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RALLYING POINT
Nigel Farage continued to get one up on Ofcom, presenting his final GB News show of the year from Chelmsford, watched by a crowd of Reform supporters.

CLINK CLUNKER
Carole Malone enjoyed her frothing outrage on GB News during November's BBC scandal – but her own broadcasting standards have now been shown up.

ALL TALK
TalkTV issued a clear response after its regular guest Lucy White posted racist tweets – but it has continued to invite another far-right activist on the channel.

LAWFARE GAME
Mohamed Amersi dumped 23,851 documents on the BBC as part of the pre-trial disclosure process in his libel action, but the judge saw through that ruse.

VOLLEYS OF ABUSE
Sport's cosy relationship with gambling has been exposed by Caroline Garcia, who turned down £210,000 from a bookie to sponsor her tennis podcast.

SHIRT SHRIFT
Calls are growing for sports teams to be banned from advertising betting firms unlicensed in Britain – but the industry is lobbying hard to resist.

A-EYE
Plans to introduce ads to ChatGPT are gathering pace, with OpenAI staff reportedly discussed prioritising sponsored information.

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