ITV expects advertising revenue to hit record high following summer viewing frenzy November 10, 2021 ITV’s total advertising revenue for 2021 is expected to be the highest in studio’s history, as it reaps the rewards of hit summer shows like Love Island. Revenue from advertising alone jumped by a third in the nine months to the end of September 2021, with July up 68 per cent, August up 24 per [...]
University of Oxford urged to explain to Jewish students why it accepted £6m donation from Max Mosley November 10, 2021 University of Oxford’s decision to accept £6m from a trust set up by Max Mosley from the inheritance he received from his father, Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists, is facing scrutiny. The Education Secretary has said the university ought to explain to Jewish students why it accepted money from the [...]
Meghan: Just like Royal Family, I don’t do politics, I am merely a humanitarian November 10, 2021 Since there is a precedent in the royal family of “not having any involvement in politics”, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, said last night she is merely speaking as a ‘humanitarian’ when calling for paid leave. The former actress wrote to members of the United States Congress and Senate calling for paid leave for new [...]
Adam Boulton to leave Sky News after 33 years November 10, 2021 Legendary broadcaster Adam Boulton is to step away from Sky News after 33 years at the channel. He will step down as the channel’s editor at large and presenter on New Year’s Eve. Boulton was at Sky for its launch in 1989 and has become one of the faces of a channel which began as [...]
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala gets married at home in Birmingham November 10, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Malala got married at her family home in Birmingham. The Pakistani activist, who was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012 after angering them with her campaign for girls’ schooling, revealed on Twitter she had tied the knot with partner Asser Malik on Tuesday. Ms Yousafzai, 24, said [...]
He saw it coming: Prince Harry claims he warned Twitter CEO ahead of US Capitol riots November 10, 2021 Prince Harry claimed last night that he warned Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter that the micro-messaging platform was allowing a coup to be staged against the US a day before the January 6 riots. Asked if he has spoken to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg or Twitter CEO Dorsey, Harry said he warned the latter [...]
All eyes on the UK Supreme Court today as it will rule on £2bn lawsuit by 4m Brits against Google November 10, 2021 Should a billion-pound legal action against Google over claims it secretly tracked millions of iPhone users’ internet activity be allowed to go ahead? The UK’s highest court will give its verdict at 9.45am today. Former Which? director Richard Lloyd, supported by the campaign group Google You Owe Us, wants to bring a “representative action” against [...]
Telecoms watchdog set to protect some 700 of London’s iconic red phone boxes November 9, 2021 Ofcom is set to protect some 5,000 of the UK’s iconic telephone boxes from closure, which could extend to more than 700 in London. The telecoms regulator will ensure that payphones in locations not covered by all four mobile networks, located at an accident or suicide hotspot, has had more than 52 calls made from it over the last year and whether exceptional circumstances mean [...]
Europe’s biggest tabloid Bild forces staff to disclose romantic relationships November 9, 2021 The publisher of Germany’s most popular newspaper is to force employees to disclose their relationships in the newsroom, after its editor was ousted in a misconduct scandal.
What’s law got to do with it? Tina Turner sues uncanny tribute act November 9, 2021 Music legend Tina Turner, 81, sues a German tribute act for looking too much like her.
