A popular Scottish wildlife park has shared more adorable images of its polar bear cub – including one where the cheeky little ball of fur can be seen sticking his tongue out for the camera.
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Nadine Dorries’ views on the UK’s beleaguered national broadcasting corporation have been polarising since she was promoted to the role of Culture Secretary in September 2021, but in an interview with the Sunday Times, she emphasised her wish to protect the BBC into the future.
“Our responsibility is to save the BBC from itself, because it is that polar bear on a shrinking ice cap,” she said. “It’s a global British brand, which must be protected.”
Dorries previously caused ripples with an announcement on Twitter in January that she had decided to freeze the license fee – the source of funding for the BBC – for two years and scrap it altogether in five.
While she stepped back from this in the days that followed, she nevertheless confirmed the license fee freeze, which will mean a loss to the BBC of around £1.5BN ($2BN) over the next five years.
In today’s interview, she appeared to defend this decision, explaining, “I’m afraid the BBC in its present format, in its present funding model, will not exist into the future. Whether I’m here or not, it will hit the buffers as more people refuse to pay the licence fee. You have to open your eyes and see what’s coming.”
The Culture Secretary also has her eye on big tech, seemingly inspired by the system implemented in Australia, whereby social media companies pay news providers to host their content. Dorries described her plans for the UK system as “Australia plus plus plus” and “Australia with bolts on”.
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A popular Scottish wildlife park has shared more adorable images of its polar bear cub – including one where the cheeky little ball of fur can be seen sticking his tongue out for the camera.
Kate Middleton and Prince William continue to show their support for Ukraine as they took a trip to the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in London Wednesday. The royal couple made the surprise visit to hear about efforts to support Ukrainians in the U.K. and across Europe.
Prince William and Kate Middleton spent some time learning about the work being done at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in London, where volunteers are mounting a humanitarian effort to help those affected near and far.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made the visit Wednesday and were greeted by Ukraine's ambassador to the U.K., Vadym Prystaiko and his wife, Inna. The ambassador and his wife gave William and Kate a tour of the facility, where the royals met with members of the Ukrainian community in London and volunteers.Kate and William were photographed wearing lapel pins in Ukraine's flag colors, and they listened intently as volunteers walked them through their efforts and the challenges they face trying to get the material to those who need it most.
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A popular Scottish wildlife park is offering animal fans a once in a lifetime chance to not only name an adorable polar bear cub – but also meet and feed him too.
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The Queen is rearranging her schedule, once again. On Saturday, Buckingham Palace announced that the 95-year-old monarch will postpone the diplomatic reception that was set to be held at Windsor Castle on March 2, amid the conflict between the Ukraine and Russia. «The Queen has accepted the Foreign Secretary's advice that the Diplomatic Reception at Windsor on Wednesday 2nd March should be postponed,” the statement from the palace read.
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“Selma,” said he’s always willing to take chances in different types of roles.“I’ve always believed that the way to a long career is to challenge yourself and the audience’s perception of you,” Oyelowo, 45, told The Post. “I’ve gravitated towards roles that are different from my cultural background, my physical appearance, my accent.
Paradox Interactive has released an external report into its own work culture following issues of harassment that were raised last year in a staff survey.As reported by Eurogamer, the report was compiled by Gender Balance – a Swedish firm that specialises in discrimination, harassment and equality issues – and its results confirm that there are cultural issues within Paradox that foster misconduct.“We believe that complete transparency is the best way to move forward and address the issues and behaviours that have been identified,” Paradox chief of staff Mattias Lilja said in response to the report and the recommendations from Gender Balance.In a separate interview with Direkt, which was provided to Eurogamer with the English translation, Lilja said: “We are now getting to the bottom of this and we are getting a concrete picture of the problem.”“The report is a first step for us to really address these issues and bridge the trust gap that exists. Everyone should feel safe at Paradox and thrive, that is our responsibility to ensure.”Lilja continues to address the report, saying that Gender Balance expected more severe cases and found fewer but discovered behaviour of “inappropriate/nasty jargon” that “affects women to a greater degree than men, which is completely unacceptable.