The owner of Facebook and Instagram has taken the UK’s media regulator to the high court, opening a fresh front in the increasingly fractious relationship between Silicon Valley and Britain’s online safety regime. Meta has filed for a judicial review of Ofcom’s methodology for setting fees and penalties under theContinue Reading
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Polling guru Sir John Curtice said the incoming results at the local elections so far indicate the “fracturing of British politics”. He explained that Reform UK, which is expected to be the big winners of the contest, are “not quite at 30 per cent of the vote” and “none ofContinue Reading
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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A compound derived from aged garlic has been found to preserve muscle strength in old age, a discovery that underlines theContinue Reading
Novak Djokovic will start his clay season at the Italian Open on Friday, meeting qualifier Dino Prizmic in his opening match. The Serbian superstar has played only two tournaments this season, finishing runner-up at the Australian Open and then losing in the fourth round in Indian Wells. Almost two monthsContinue Reading
What to expect in the coming hours We are past 4am now and would have expected Hampshire to be the first county council to declare results there, but that’s a bit behind schedule. The Conservatives have held a majority in Hampshire since 1997. Here’s what else to look out forContinue Reading
When a contract clause means something different in the target language than it does in the original, nobody knows until it matters. By then, the dispute is already underway. For UK small and medium-sized businesses operating across borders, whether that means engaging EU suppliers post-Brexit, managing international legal translation isContinue Reading
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