‘The time is now to stop Reform’
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‘The time is now to stop Reform’

One party has held court over Welsh politics for more than a century. Welsh Labour MPs have been the largest group sent to Westminster in every general election since 1922 - and the party has been in government in the country for more than a quarter of a century. But if the polls are accurate, Labour's long-standing grip on politics in Wales is fading. Politics latest - follow live Plaid Cymru and Reform UK are running almost neck and neck, while Labour trails significantly. A recent YouGov poll put Plaid Cymru on 30%, Reform UK on 29% and Labour at 14%. Plaid Cymru, heading into its conference this weekend, can sense the mood for change in Wales - and intends to show it is ready for government. ...
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Broadcasters bungled free antenna TV. Now they want a bailout?
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Broadcasters bungled free antenna TV. Now they want a bailout?

Skip to content Image: Jared Newman/FoundryFor a case study in how a once-promising technology turned toxic, look no further than ATSC 3.0. Also known as NextGen TV, the new broadcast standard promised to revolutionize free over-the-air TV with features like 4K HDR video, time-shifting, on-demand viewing, and interactive programming. For cord-cutters who get free local channels with an antenna, this was a genuinely exciting technology when it began rolling out way back in 2019. Six years later, that excitement has evaporated thanks to restrictive digital rights management (DRM) and high adoption costs. While the broadcast TV industry has failed to make ATSC 3.0 stick, they’ve succeeded in getting tech enthusiasts, consumer advocates, and even some individual broadcasters to fear and despise it. Now, broadcasters are hoping for a bailout from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which announced this week...
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Kebbi Gov Orders Recall Of Suspended College Of Health Sciences Students
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Kebbi Gov Orders Recall Of Suspended College Of Health Sciences Students

<div> <figure> <img width="650" height="350" alt loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-old-src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvgxmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'viewBox='00650350'%3E%3C/svg%3E" srcset="https://www.channelstv.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Nasir-Idris.jpg 650w, https://www.channelstv.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Nasir-Idris-300x162.jpg 300w" src="https://www.channelstv.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Nasir-Idris.jpg"> <figcaption>Governor Nasir Idris</figcaption> </figure> <div> <strong>Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has directed the recall of students of the College of Health Sciences and Technology, Jega, who were suspended following the 2024 student riot that led to the closure...
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With News Of A Deal, Humanitarians Stand Ready To Surge Aid Into Gaza
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With News Of A Deal, Humanitarians Stand Ready To Surge Aid Into Gaza

As much of the world cautiously celebrates Wednesday’s announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire deal, humanitarians who spent the last two years fighting to get lifesaving assistance to Palestinians say they are on standby to immediately surge aid into the war-torn enclave and prevent further deaths. As part of the tentative agreement, Hamas intends to soon release all living hostages in exchange for thousands of Palestinians in Israeli captivity. The Israeli military will begin withdrawing from the majority of Gaza, most of which has been reduced to rubble. “This is a chance for people who have been forced into the most depraved of conditions and circumstances to stabilize, grieve and reconnect with their communities,” Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna said, adding that the aid group has enough humanitarian...
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