Cardiff Met says job cuts needed to reduce university’s costs
Cardiff Metropolitan University has said it expects to make between 30 and 50 staff redundant, as it tries to cut costs. It is the latest Welsh institution to move to…
Bruce Springsteen to release seven ‘lost’, but complete, albums in June
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images The star said he’d been able to finish dozens of tracks that were sitting in his vault during the pandemic Bruce Springsteen is throwing…
Russia not on Trump’s tariff list
One country that did not feature on Donald Trump’s list of tariffs on US trade partners was Russia. US outlet Axios quoted White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt as saying…
Michael Palin leads tributes to Bafta-winning actor after his death aged 97
Bafta-winning actor Lee Montague, a star of both stage and screen, has died aged 97. Montague was perhaps best known for appearing in Bergerac as Henri Dupont in several episodes…
I played the £75 Mario Kart World on Switch 2
Tom Gerken Technology reporter BBC After months of speculation, Nintendo has confirmed the successor to its wildly popular Switch console will be released on 5 June, when it will cost…
Buyers circle and rumours swirl as TikTok sale deadline looms
Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Getty Images The list of would-be buyers for TikTok in the US – both rumoured and confirmed – has grown longer as the deadline for deciding…
British Steel could decide to shut Scunthorpe plant in days
Decisions taken within the next few days will determine whether British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant stays open, the BBC understands. The plant’s Chinese owner, Jingye, has cancelled two cargo shipments of…
How were Donald Trump’s tariffs calculated?
Ben Chu & Tom Edgington BBC Verify EPA US President Donald Trump has imposed a 10% tariff on goods from most countries being imported into the US, with even higher…
No drinks with sweeteners for younger children, UK parents told
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images Younger children should not be given any drinks containing artificial sweeteners, UK experts are now advising. The Scientific Advisory Committee on…
Tate Modern announces major gift from art dealers
Tate Modern has announced it has received a major gift from a couple of art collectors in the form of a painting by the US modern artist Joan Mitchell. It…