Microsoft says blocked Activision Blizzard deal is company’s “darkest day” in Britain

Instagram Story on Sunday, Saint — one of Kardashian’s four kids whom she shares with ex-husband Kanye West — told the Skims founder that she was “nothing” to him before claiming that she actually meant “the world” to him. “Mom, I’m very grateful for you. I know I’m mean to you a lot and say you’re nothing to me, but you mean the world to me.

Nicole Williams is looking back on her iconic Sports Illustrated photoshoot.

The EU’s antitrust regulator has gone against the grain of its U.S. and UK counterparts by waving through Microsoft’s proposed $69B takeover of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard.

Eurovision Song Contest.The finale is set to take place tomorrow (May 13), following the closing of the two semi-final rounds which occurred on Tuesday (May 9) and Thursday (May 11).This year’s instalment will take place in the UK city of Liverpool, which is hosting the ceremony on behalf of last year’s winners, Ukraine, due to the country’s ongoing war with Russia. Despite this, however, it has been revealed that the Ukrainian president will not be granted permission to address the public at tomorrow night’s final.As per reports, this lack of airtime is because the organising committee of the annual song contest wish to retain the programme’s non-political basis, and “strict rules” prohibit such statements from being made using Eurovision as the platform.“The Eurovision Song Contest is an international entertainment show and governed by strict rules and principles which have been established since its creation,” read a statement from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the organisers behind Eurovision (via the Independent).It continues: “As part of these, one of the cornerstones of the contest is the non-political nature of the event.

Stacey Solomon has answered some more burning questions from her fans on social media, as she spoke of how "incredibly lucky" she is to be a mum-of-five and gushed over being able to spend quality time with her family at Pickle Cottage during her maternity leave.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director By the time Cillian Murphy brought war veteran and gangster Tommy Shelby to life on “Peaky Blinders,” he had already starred in at least one horror classic (“28 Days Later”), a Cannes winner (“The Wind That Shakes the Barley”) and four Christopher Nolan blockbusters (including key supporting roles in “Batman Begins” and “Inception”). And yet, it was Shelby and the British gangster drama that ran for 6 seasons and 36 episodes that turned Murphy into an international star, the kind that gets recognized everywhere he goes. During a recent interview with Rolling Stone U.K., Murphy lamented over the explosive fame that “Peaky Blinders” ignited. The actor said such fame “can ruin experiences, because it fetishizes everything: you can be walking down the street and someone takes a picture like this is a fucking event. It kind of destroys nuance and human behavior, but that’s part and parcel of it. Fame evaporates with regularity.”

The Prime Minister “ought to” give up their involvement with the hiring of the BBC Chairman in the future following the Richard Sharp scandal, according to former Director General Tony Hall.

The BBC’s content chief has warned that employees face a moment of “great jeopardy” as the British broadcaster wrestles with funding pressures and fierce competition from U.S. streamers.

A mum whose son was killed in a machete attack said the government's failures mean they have 'blood on their hands'. Heartbroken Kelly Brown, 47, was speaking as new figures show the deadly blades are being used in a crime every hour.

Good Morning Britain debated if Robert De Niro was too old to be a dad after the actor announced he had welcomed his seventh child at 79 years old. The actor, who will hit the milestone of 80 in the next few months, revealed in a recent interview with ET Canada that he was no longer a father of six, as he has just welcomed his seventh child. De Niro’s exciting baby news has sparked a controversial topic of conversation which was discussed on Good Morning Britain by Susanna Reid and her co-host Ed Balls, along with father-of-four Tru Powell, and founder of the Geriatric Mum blog, Lucy Baker.Tru said that he isn’t calling for a ban, but he does think that “60, 64 or 65 should be the end time to have a kid.” He said: "You may not be around for some of those major milestones, graduations, weddings, even becoming a grandfather from that child.

Naman Ramachandran English Football [soccer] League (EFL) clubs have unanimously approved a record domestic rights deal with broadcaster Sky Sports worth £935 million ($1.1 billion) over a five-year period. More than 1,000 matches will be broadcast each season – a record number of games for any club soccer agreement. Running from the 2024-25 season to the 2028-29 season, the arrangement will be made up of guaranteed payments of £895 million and £40 million in marketing benefits. The new deal represents a 50% increase on the value of the current rights agreement. A total of 1,059 EFL games will be broadcast exclusively across existing Sky Sports channels or live via a Sky Sports streaming destination available on TV and mobile devices. Each season, Sky Sports will broadcast a minimum of: 328 Sky Bet Championship matches; 248 Sky Bet League One matches; 248 Sky Bet League Two matches; all 15 Play-Off matches; all 93 Carabao Cup matches; and all 127 EFL Trophy matches.

WWE CEO Nick Khan said Wednesday the company isn’t imapcted by the WGA strike that started yesterday.

Delays are expected this morning after a car burst onto flames on a major UK motorway.

With more bank holidays happening this May than ever, the whole of the UK is busy making plans to enjoy the celebrations, including the much anticipated Coronation of King Charles III. And with so many events happening, plenty of people will be picking out the perfect outfits for each occasion.

President Joe Biden officially announced Tuesday that he is running for reelection in 2024, and Seth Meyers is really dreading the potential rematch between the current Head of State and the former, twice-impeached-and-now-indicted one, Donald Trump.Meyers led his monologue with the news of Biden’s announcement, joking that choosing between the two men again is basically just choosing between two awful menu items at a subpar restaurant.“Can you imagine if it’s Biden versus Trump again? That’s like going into a diner and the only things on the menu are two-day-old egg salad and Donald Trump,” the “Late Night” host joked. “I guess I’ll take my chances with the egg salad!”Meyers then turned his attention to Biden’s apparent new slogan.

$68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard after publishing its final findings on Wednesday.The regulator, which initially launched an in-depth review of the deal in September, provisionally determined in February that the merger could make the tech giant even stronger in cloud gaming, stifling market competition. In its final decision, the CMA determined that Microsoft would “find it commercially beneficial to make Activision’s games exclusive to its own cloud gaming service” and that the deal would “reinforce Microsoft’s advantage in the market by giving it control over important gaming content such as Call of Duty, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft.”“Given its already strong position, even a moderate increment to Microsoft’s strength may be expected to substantially reduce competition in this developing market, to the detriment of current and future cloud gaming users,” the CMA said.

Microsoft’s $68.7BN deal for games giant Activision Blizzard has been blocked by regulators in the UK.

AJ McLean is committed to becoming the best version of himself amid separation from his wife Rochelle DeAnna McLean.

Kate Garraway has shared a new 'special' update on ill-stricken husband Derek Draper with a heart-warming photo over the weekend. Taking to her Instagram account, the Good Morning Britain presenter posted a picture of Derek out of hospital and in the garden for a spot of gardening with the family. It comes after the TV host last week revealed the former political advisor - who became the longest suffering Covid patient in the UK, after spending 13 months in hospital - was back again in hospital for some treatment.

Activision Blizzard have accused the company of losing workers and “creating crisis maps” of what it can release, due to issues with the company’s remote working policy.In a series of tweets posted yesterday, World Of Warcraft game producer Adam ‘Glaxigrav’ claimed he has lost “yet another” employee this week.“Blizzard is losing amazing talent because someone in power doesn’t listen to the game directors who make his products,” wrote Adam, who said Blizzard can’t “make better Dragonflights […] If we get rid of everyone who made it”.“‘Some talent’ is undermining the point,” he continued. “We are creating crisis maps of what we can or cannot ship.