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WATCHDOG WATCHED
Police in Northern Ireland carried out two days of surveillance on an official from the policing watchdog, it has been revealed.

GET-RID-QUICK SCHEME
The BBC announced a net loss of 130 jobs in news and programming last week with the respected in-depth interview show HARDtalk among the casualties.

THE REST IS WAR
Things could be awkward when Alastair Campbell shares a stage with fellow Goalhanger podcast presenters on the night of the US presidential election.

POP EYE
Pink Floyd have sold their recorded music, name and likeness to Sony Music for rather less than the figure mooted during negotiations.

ANTI-SOCIAL MEDIA
Users posting political content on Facebook, Instagram or Threads are seeing their posts' visibility fall by 40-60 percent, including mere exhortations to vote.