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Aviva Studios opens in Manchester with Danny Boyle dance extravaganza

It is £130m over budget and four years late, but backers say it will be unlike any other arts venue in Europe

The Guardian - UK

Cuts to English National Opera will lead to its demise, music directors warn

The company plans to axe 19 posts and employ its remaining musicians on part-time contracts.

The Independent UK

ENO’s music director resigns over proposed cuts to musical staff positions

Martyn Brabbins says proposals to axe 19 posts and employ remaining musicians part-time is plan of ‘managed decline’

The Guardian - UK

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ENO plans to cut staff and put the rest on part-time contracts – union

ENO said it understands this is a ‘very challenging and stressful time’ for staff.

The Independent UK

Ben Roberts-Smith to lodge almost $1m with court to continue war crimes defamation appeal

Australia’s most decorated living soldier will need to pay $910,000 to the federal court in Sydney to cover legal costs in the event he loses action

The Guardian - AU

‘They are birds in a cage’: the Afghan girls fleeing to Europe in hope of education

At a makeshift school in a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesvos, Afghan girls embrace the learning denied to them by the Taliban — and dare to dream of a new future

Evening Standard

A little U.K. AI startup has made big progress on the CoinRun AI safety challenge

Aligned AI says its software learns more human-like concepts

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Labor launches new body to evaluate public programs using randomised trials

Assistant Treasury minister Andrew Leigh says Australian Centre for Evaluation could help save government money and make spending fairer

The Guardian - AU

Nvidia AI tools could add toxic NPCs to your PC games of the future

Nvidia just announced NeMo SteerLM, a new ACE AI model feature that includes emotive NPC sliders, including one linked to toxicity.

GamesRadar

Small boat arrivals are not a threat

The number of migrants crossing the Channel in inflatables is tiny; most people come to the UK legitimately

The Guardian - UK

Exit, pursued by stress: bosses of smaller UK theatres quit in droves

String of vacancies at regional arts venues grows as funding and staffing crisis worsens

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - I was a teenage screaming banshee and exhibiting my diaries has been cathartic

Monday, 9th January 1984

Evening Standard

Kerry Stokes and Seven ordered to hand over thousands of emails exchanged with Ben-Roberts Smith’s legal team

Nine newspapers subpoenaed the correspondence to argue Seven influenced defamation proceedings and should be liable for costs

The Guardian - AU

English state school cricket training hubs to increase in wake of ICEC report

The National Hubs finals at Lord’s take place amid plans to quadruple the programme’s reach over the next three years

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ENO to receive extra £24m to allow more time to leave London, says Arts Council

Opera company will leave capital by March 2029 and develop artistic programme for new base

The Independent UK

Arts Council adjusts funding plans for English National Opera move out of London

The public body has extended the deadline for a new ENO main base outside London by three years.

AAP

Financiers seek to narrow Roberts-Smith costs claim

Companies that backed disgraced veteran Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation lawsuits against media outlets want the scope of documents to assess costs narrowed.

The Times of India

Major League Cricket: Finally, cricket breaks through in the land of the free

The ongoing Major League Cricket (MLC) is taking the US by storm, boosted by the presence of IPL-owned teams and surpassing expectations in terms of ticket sales and fan fervour

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Energy can be a catalyst for peace

In our ever-evolving world, the vital role of energy has become increasingly apparent. Historically, conflicts have erupted due to scarcity and competition for limited energy resources. However, it is plausible and imperative to change the narrative surrounding energy, transforming it from a force for war into a powerful catalyst driving…

Evening Standard

Take a piece of the opera home: English National Opera has its first ‘yard sale’ in a decade this weekend

From giant bears to vintage wedding dresses, the archive sale is full of surprises

The Independent UK

Bradford’s City of Culture 2025 preparations receive £10m funding boost

The Government money is to support Bradford’s programme of cultural activity over the year, which will see around 1,000 performances take place.

The Guardian - AU

Kerry Stokes’s private company could have benefited financially if Ben Roberts-Smith won war crimes defamation trial, court hears

Detail around Seven Network chief emerges in hearing over who will bear costs of legal dispute between former soldier and media outlets

AAP

Seven's loss as Ben Roberts-Smith legal bill looms

Seven Network and Kerry Stokes' firm will hand over material to three news publishers pursuing them for the legal costs of Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation loss.

Wales Online

Funding cuts threaten the future of Welsh National Opera

Arts Council England’s plan to reduce WNO’s funding by 35% is 'the reverse of levelling up'

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith agrees to pay media outlets’ legal costs over failed defamation case

Commonwealth seeks access to evidence gathered during the defamation trial to use in ongoing war crimes investigations, federal court hears

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