Coventry clothing bank faces closure as donations fall

Andrew SinclairEast of England political editor, Colchester Andrew Sinclair/BBC More than 330,000 people used foodbanks in the East of England in the last year. A notable fall in numbers in 2026 would show that cost of living pressures are easing. Opinion polls suggest just over half of voters see the economy and the cost of…

Last December, Warner Bros agreed to a takeover offer from Netflix for some of its assets. But Paramount, which is backed by tech billionaire Larry Ellison and led by his son David, made a rival offer as it looks to transform itself into a Hollywood heavyweight. But it had been rebuffed by Warner Bros.

Morgan Harper, a director at the non-profit economic advocacy organisation American Economic Liberties Project, called the verdict against Live Nation “a historic victory for fans, artists, concert promoters and venue owners who have suffered for decades under the thumb of Ticketmaster’s monopoly”.

Share prices jumped in South Korea on Friday, partly reversing a three-day rout that wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off the value of the country’s stock market. The benchmark Kospi index closed almost 18% higher, driven by chip makers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics. It came after earnings updates from US technology giants Amazon…

BBC Emma Martin said she wanted to give out at least 500 buggies to start with A charity wants to give out hundreds of pushchairs to families who cannot afford one. The Birmingham Playcare Network said four businesses had already come forward to give £12,000, which was enough to buy about 200, but it needed…