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Sophie Okonedo is back where she belongs: centre stage. The only trouble is that as an actor, Okonedo is like a Ducati motorbike: built to eat the open road.

A former UK competition official has filed a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Apple on behalf of app developers, alleging its App Tracking Transparency rules unfairly disadvantaged third-party apps while favoring Apple's own advertising ecosystem. Engadget reports: ATT debuted in 2021, ostensibly to give users more control over how much of their activity app developers can track across other apps and websites. The company told Reuters it was "bound by the exact same requirements as all developers." However, regulators across Europe including in France, Italy and Poland have investigated ATT. Germany's competition regulator, the Federal Cartel Office, last month determined that Apple was favoring its own apps over those from external developers. It said the ATT pop-ups Apple used for its services "had the potential to encourage users to give their consent, whereas they had the potential to discourage consent for third-party apps." As such, the company agreed to make some changes to how ATT works in the European Union. That follows the French Competition Authority fining Apple $175 million at current rates over ATT last year.

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TAMARA PRENN IN NEW YORK: Long the envy of the Grand Slams for the late-night energy and glamour that only New York can provide, this year's event has been subject to complaints.

FIFA says legal applications made by UEFA to access documents related to FIFA's controversial private investor plan are part of a 'smear campaign' against the global governing body.

This was not, Mrs Badenoch said, the plot of 'a Tom Cruise movie'. It was 'real and it is happening now'.

Syed Imam, 30, told Scotland Yard officers 'it can't be me' and falsely accused security staff of lying after they saved the vulnerable female in an underpass.

Taskmaster's challenges are so tricksy, and demand such a combination of physical energy, lateral thinking and luck, that no one can be sure of winning every round.

The London-listed company, which runs 49 cinemas in the UK, said admissions totalled 2.6m in the six months to July 2 - up 20.5% on the same period last year.

Andy Burnham is convinced it is Brexit and Liz Truss which crushed Britain's growth. Now he is confronting his own 'moron premium'.

Nvidia's chief exec Jensen Huang said that the deal means Nvidia can use Hugging Face's 'open' model to help it to speed up advancement of AI.

Underwriters at Lloyd's of London provide cover for risks across the globe, from shipping and terrorism to fine art and racehorses.

Shopper numbers were 3.1% lower last month than in August last year following a 3.8% decline in July, according to the British Retail Consortium.

Microsoft is imposing monthly limits on Xbox Cloud Gaming starting in November, with Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and Essential subscribers getting 15, 10, and 5 hours respectively before they have to buy additional playtime. "Currently, Game Pass subscribers can stream without these monthly hour limits," notes IGN. From the report: The change means those who use cloud gaming most via Game Pass will end up having to pay more, although Microsoft said this impacts 4% of Game Pass subscribers. Also in November, Microsoft said players will be able to buy cloud playtime hours through the Xbox Store and 'stream eligible games they own on supported devices' without subscribing to Game Pass. In a blog post, Microsoft said it was making the changes because the cost of providing cloud gaming has grown as more people use it and play for longer. The monthly limits, Microsoft continued, will mean it can invest in reliability and performance. But it said it understood that for some players the practical result is a higher cost.

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Lindsay Clancy's lawyer Kevin Reddington angrily exclaimed that one juror was delaying the verdict delivery in her murder trial before the jury was excused.

Until recently, Bratenahl, Ohio, was known for multimillion-dollar mansions hidden among beautiful trees and the bucolic backdrop of Lake Erie. Now it's known for Taylor Swift.

John Swinney has refused to commit to stopping violent thugs who attack women being given bail or getting released early from jail.

A crew of journalists were investigating tactics adopted by the criminal gangs - who are rumoured to be preparing new 'mega-dinghies' earmarked for Britain's shores.

Samba vanished from her enclosure at Marwell Zoo, in Hampshire, on March 17 as she and another giant rodent were being moved in.

The conviction of buggery was not among the offences blocked from qualifying for early release, analysis has found.