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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/45fc/live/09e78340-5445-11f1-be9a-315565996c62.jpg”] Getty Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, employs about 1,800 people in Ireland It is understood about 350 jobs located in Ireland are under threat at Meta. The technology company told employees in a memo last month that it planned to cut 10% of its workforce – roughly 8,000 staff. It…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/c841/live/ca690be0-5443-11f1-be9a-315565996c62.jpg”] BBC Cameron Scott described Newcastle Airport’s charges as “a joke” Increased airport parking charges have been branded a “needless tax” by members of the public. On 6 May, Newcastle International Airport increased the cost of its express pick-up and drop-off zone from £5 to £6 and its 15-minute short stay service from…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/deed/live/c4e1aeb0-5444-11f1-8b8c-6d33e1d5abb6.jpg”] BBC Haircut reunited in early 2023 after 40 years Brit-funk band Haircut 100 are set to perform at Guilfest, three years after their reunion in early 2023. The music festival, formerly the Guildford Festival of Folk and Blues, is held annually in Stoke Park, Guildford, and is taking place on 4-5 July.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/707e/live/afa33700-5442-11f1-b682-cf91850925ea.jpg”] Anthony Pham/Getty Images Fans have complained about having their view blocked by the walkway Harry Styles’ world tour is set to review its staging following complaints from fans over obstructed views. After the Together, Together tour kicked off in Amsterdam for a run of 10 shows, some concertgoers have said they weren’t…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/f801/live/9dd87ec0-543f-11f1-be9a-315565996c62.jpg”] Sonica Pollok House will have audiovisual events across three floors and in the gardens Glasgow’s historic Pollok House will be taken over for an experimental arts festival event ahead of the building re-opening to the public. The Listening House at Pollok House will be the centrepiece of this year’s Sonica festival. The…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/b743/live/dbb3e9f0-543f-11f1-be9a-315565996c62.jpg”] Getty Images The freeze on fuel duty has been extended several times since 2022 The 5p cut on fuel duty will be extended to the end of the year, instead of being phased out in September, the government has said. The reduced tax rate for petrol and diesel was introduced by the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6204/live/b8c9e290-5463-11f1-89a3-d1f559421220.jpg”] Getty Images Channel 4’s CEO has said she is “deeply sorry” over the rape allegations from cast members on Married at First Sight UK, adding that the women’s distress was “clear”. An investigation by BBC Panorama heard from two women who said they were raped by their on-screen husbands, and a third…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/39da/live/15572780-5431-11f1-97ae-1b4b9bb4c9eb.jpg”] Getty Images Children as young as five are at risk of being contacted by strangers and pressured into spending money on Roblox, campaigners have claimed in a complaint to US regulators. Advocacy groups have asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the hugely popular gaming platform for alleged “unfair and deceptive”…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8399/live/4e507c90-543a-11f1-b682-cf91850925ea.jpg”] PA/Netflix Kylie has said she wants fans to understand she is “not invincible” after watching her new film Kylie Minogue has revealed she had a second cancer diagnosis in 2021, after having received successful treatment for breast cancer in 2005. In her self-titled new Netflix documentary – released on Wednesday – the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8c32/live/f49a1970-542c-11f1-89a3-d1f559421220.jpg”] Watch: Republican Massie defends rebelling against Trump after losing primary Another one bites the dust. The past few weeks had been billed as a retribution tour for Donald Trump, as he settles old scores with his critics within the Republican party. Call it what you will, but the evidence is now overwhelming…