Report finds the justice system in England and Wales is failing to meet people's needs

The justice system in England and Wales is failing to meet people's needs, with cuts to legal aid forming part of a wider pattern of declining investment and support, warns a new UCL–led report. The findings present a stark picture of a system under strain, with austerity and sustained underfunding having far-reaching consequences.

‘Little House on the Prairie’ Showrunner on the Spirit of the Netflix Adaptation and Its Parallels With ‘The Boys’: “America Is a Myth-Maker”

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Some stories refuse to stay on the page. The Hollywood Reporter’s Beyond the Book column explores what happens when books make the leap to screen and beyond — unpacking what changed, how it was done and why it matters with the creatives who made it. 

PPC / SEM Tips for Franchises: A Guide for Google Ads

Key Takeaways

• Franchise PPC campaigns must balance brand consistency with local customization to maximize ROI.
• Geo-targeting improves conversion rates by refining ad reach at the city, state, or neighborhood level, reducing wasted spend.
• A strong keyword strategy combines branded terms for brand protection and non-branded terms for customer acquisition.
• Budgeting and bidding strategies impact cost efficiency, whether corporate manages the budget, franchisees control their own spend, or both share responsibility.
• Tracking key metrics like click-through rate (CTR), conversion rates, and return on ad spend (ROAS) helps refine campaigns and increase returns.
• AI-powered campaign types like Performance Max and AI Max for Search now drive franchise PPC performance, including placement inside AI Overviews, so campaign structure and ad copy quality matter more than ever.

If you’re running a franchise, keeping your brand consistent while still letting each location shine is the lifeblood of your business. That’s where franchise pay-per-click (PPC) advertising can help.

Rockstar have stayed mum on GTA 6 multiplayer, but they might be hedging their bets with a new GTA Online heist that boasts a "unique new level of replayability"

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Multiplayer crime sandbox and massive money sink GTA Online is getting its first new heist mission in a little while next week, with balaclavas set to be donned on July 14th. The target of this shady op's is the art gallery dubbed the Kortz Center, which you might remember as the setting for that one Merryweather-battling mission with Michael and Trevor in GTA 5's main story.

Trump Says Iran Peace Talks Will Continue Despite Latest Strikes—Repeats Ceasefire Is ‘Over’

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The U.S. and Iran will continue peace talks even as the two sides have escalated strikes against each other this week, President Donald Trump said Friday, signaling a willingness to negotiate as both countries have struggled to find meaningful progress since a “memorandum of understanding” was signed last month.

After ‘Tokenmaxxing’, Token Spend Has Become The New Metric To Watch

As Tokenmaxxing is on its way out, companies are becoming more cautious over token spend.

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Token consumption is under fire once again. Just last week, Palantir CEO Alex Karp made headlines for calling out the token consumption model of Anthropic and OpenAI during an interview with CNBC.

Amazon UK Just Opened Invite-Only Lottery Requests for Elusive Pokémon TCG ETBs and Booster Bundles, Giving Fans a Rare Chance to Secure Them at RRP

Some wild invites have just appeared on Amazon UK for some highly sought-after Pokémon TCG goodies. You can sign up to buy Chaos Rising and Phantasmal Flames Elite Trainer Boxes, as well as the glimmering Scarlet & Violet—Prismatic Evolutions Booster Bundle.

SK Hynix Surges 17% In Record-Setting U.S. Debut: Here’s What Regular Investors Should Know

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South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix surged in its Nasdaq debut on Friday, after completing the largest U.S. share sale ever by a foreign company and becoming the third-largest debut on record following SpaceX’s record-setting listing last month.

Council Post: AI Agents: Secure Like Software, Manage Like Employees And Budget Like Human CapEx

Priya Sawant leads ASAPP’s engineering team, delivering enterprise AI at scale.

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​Imagine a CTO walks into a weekly ops review and finds three different teams have deployed AI agents. One was purchased through IT and rolled out across engineering to automate pull request reviews, but no one has defined standards or operating practices. Another is running as a product pilot, funded by engineering but still waiting on IT to establish access controls. A third has been operating under a corporate card with little visibility.

Asus ZenBook A16 review

The Snapdragon X2 is clearly a really good CPU, but until someone can staple a better GPU to it, or slide it into a handheld where it could really shine, it only makes a mediocre gaming laptop.