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The UK’s creative industries have today launched an unprecedented campaign #MakeItFair across national, local and regional news brands to highlight how their content is at risk of being given away for free to AI firms as the government proposes weakening copyright law. Read on

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gene hackman has too many incredible performances to count, but i’ve always thought his role in unforgiven was one of the most monumental performances i’ve ever seen an actor give.

At Saturday's BRIT awards, musician Myles Smith warned that underfunding the arts in UK schools excludes working class kids. #BBCWato hears from Last Dinner Party bassist Georgia Davies about the importance of supporting careers in music for kids of all backgrounds.

Michael Sheen pays off £1m of neighbours’ debts in his hometown in Wales independent.co.uk/life-style/mic…

Are you working in hospitality and paid a minimum or living wage? Would you like to take part in a focus group to inform government policy and get paid £50 for an hour of your time? Please get in touch if you want to join a session later this month #bars #hospitality

If you watch one thing today, make it Gareth Southgate’s lecture on the toxic influencers shaping today’s young men and boys. We urgently need strong, positive role models to stand up against these harmful forces and protect young minds

George Foreman was so good he turned a terrible loss to Ali into a victory - because it made him a better person. He spoke often of the humility he learned from that fight & this is why he kept a picture of Ali knocking him out as the wallpaper on his computer screen #RIP

In an age of defence and geopolitical uncertainty it’s domestic issues like lack of “social capital” that are likely to fall by the wayside. Me in today’s The Times and The Sunday Times thetimes.com/article/d86f56…

My biggest takeaway away from Eubank Jr Vs Benn is the importance of fatherhood. Both of those men just wanted to make their fathers proud. Having them there with them meant the world to them. In victory and in defeat. It wasn't about inheriting beef. It was about legacy..

Abolishing DCMS would be a mistake 🎼 Creative industries are one of 8 growth driving sectors in the UK's industrial strategy 🏋️‍♂️With the nation's public health in decline, the power of sport is needed more than ever This dept needs to be put on rocket boosters, not dismantled

UK-wide initiative launched to tackle marginalisation of working-class writers | Publishing | The Guardian theguardian.com/books/2025/may…

Great to see these fantastic actors getting the attention they deserve. I saw Gods of Salford last week & it was a real tour de force. Authentic northern theatre at its best How 25 working-class kids became Britain’s most exciting new theatre troupe independent.co.uk/life-style/god…

Enjoyed being one of the panellists in a Connected Places Catapult discussion at UKREiiF yesterday. The UK faces many challenges around social fragmentation & community cohesion & it was great to see so much agreement on the need to make our public spaces work harder to tackle these problems

My Guardian Opinion piece on how regeneration is sterilising the city and emptying it of children & families: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Manchester Museum named European museum of the year. theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/m…

For my FT Weekend.com restaurant review I’m inside the landmark that is the Stockport Pyramid, which has become the Royal Nawaab, an astonishing Indian buffet which is laughing in the face of the challenges facing Hospitalty. on.ft.com/4mPJ4Ld

“Yes, I want to sit at the table with the Big Three. … But from what I’ve experienced, I’d choose happiness over massive success. Because happiness is already success” - Carlos Alcaraz 🥺❤️

Brit Awards to leave London for Manchester after 48 years bbc.in/4mO9gGh

In this article from the Connected Places Catapult pavilion at UKREiiF last month, we hear from a panel of #PublicRealm experts who underlined that better engagement is key to creating sustainable, flourishing places. Read more 👉 cp.catapult.org.uk/article/who-is… #UKREiiF #CommunityEngagement