Almost three quarters (74%) of workers in UK film and TV have considered leaving due to financial pressure over the past year. The boss of the Film & TV Charity, which authored the Money Matters report, said the industry faces “serious risk” without “meaningful, co-ordinated action.” The report painted a picture of an industry struggling … Read more
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EXCLUSIVE: The 28th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival in Greece has announced films that will contend in two major competitive categories: The Newcomers and >>Film Forward Competition sections. Both competitions come with significant prize money. The Newcomers Competition offers two prizes: the Golden Alexander “Dimitri Eipides” and the Silver Alexander Award. Fourteen films of over 50 … Read more
At the very moment India’s Adani Group was accused in 2023 of manipulating its public valuation to extreme highs, two of the conglomerate’s close associates secretly held billions of dollars’ worth of shares in its listed companies, bank documents indicate. A memo to executives at Italy’s largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, sets out the conclusions of … Read more
Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings is moving to deepen its presence in the crypto sector, announcing plans to take a controlling position in Singapore-based exchange Coinhako. In a Friday announcement, the Tokyo-listed firm said its wholly owned subsidiary, SBI Ventures Asset, has signed a letter of intent with Coinhako’s parent company, Holdbuild, to inject capital … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK wage growth slowed at the end of 2025 as the jobless rate increased to 5.2 per cent, in the latest sign that the labour market was cooling. Annual growth in average weekly wages, excluding … Read more
At the top of his show tonight, Stephen Colbert introduced the Late Show band, announced guest Jennifer Garner and then asked the audience, “You know who is not one of my guests tonight?” The CBS host the answered his own question. “That’s Texas state representative James Talarico. He was supposed to be here, but we … Read more
A global survey commissioned by BVNK and conducted by YouGov found that 39% of crypto users and prospective users across 15 countries receive income in stablecoins, while 27% use them for everyday payments, citing lower fees and faster cross-border transfers as key drivers. The survey of 4,658 respondents, conducted online in September and October 2025 … Read more
Halt to programme that had used Deloitte and IBM as contractors draws criticism from experts
The sheriff of Pima County, AZ said that family members of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie, are not suspects in her disappearance. Sheriff Chris Nanos said in a statement on Monday, “To be clear…the Guthrie family — to include all siblings and spouses — has been cleared as possible suspects in … Read more