Universal Music Group (UMG) has warned that it will pull its songs from TikTok, after a breakdown in talks with the social media platform over issues including the compensation of artists and songwriters. In an open letter, Universal accused TikTok of “trying to build a music-based business, without paying fair …

Russian anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin has said he had collected and submitted 105,000 signatures of support to the Central Election Commission (CEC) to back his bid to challenge Vladimir Putin in the upcoming presidential election. The CEC must evaluate the signatures for authenticity, after which it will decide whether or …

Nicola Sturgeon has arrived at the UK Covid-19 inquiry ahead of giving evidence amid ongoing scrutiny around the deletion of WhatsApp messages. Scotland’s former first minister will give evidence for a full day as the inquiry holds hearings in Edinburgh. Several figures in Ms Sturgeon’s government have already faced questions …

Nicola Sturgeon has arrived at the UK Covid-19 inquiry ahead of giving evidence amid ongoing scrutiny around the deletion of WhatsApp messages. Scotland’s former first minister will give evidence for a full day as the inquiry holds hearings in Edinburgh. Several figures in Ms Sturgeon’s government have already faced questions …

From today, PAYE taxpayers can submit claims for Mortgage Interest Relief for 2023 through Revenue’s myAccount service. In Budget 2024, Minister for Finance Michael McGrath announced a temporary one-year Mortgage Interest Tax Relief scheme up to a value of €1,250. The tax relief is at the standard rate of income …

Dog owners in England and Wales have just hours left to apply for certificates of exemption if they wish to keep their XL bully pets before a ban on the breed comes into force. From 1 February, it will be a criminal offence to own an XL bully dog in …

At least two civilians have died in the latest exchange of overnight aerial attacks between Russia and Ukraine, officials on both sides have said. In recent months, Ukraine has upped drone attacks against Russian territory, mainly targeting border regions, but also the capital Moscow and the northern city of Saint …

Coverage of today’s developments in Northern Ireland as details of the deal between the British government and the DUP, which the party says forms the basis for its decision to return to power-sharing, are due to be published. Source link

Details of the deal between the British government and the DUP that the party says forms the basis for its decision to return to power-sharing will be published today. The DUP claims to have secured significant changes in post-Brexit trade arrangements, which it had argued weakened Northern Ireland’s constitutional and …

Adele has confirmed she will perform in Europe later this year. The British superstar will take to the stage in a bespoke open-air arena in Munich, Germany, for four nights in August. She wrote on Instagram: “So a few months ago I got a call about a summer run of …