Flutter makes Amy Howe new boss of FanDuel with US spinoff still on the cards October 4, 2021 Betting group Flutter Entertainment said this morning it has appointed Amy Howe as the new chief of its FanDuel arm as the company continues to consider spinning off the US business. Howe joined sportsbook and fantasy sport business FanDuel as president in February before becoming its interim chief executive in July. Her appointment comes after [...]
Pressure mounts on Facebook and Nick Clegg as whistleblower does not hold back October 4, 2021 Facebook and its vice president of policy and public affairs, Nick Clegg, are increasingly under pressure as a whistleblower has come forward, making a range of damaging claims. Firstly, Facebook prematurely turned off safeguards designed to thwart misinformation after Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in last year’s elections in a moneymaking move, the whistleblower claims. [...]
Newspaper tycoon Lord Rothermere has until 28 October to make £800m Daily Mail offer September 30, 2021 Since negotiations are taking longer than expected, newspaper tycoon Lord Rothermere has been granted a one-month extension to make an offer for the group behind the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and Metro newspapers. A previous deadline was set for today but negotiations with the pension trustees at the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) [...]
Jordan: Katie Price to face sentencing in December as she checks in at Priory for rehab September 29, 2021 Katie Price has been told that her sentencing has been deferred until December 15 to allow her to have treatment at the Priory Centre and speak to the probation service. Chair of the bench Julie Hutton told her she was free to go but warned her against driving in the interim. Earlier this afternoon, Katie [...]
Schoolboy recording with The Beatles’ John Lennon and Yoko Ono fetches $75k at Danish auction September 29, 2021 A never-released-before cassette tape with an interview of John Lennon and Yoko Ono was sold at auction at Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers last night. The recording was made during the couple’s winter visit to Thy in Northern Jutland in 1970. On the 33-minute recording, a conversation between the famous couple and four 16-year-old Danish schoolboys can [...]
007 verdict is in: No Time To Die is spectacular final outing for Daniel Craig’s James Bond September 29, 2021 The critics widely agree this morning that the pandemic-delayed film was well worth the wait, while Daniel Craig has described the final cinematic journey of his James Bond as “spectacular”. The blockbuster’s stars including Craig, Lea Seydoux and Lashana Lynch joined with a quartet of leading royals, celebrities such as Stormzy and young US Open [...]
James Bond has No Time To Die as 007 climbs London eye ahead of tonight’s film premiere September 28, 2021 Wearing a dinner jacket, Britain’s most famous secret service agent was suspended hundreds of feet above the ground as 007 climbed up a ladder dangling from a pod on the London Eye. James Bond, or admittedly a man dressed as the agent, performed a daring stunt ahead of the world premiere of the new 007 [...]
Facebook hits pause on new Instagram app for children after fierce criticism September 28, 2021 Instagram has hit pause on a new app it is creating for kids, the photo-sharing service owned by Facebook said late last night UK time. It’s a decision that comes amid growing opposition for the project. Watch the full report.
Stream it like a Royal: After Harry and Meghan sign a deal with Netflix, Prince Charles joins Amazon Prime September 26, 2021 Following the deal that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan signed with Netflix, his father, Prince Charles, has launched a new television channel on Amazon Prime focusing on climate change. The channel, named RE:TV, will also feature a direct plea from Charles to “act now” in addressing issues facing the future of the planet. RE:TV [...]
Andrew Neil: Despite £4m GB News deal ‘I knew I had to get out after one week’ September 25, 2021 During Andrew Neil’s time at GB News, the veteran broadcaster “came close to a breakdown” after suffering from stress due to the fledgling station’s technical problems. Neil announced his departure from the channel in a tweet earlier this month where he said it was “time to reduce my commitments on a number of fronts”. But [...]