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Roku had a busy Tuesday leading up to its annual NewFronts presentation for advertisers, announcing an Olympics team-up with NBCUniversal as well as measurement and ad pacts with iSpot and The Trade Desk.

People who failed to file their tax returns by the January 31 deadline are set to face big penalties from tomorrow, May 1, if they are still to pay HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) their due.

Russian oil could flood into Scotland if the Grangemouth refinery closes, it has been claimed.

Alejandro Garnacho's brother Roberto, has ripped into Liverpool forward Conor Gakpo on social media.

Michael Nordine If you’ve been wondering when a heist movie would wed traditional bank-robbing sequences with the current fixation on cryptocurrency, “Cash Out” is here to answer that question. And yet little about this John Travolta vehicle feels new or even timely, as the would-be thriller directed by Ives trades exclusively in shopworn tropes that by now are de rigueur for the genre.

Employees at the Office for National Statistics, including those at its offices in Manchester, are refusing to comply with an instruction to spend two days a week in offices, it's been announced by a union.

The annual NFL Draft usually spawns weeks of rumors, speculation, and mock drafts that move players up and down. But all of that is just guesswork, and at this year’s first-round parsing of the college ranks in Detroit, the chalk held up for the first four picks.

A crime gang responsible for the biggest gun running plot ever countered by UK law enforcement operated its main stash house from a plush Ancoats residential development. A property in the Cotton Field Wharf plot at Ancoats Marina was rented out to store guns, ammunition, drugs and ‘vast’ amounts of cash.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Ari Emanuel, in his capacity as CEO of TKO Group Holdings — the parent company of UFC and WWE — had a compensation package last year that hit nearly $65 million. TKO granted Emanuel, who also is CEO of Endeavor, a base salary of $911,538, plus a $24 million cash bonus and stock awards worth $40 million in 2023, per a regulatory filing by TKO. All told, the exec’s pay package totaled $64.91 million.

Ari Emanuel, CEO of TKO Group as well as the soon-to-be-private Endeavor, saw a pay package valued at $64.9 million in 2023 as CE0 of TKO Group, the home of WWE and UFC. TKO is a relatively new company that started trading on the New York Stock Exchange last September.

A takeaway owner who hid illegal vapes in pizza boxes and flogged one to a 13-year-old boy told him: "Bring your mates, they are the cheapest around."

. The Challengers actor was photographed in New York City on April 23 in two springy green outfits giving two very different vibes.Ahead of her Good Morning America appearance, Zendaya arrived looking like she'd just walked off the Mad Men set in a retro-style sundress. The spaghetti-strap dress has a yellow and green floral pattern and a visible tulle petticoat under the circle skirt to give it an extra heaping of midcentury chic oomph.

Profits at the UK's largest mortgage lender, Lloyds Banking Group, have fallen by over a quarter in recent months as interest rates peak and the competition intensifies in the mortgage and savings market. However, despite the tough trading conditions, the bank maintains that its customers are "resilient" and has improved its predictions for certain sectors of the economy this year.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent “Barren Land,” from Spain’s Albert Pintó, director of Netflix global blockbusters “Money Heist,” “Berlin” and “Nowhere,” have been snapped up by Spain’s Film Factory Entertainment. From an original idea by producer Alvaro Ariza, “Barren Land” (“Tierra de Nadie”) is penned by Fernando Navarro, one of Spain’s go-to screenwriters whose credits include Netflix hits “Below Zero” and “Veronica.” Film Factory will launch world sales on “Barren Land,” as it builds a powerful slate of upscale commercial packages.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday issued a final rule banning noncompete clauses in employment contracts in the U.S. But experts in the field said the FTC‘s move will definitely be challenged in court. Under the FTC’s new rule, if it goes into effect, existing noncompete agreements for the “vast majority” of workers will no longer be enforceable.

WNBA’s Kelsey Plum and New York Giants tight end Darren Waller are divorcing.

Schools across Scotland could be shut by a wave of strike action as a trade union today escalated a dispute over pay for council workers.

Lana Del Rey LUVS Camila Cabello’s new song… Enough to perform it with her at Coachella!

A popular bar in the Northern Quarter has closed down without warning after signs were put up outside the venue informing customers it has ‘ceased trading’.

People looking to take advantage of the new Independent Savings Account (ISA) rules that give greater freedom to savers will struggle to find any major bank following them, as no high street banks are currently offering partial transfers or multiple accounts to their customers.

The 2024 NFL Draft is one week from today, and with so many new football fans out there (thanks to Taylor Swift!) – we’re bringing you the draft order.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Netflix will no longer report subscriber numbers — which has been a key metric for streaming services for years — beginning with the first quarter of 2025. The company made the announcement in releasing its first-quarter 2024 earnings Thursday. Netflix handily topped expectations for subscribers net adds, gaining 9.33 million in the period, to reach nearly 270 million globally.

A police officer climbed over a counter to detain a shop worker who ignored requests to stop hiding bags full of illicit tobacco, licensing papers state. A hearing is set to consider an application tomorrow, (Friday) for Beytoushi Market, Bury New Road, Prestwich to sell alcohol until midnight Sunday to Thursday and 2am on Fridays and Saturdays.

Verdens Gang (VG), the iconic record store and venue space caught fire on April 9 and the surrounding apartments in the area were also evacuated due to the amount of smoke the fire caused. The cause of the fire is as yet unknown; police received a report of a fire by a witness who saw flames in the basement of the property.

Police investigating a drugs gang have seized cannabis, cocaine and £20,000 during a series of raids. Tactical Aid Unit cops smashed down doors at homes and 'stash houses' across Rochdale and Lancashire this morning.

Scotland’s most senior trade unionist has said it is “dangerous” for pro-UK parties to block all routes to independence.

official website, the organisers explained that “Challenging trading conditions coupled with significantly increasing costs in a very challenging economic climate has made it impossible to deliver the event to the standard our customers have become accustomed to.”They continued: “This is not a decision we have taken lightly and the whole team is devastated by this after all their hard work over the past 12 years since the festival’s inception.“It saddens us even further that unfortunately this situation does not only apply to us with a significant number of festivals like ours in the UK and internationally already cancelling or postponing their events for the same reasons.”The ended by saying “For us it’s important to prioritize the wellbeing and the long-term sustainability of the festival and by regrouping in this way we can deliver on our commitment to further high-quality experiences in the future.”Refunds will be available for ticketholders as well as the option to have tickets will roll over to the 2025 event. Plans for next year’s festival will be announced in the summer.Pennfest is the most recent festival to cancel in the UK, joining the likes of Barn On The Farm, Nottingham’s annual Splendour festival and more.Last month, it was revealed that 21 UK festivals have now been cancelled, postponed or scrapped – with 100 at permanent risk without action.“Without intervention, it’s expected that the UK could see over 100 festivals disappear in 2024 due to rising costs.

Hundreds of employees at a Scots nuclear power station are set to go on strike amid a row over pay.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the operator of the Truth Social social network positioned as a “safe harbor for free expression amid increasingly harsh censorship by Big Tech corporations,” were down more than 14% in trading Monday morning. That came after TMTG disclosed that it was issuing up to 21.49 million new shares of common stock, which would dilute the value of existing shareholders. The continued sell-off of TMTG stock comes after the company as of April 12 had lost about half of its value since it began trading March 26 following its merger with special purpose acquisition company Digital World Acquisition Corp.

Anas Sarwar has promised a Labour government "will deliver the greatest transfer of wealth and power into the hands of working people”