News Corporation takeover bid for BSkyB early July, despite public opposition to the deal, "Government says its ready to give clearance to deal. Jeremy Hunt gives opponents one final week to raise objections. However, he has provisionally agreed to proposals that will see Sky News be spun off as an independent company to allay fears the deal would give Mr Murdoch's News Corporation too much control of the media. After the consultation ends on July 8, Mr Hunt is expected to wave the merger through once and for all. He is keen to give final confirmation by July 19 when the summer parliamentary recess begins." Several
UK City of Culture Hull's status as the UK City of Culture attracted more than five million people, £220 million of investment and 800 new jobs. The third UK City of Culture, for 2021, will be Coventry. The result was announced by John Glen in Hull and broadcast live on "The One Show" on 7 December 2017. Chelmsford, Luton, Northampton, Southampton and Tees Valley have all expressed interest in bidding for UK City of Culture in 2025. UK City of Culture The UK City of Culture is a designation given to a city in the United Kingdom for a period of one year. The