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The BBC reports license fee payers fell 539K YoY to 23.3M in 2025-26, the biggest fall since 2020-21; license fee income rose £36M to £3.9B after the fee uplift (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/07/bbc-licence-fee-payers-plummet-c…

BBC License Fee Payers Plummet By Half A Million
The number of BBC licence fee payers fell by 539,000 last year as charter renewal negotiations enter a new stage, according to the annual report.

A win-win, animal crossings make roads safer for wildlife and people https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/a-win-win-animal-crossings-make-roads-safer-for-wildlife-and-people/

A win-win, animal crossings make roads safer for wildlife and people
Worldwide, roads act as both death traps and barriers for wildlife, fragmenting the landscapes animals need to survive. However, ecologists and engineers are working to “reconnect the wild” through the strategic construction of wildlife crossings. As Mongabay contributor Ben Goldfarb reports, structures, including underpasses and massive overpasses paired with roadside fencing, have proved highly effective […]

Ofcom reports that 26% of UK viewers in 2025 chose Netflix first for TV viewing, vs. 25% for the BBC; in 2024, 28% turned to the BBC first and 23% to Netflix (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/07/netflix-chosen-over-bbc-uk-audi…

Netflix Now First Port Of Call For UK Audiences Over BBC – Ofcom Media Nations
The Ofcom Media Nations report has found Netflix being chosen over the BBC in terms of what to watch by UK audiences

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Borussia Mönchengladbach: Die Hoffnung auf wiederkehrende goldene Zeiten stirbt zuletzt, seit Jahren schon
Tief im Unterbewusstsein der immer noch zahlreichen Gladbacher Sympathisanten aus ganz Deutschland ist weiter die Illusion verankert, es könnte wieder so werden wie im goldenen Zeitalter des fünfmaligen deutschen Meisters. „Sobald Borussia ein oder zwei Kontertore macht, denken viele Leute hier, hurra, wir sind wieder in den Siebzigern“, sagt ein Reporter, der den…
https://fohlenticker.wordpress.com/2010/09/22/borussia-monchengladbach-die-hoffnung-auf-wiederkehrende-goldene-zeiten-stirbt-zuletzt-seit-jahren-schon-2/