most prestigious scientific institution. Addressing the rally organised by right-wing activist Tommy Robinson, Musk criticised “uncontrolled migration” and said: “Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you….
Spotify and Sony Music Group have reached an agreement for new multiyear global licensing deals in recorded music and publishing, the companies announced Wednesday. The companies didn’t disclose specifics on the deals but said the agreements means “songwriters share more directly in the growth of streaming.” “Sony Music Group andSpotify have long been mutually committed…
Ahead of an anticipated interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve this week, the offshore yuan strengthened past a rate of 7.1 against the US dollar for the first time in nearly a year – another milestone reached in a gradual shift of China’s monetary policy that has seen the currency gain ground over…
Sep 18, 2025, 08:00 AM ET If there’s an overriding storyline through three weeks, it has been about the winners and losers of some big bets on quarterbacks. Miami bet on Carson Beck reviving his NFL prospects after a down year at Georgia. So far, he has delivered, averaging nearly 10 yards per pass with…
Daniel Wainwright and Harriet AgerholmData Journalists, BBC Verify Getty Images The figures strike a blow to the government’s promise to deliver 1.5 million homes by the next election. The number of planning approvals for new homes in England is unacceptable, the new housing secretary has said, after official data showed permission for building homes fell…
Dan WetzelSep 18, 2025, 07:48 AM ET Close Dan Wetzel is a senior writer focused on investigative reporting, news analysis and feature storytelling. In 2002, the WNBA was struggling, desperate for almost anyone or any place willing to have it. Two franchises folded that offseason — Miami and Portland. Nobody wanted them. Another, Utah, moved…
Charlie Hunnam and Stella Maxwell are back in Mackage’s orbit. After teaming earlier this year to debut the brand’s spring and summer collection, Hunnam and Maxwell linked up once more on behalf of the fall/winter 2025 line, which is rolling out as “Le Monde Mackage.” Designed to “strongly articulate” the brand’s pillars of luxury, destination…
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s attendance at this month’s military parade in Beijing highlighted long-standing ties with China, forged during the African nation’s liberation struggle. More than two dozen world leaders joined the Victory Day event in Tiananmen Square on September 3, when China put its military might on display. Mnangagwa was one of just two…
