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Rishi Sunak ditches plan to privatise Channel 4, government confirms

Culture secretary Michelle Donelan hails ‘British success story’ as U-turn announced

The Independent UK

‘I have decided that Channel 4 should not be sold’, says Culture Secretary

The decision to take the broadcaster out of public ownership was announced under the tenure of her predecessor, Nadine Dorries.

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries fumes as Tories 'ditch plans to privatise Channel 4'

NADINE Dorries has been left fuming amid reports the Government is planning to abandon plans to sell off Channel 4.

The National (Scotland)

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Channel 4 privatisation ‘to be scrapped’ by new Culture Secretary

Michelle Donelan said the broadcaster’s ability to support the UK’s independent production sector ‘would be very disrupted’

Evening Standard

Government set to drop plans to privatise Channel 4

Culture secretary Michelle Donelan has recommended that the government drop its plans to privatise Channel 4

Manchester Evening News

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan tells PM Rishi Sunak that plans to privatise Channel 4 should be dropped

The move was led by the previous Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, while Boris Johnson was Prime Minister

Wales Online

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan to take ‘short’ maternity leave

She will become the second Cabinet minister to take maternity leave.

The Independent UK

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Azeem Rafiq slams Sky Sports over David Lloyd exit as he opens up on "attacks"

Azeem Rafiq has called Sky Sports' decision to let David Lloyd go 'as bad a decision as anyone has made through these last two years'

Daily Mirror

Azeem Rafiq to provide fresh testimony on racism in cricket to DCMS committee

The 31-year-old first appeared before MPs in November last year

The Independent UK

County Durham museum gets share of £4m funding pot to develop four new gallery spaces

The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle has been awarded a grant of more than quarter of a million pounds

Chronicle Live

Elon Musk’s Starlink internet-beaming satellites to be used in UK trials

The new technology will be put to the test at three remote locations in the Lake District and Snowdonia National Park

Wales Online

BT asks ministers to help pay for low-cost broadband for poorest customers

Critics say telecoms firms such as BT – which made £1.9bn profit last year – can afford to keep customers on benefits connected

The Guardian - UK

Online self-harm content to be made illegal five years after death of teenager Molly Russell

The maximum penalty for the offence will be published in due course, the government said

The Independent UK

Rugby chiefs accused of "failure on epic scale" by MPs amid Wasps and Worcester demise

RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney and Premiership Rugby CEO Simon Massie-Taylor came under fire for failing to prevent the devastating demise of Wasps and Worcester

Daily Mirror

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Rugby to learn from football governance review after clubs’ collapse – RFU chief

Bill Sweeney and Premiership Rugby’s Simon Massie-Taylor were heavily criticised by a parliamentary committee

The Independent UK

Worcester ‘will probably not survive under any ownership’ without P share

Warriors were relegated from the Gallagher Premiership last month after the partial liquidation of its holding company

The Guardian - UK

Arts funding cuts ‘cultural vandalism’, says Juliet Stevenson, at DCMS protest

Actor joins demonstration over plans to slash £50m from arts bodies in London as part of levelling-up agenda

The Independent UK

Lord Patel confident in changes Yorkshire have made to restore club’s image

Patel was appointed as chair following Azeem Rafiq’s allegations of institutional racism at the club.

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Azeem Rafiq fears public racism hearing will ‘make things worse’ for his family

The hearing, due to start on 28 November, could yet be held in private if any of the parties involved successfully appeal

The Independent UK

Government accused of ‘dither and delay’ over plans for independent regulator

The government endorsed the recommendations of the fan-led review in April

The Independent UK

Creative businesses outside of London to share £17.5m to inspire growth

Creative industries minister Julie Lopez said the grants were intended to get more creative firms up and running.

The Independent UK

South-east of England named treasure hotspot

The region is the top spot for treasure discoveries, according to provisional figures from the Government.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on cuts to arts funding: a calamity that must be averted

Editorial: A delayed announcement about the next three years of support has left the arts world in limbo – but also with time to fight and rethink

The Guardian - UK

Government criticised over renewed delay to online safety bill

Internet safety groups say withdrawal of proposed legislation from next week’s Commons schedule leaves children at continued risk

Evening Standard

Arts Council delays its 2023-26 Investment Programme providing no explanation

Organisations around the country remain on tenterhooks

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