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SUMMERY EXECUTION
A tricky summer ahead for BBC staff (and new director-general Matt Brittin) following the announcement of up to 2,000 job cuts.

HEAD OF MEWS
While BBC staff were fretting about the massive job cuts, head of "news content" Richard Burgess cheerily sent them a note about a new feline friend.

INFLUENCER EPIDEMIC
Media journalists covering the 2026 ITV Showcase at the Design Museum had to jostle with selfie-seeking online content creators to get close to the stars.

A-EYE
Anthropic's new Mythos AI model has dangerous capabilities – yet some unauthorised users were able to gain access to it via an "educated guess".

DISGRACELAND
Creditors and ticket holders who bought into the dream of London's Elvis Evolution experience have been left feeling blue.

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Sun stroke
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God's will
Trump's mission to win back the Christian right

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