Hong Kong national security police arrest six in media outlet raid December 29, 2021 Hundreds of Hong Kong national security police arrested at least six current and former staff at the office of an online pro-democracy media outlet in the early hours of this morning. It forms part of the Beijing’s independent media crackdown, with Stand News its latest target for its alleged “conspiracy to publish seditious publications”. The [...]
No way (home): Latest Spider-Man instalment tops $1bn worldwide December 27, 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home has become the first film produced during the pandemic to have grossed more than $1bn worldwide. After beating the likes of No Time to Die and Chinese war film The Battle of Lake Changjin, No Way Home – which sees cameos from former Spider-mans Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield – has [...]
UK to hold platinum party of the century for the Queen this June: Bigger and bolder than Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897 December 26, 2021 Britain is planning one of its biggest celebrations ever as new government plans will allow pubs, clubs and bars to stay open into the early hours over next year’s bank holiday weekend to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Venues across England and Wales would be able to continue serving customers for an extra two hours [...]
Chris Martin announces the end of Coldplay: Band won’t make any more music together after 2025 December 24, 2021 Coldplay’s frontman has said his band will release their last record in 2025 and plan to “only tour” after that. During a special BBC Radio 2 Christmas show with presenter Jo Whiley, Chris Martin has said that Coldplay will not make any more music as a band after 2025. Martin made the announcement during the [...]
Ed Sheeran’s prototype Equals guitar fetches £52k in charity raffle in singer’s Suffolk hometown of Framlingham December 24, 2021 A charity raffle to help a school in Ed Sheeran’s hometown is making headlines this morning as the singer’s prototype Equals guitar raised £52,765. The 30-year-old pop star worked with Northern Ireland-based guitar-maker George Lowden to create a signature instrument to mark his “coming of age” album Equals. The Shivers hitmaker donated it to be [...]
Paddy Power and Betfair owner Flutter snaps up Italian gaming giant Sisal for cool £1.62bn December 23, 2021 Paddy Power and Betfair owner Flutter Entertainment has agreed a £1.62bn deal to buy Italian online gaming group Sisal. Flutter’s acquisition of Milan-based Sisal from buyout firm CVC Capital Partners will add to its existing presence in Italy through PokerStars and Betfair, giving it a combined online market share of 20 per cent. Sisal employs [...]
Omicron: Risk of hospitalisation two-thirds lower, Scotland study suggests December 22, 2021 Early data from Scotland suggests Omicron is less likely to result in hospitalisations compared to Delta , says the University of Edinburgh.
Channel 5 News says sorry for announcing Celebrity MasterChef before the show was aired December 22, 2021 Channe5 News has apologised for revealing the winner of Celebrity MasterChef before the programme had been broadcast.
HarperCollins settles with Russia’s Abramovich over ‘Putin’s People’ book December 22, 2021 HarperCollins settled a libel dispute with Russian businessman Roman Abramovich over a book about President Vladimir Putin by agreeing to amend certain passages relating to the reasons for buying Chelsea football club.
JK Rowling’s first national newspaper interview up for auction December 22, 2021 The first ever national newspaper interview with JK Rowling is up for auction, recalling her 'rags to riches' journey in 1997.
