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FESTIVE OR RESTIVE
The BBC's press team appeared exhausted at its festive season launch, with the inevitable questions over the loss of the director-general and BBC News CEO.

DIGITAL NATIVISTS
GB News has been taking advantage of the unregulated internet by using its "GB News Originals" brand to broadcast openly racist material.

BLACK AND WHITE TV
TalkTV called regular contributor Lucy White's recent racist comments "reprehensible" – but can it really have been surprised by White's bigotry?

FREEBIE JEEBIES
Despite uproar over the Riyadh Comedy Festival, event and ticketing specialist Live Nation is pushing hard to work with brands on events in Saudi Arabia.

OUT OF ARM'S WAY
Arsenal FC have at last ended their "Visit Rwanda" shirt sleeve sponsorship, condemned as sportswashing by opponents of the country's regime.

GROK OF SHIT
AI tool Grok continues to demonstrate a slavish devotion to its creator, saying it would kill off half the world's population to save Elon Musk.

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Early complaint over Christmas repeats... TV highlights: I'm a Cricketer, Get Me Out for a Duck!... Is Farage still funny? asks Alf Garnett... Chaos as Your Party tries to organise Christmas party... Scrooge reacts to budget... Politicians stunned that politicians lie to the public... Sleepy Don denies napping... Nursery Times: Oz says no to social media... What are the Dimblebys for?... Civilisations Rise and Fall: Egypt (BBC2), as described by Craig Brown

Burning ears
Why Drax's management are revolting

Rich pitch
Reform UK has found a route to generous donations

Tommy knockers
The Mail on Sunday's hold on Thomas Markle

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