Primakov / Shutterstock China’s drive to expand its influence through soft power mechanisms like censorship is coming into sharper focus, especially under Xi Jinping’s leadership. Recently, the social media app TikTok has become a prominent symbol of this global strategy. The platform consistently denies that its Chinese parent company, ByteDance,Continue Reading
“Obviously Maguire has worked his way back into the side but had to go off, Luke Shaw another one so these injuries that have been prominent throughout the season are continuing to be an issue. However, you have to show resilience, you have to find a way to look atContinue Reading
The holiday season is a time of joy, celebration, and spending quality moments with loved ones. However, it often comes with the stress of managing finances, especially if you haven’t planned ahead. That’s where a foolproof holiday budget becomes your best friend, ensuring that you can enjoy the festivities withoutContinue Reading
Arsenal finished the group stages of the Champions League with a 1-1 draw against PSV in the Netherlands on Tuesday night. Eddie Nketiah opened the scoring three minutes before half-time as he unleashed an effort into the bottom corner but PSV drew level five minutes after the interval as YorbeContinue Reading
“We’re meant to reflect Britain as it is, and obviously, if your collection only represents a fraction of Britain, then that’s a problem,” the gallery’s director Nicholas Cullinan told the Standard. “We serve Britain, we’re funded in part by the British people, and we also serve an international audience; it’sContinue Reading
Jon Rahm could still play on the DP World Tour next month despite his defection to LIV Golf. Rahm has been suspended by the PGA Tour from their events for his “association with a series of unauthorised tournaments” after signing his £450m deal with LIV. However the DP World TourContinue Reading
Tennis legend Maria Sharapova has expressed her amazement that F1 drivers are able to function and perform at such a high level in the face of their considerable sponsor and media duties. The 36-year-old experienced the pressures facing the grid after following close friend Lewis Hamilton during the Miami GrandContinue Reading
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Is it a musical?” was Kate Trefry’s first thought when Matt and Ross Duffer, the sibling duo behind the Netflix horror hit, Stranger Things, asked her to writeContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and the Saudi-backed asset management firm Ardian have signed a £2.4bn deal for the Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial’s 25 per cent stake in the airport. One other shareholder is now close to selling, with more likely to follow suit, according to a report inContinue Reading
Annual wages grew 7.3 per cent in the three months to the end of October, a slight fall on the month before and a figure which will give the Bank of England more freedom to hold interest rates later this week. The readout is slightly lower than consensus of 7.4Continue Reading
