The challenges of conducting open-source research in China are well-documented. Consistently named one of the most digitally oppressive countries in the world, China blocks some of the world’s largest …
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International drug kingpin Daniel Kinahan has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates, the government of Dubai announced today. Kinahan is a leader of the Kinahan cartel, which has been involved in …
Merck & Co.’s blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda has risen in price to $210,000 for one year’s treatment under President Donald Trump — a 6% increase since last year, a new Senate report found. The …
21 April 2024, London: Groups of people running in the London Marathon 2024. Poicture: Mikecphoto/Shutterstock Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under renewed pressure over his decision to appoint Peter …
Bauer Media Group magazine titles in the UK Europe’s largest magazine publisher Bauer Media Group will make job cuts as part of a major restructure of its digital businesses in the UK and Germany. …
This article is the result of a collaboration with Indian media outlet Newslaundry. You can find Newslaundry’s editorially independent coverage here . Collage illustration by Klawe Rzeczy. Elements …
Datateam homepage on 13 April 2026 A Kent-based communications business has grown to over £14m in turnover by acquiring more than 70 underperforming specialist magazines. Many of its print titles, …
Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner. Picture: Robert Downs/INMA Axel Springer’s planned £575m takeover of Telegraph Media Group has been approved by the UK Government. It is still awaiting regulatory …
Standard website homepage on 16 April 2026 The Independent has completed a “long-term” deal to run the digital operations and print advertising of The Standard. Press Gazette understands that out of …
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Irish News wrong to allege ‘serious editorial misconduct’ on Stephen Nolan show, says IPSO
Stephen Nolan. BBC Northern Ireland has won a complaint against the Irish News over four articles that alleged staff had been “planted” in the audience of presenter Stephen Nolan’s TV show. Press …
BBC Science Focus on Apple News, 23 March 2026. BBC Science Focus has made “embarrassing amounts” of money and almost doubled its team since finding success on all-you-can-read subscriptions app …
Mock-up of what Taboola’s Deeper Dive can look like on a publisher homepage. Picture: Taboola Taboola’s AI search engine is being used by up to one in six users on publisher websites that have rolled …
Forbes Wine imagery. Picture: Forbes Forbes is making its “first foray” into having a fully owned-and-operated e-commerce site with the launch of a dedicated wine section and shop. Forbes Wine will …
The Sun newspaper on a newsstand in January 2025. Picture: Shutterstock/Steve Travelguide Revenue at the publisher of The Sun fell 8% last year blamed in part on the impact of changes at platforms …
Bonhill publications acquired by Mark Allen Group. Picture: Mark Allen Group B2B publisher Mark Allen Group has set a target of reaching revenue of £100m by 2029, despite posting a loss for last …
Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner. Picture: Robert Downs/INMA Axel Springer’s planned £575m takeover of Telegraph Media Group has been approved by the UK Government. It is still awaiting regulatory …
Donald Trump’s alleged birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein The Wall Street Journal’s legal victory over President Trump upholds the long-standing principle that US defamation claimants must prove actual …
Tollbit co-founders Olivia Joslin and Toshit Panigrahi. Picture: Tollbit AI agents and bots will become the “primary” revenue source for the publisher websites they visit, the co-founders of AI …
Ben Webster’s crowdfunding campaign page on 13 April 2026. A former environment editor of The Times has launched a legal claim against the Government for withholding documents that he claims should …
Politico deputy editor-in-chief Joe Schatz interviews American Petroleum Institute president Mike Sommers at the Politico Pub in CeraWeek in March 2026. Picture: CatchLight Group for Politico The …
Peter Saunders. Picture: Fred Bromwich Peter Saunders, the editor of the daily Birmingham Post between 1984 and 1989, has died from cancer aged 85. Saunders was born in Newport, South Wales, and went …
What is the Cancer Calculus investigation? The Cancer Calculus is a yearlong investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists that reveals how Merck & Co. keeps the price …
Crispin Odey in February 2023. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Media Former City banker Crispin Odey has dropped his £79m libel case against the Financial Times . The move comes almost two years after he …
A yearlong investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has uncovered how Merck & Co. has kept the price of its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda extraordinarily high …
VIDEO WATCH: How Merck keeps Keytruda prices sky-high Bringing together journalists from around the world, Cancer Calculus exposes how families are struggling to access Merck’s groundbreaking cancer …