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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/c435/live/63c69cf0-38db-11f1-be66-05092c7a229b.jpg”] Rafael Pavarotti Confessions II will be Madonna’s first new album since 2019’s Madame X Madonna has officially announced that her next album will be a sequel to 2005’s Confessions On A Dancefloor, the club-focused record that produced hits like Sorry and the Abba-sampling Hung Up. The star has been teasing the plan…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a128/live/ee5bcf20-38e0-11f1-873f-c76196ac5460.jpg”] Reuters The BBC has announced it will cut between 1,800 and 2,000 jobs – or almost one in 10 – in an attempt to tackle “significant financial pressures”. The broadcaster needs to make £500m savings over the next two years, and interim director general Rhodri Talfan Davies did not rule out axing…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/2448/live/6d5c6c90-38d1-11f1-897a-bdd15f22bdb0.jpg”] Reuters Snap is the latest tech company to cut jobs, citing the growing ability of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The Snapchat owner has axed about 1,000 employees – 16% of staff – and withdrawn hundreds of open job roles, according to a financial disclosure. Evan Spiegel, Snap’s co-founder and CEO, told employees…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6706/live/cd50e6c0-1c62-11f1-b8c2-59d98cecc063.jpg”] Getty Images Jessie Ware will play her first arena tour after releasing her new album Superbloom Straddling a bookies’ tip to be the next James Bond like a bucking bronco is certainly one way to grab people’s attention. And that’s exactly what Jessie Ware did last month in the music video for…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/227c/live/dedb5e60-38c4-11f1-930d-fbf2959e80bc.jpg”] Katy Lambert/BBC The concert will take place at Leeds City Museum on Wednesday Songs by composers and poets matched “speed-dating” style will be performed in Leeds later. The Leeds Songbook concert will celebrate the city’s unsung heroes, organisers said – with the hope many of those featured will attend the performance. Part…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/19e1/live/28fbfd90-38c2-11f1-8606-05fe34b06e1b.jpg”] ‘I might not be here’ – Stokes on facial injury Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ben Stokes is expected to play two matches for Durham before England’s first Test of the summer and could also feature for England Lions ByMatthew Henry BBC Sport Journalist Published 54 minutes ago 36 Comments England captain…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/813b/live/bf20c3d0-38ce-11f1-879d-1b2f5c3919b8.jpg”] Marco Bello / Reuters Venezuela’s central bank has been under sanctions for years (file photo) The US has eased sanctions imposed on Venezuela’s central bank in the latest sign of improving relations between the Trump administration and the interim Venezuelan government led by Delcy Rodríguez. The move comes just over three months…

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