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British media and telecommunications conglomerate

Sky Group Limited is a British media and telecommunications conglomerate, which is a subsidiary of the American conglomerate Comcast, and headquartered in Isleworth. It has operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. Sky is Europe's largest media company and pay-TV broadcaster by revenue, with 23 million subscribers and more than 31,000 employees as of 2019. The company is primarily involved in satellite television, producing and broadcasting. The current CEO is Dana Strong.

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Thick of It" Scene Confirmed by British Cabinet Ministers

Armando Iannucci, creator of "The Thick of It", revealed that a scene depicting last-minute policy cancellations due to cost, forcing ministers to improvise, has been confirmed as a real-life experience by several cabinet ministers, highlighting the show's accurate portrayal of British government wo...

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Birmingham Bin Strike: Accusations of Sabotage Amidst Pay Dispute

Unite union accuses Birmingham City Council and government commissioners of sabotaging negotiations to end the two-month-long bin strike over a proposed £8,000 pay cut for workers; the council denies these claims, highlighting financial constraints and the need for service transformation.

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West Nile Virus Detected in UK Mosquitoes

West Nile virus has been detected for the first time in UK mosquitoes in Aedes vexans specimens collected near Retford, Nottinghamshire in July 2023; no human cases of local transmission have been reported, and the risk to the public is considered very low by the UKHSA, but this finding is linked to...

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Haiti Gang Violence: Civilians Flee Gunfire in Port-au-Prince

A report from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, details a clash between security forces and gangs near the airport, illustrating the dangerous reality for civilians living on the edge of gang-controlled territory where 90% of the capital is controlled by lawless gangs.

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UK to Access EU Defence Fund Despite Brexit Tensions

The UK is set to access the EU's €150bn defence fund (SAFE) before the end of the year, despite some member states' reservations due to Brexit; this is part of a wider agreement covering fishing rights, trade, and travel.

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Musk Confirms Five-Year Tesla Commitment Amidst Controversies

Elon Musk confirmed his continued commitment as Tesla CEO for at least five years during a Bloomberg interview at the Qatar Economic Forum, citing a need for control over the company's future amid controversies surrounding his political activities and a halted multi-billion dollar compensation packa...

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Former Prison Officer Sentenced for Online Child Sex Abuse

Peter Sugden, a 46-year-old former Scottish prison officer who delivered intervention courses to sex offenders, was sentenced to a three-year Community Payback Order and placed on the sex offenders' register after being caught sending indecent messages to who he believed was a 13-year-old girl onlin...

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Brown Backs Starmer's U-turn on Winter Fuel Payments

Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown supports Labour leader Keir Starmer's decision to reverse plans to means-test winter fuel payments, suggesting that high-income earners could be excluded from the benefit to ensure fairness and address economic hardship among pensioners.

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Gaza Para-cyclist Killed in Israeli Airstrike

Ahmed Al Dali, a 33-year-old Palestinian para-cyclist who lost a leg in a 2014 Israeli bombing, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Monday in Khan Younis, Gaza, highlighting the ongoing conflict's devastating impact on civilians.

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Haiti: Gangs Control 90% of Port-au-Prince, Creating Humanitarian Crisis

Gangs control roughly 90% of Port-au-Prince, forcing hundreds of thousands into displacement camps as the government abandons parts of the city, leaving civilians vulnerable to violence and lacking basic necessities.

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Second Arrest in Arson Case Linked to Prime Minister Starmer

A second man, Stanislav Carpiuc, has been charged with arson with intent to endanger life in connection with three fires linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, two in Kentish Town and one in Islington, with the incidents occurring between May 8th and May 12th. The 26-year-old Romanian national w...

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Met Office Upgrades to Cloud-Based Supercomputer, Enhancing Weather Forecasting

The UK's Met Office has moved to a new off-site supercomputer run on Microsoft's Azure, potentially improving 14-day forecast accuracy and climate research, after a month-long parallel run with its previous system.

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