Screenshot: Does the UK media have a racism problem? March 12, 2021 This week: **Media Moment of the Week: GMB gets a new frontman **Does the UK media have a racism problem? **Deliveroo’s IPO giveaway; BT gets in a bind Media Moment of the Week: GMB gets a new frontman What a week it’s been for ITV. In the space of 24 hours it racked up bumper [...]
Citigroup offers London staff Covid tests as part of back-to-office plan March 11, 2021 Citigroup offers London staff Covid tests as part of back-to-office plan
Hedge fund founder Crispin Odey acquitted of indecent assault March 11, 2021 Hedge fund mogul Crispin Odey has been acquitted of indecent assault after being accused of groping a young woman in the late 1990s. Odey, founder of Odey Asset Management, was accused of “launching” himself at a young woman at his home in 1998. The woman, who was 27 at the time and worked in the [...]
Ollie Phillips: England v France is a role reversal this Six Nations – let’s see if Les Bleus have the minerals in Le Crunch March 11, 2021 It’s England v France – Le Crunch – this weekend in a match that could decide the Six Nations Championship – only this time the roles are reversed. France are the best team in the competition by a country mile and England are the ones getting hammered. But this is a must-win game for the [...]
Odey: Intimacy with the young woman ‘might’ve been at the back of my mind’ March 11, 2021 The case involving an indecent assault allegation against city grandee Crispin Odey should come to a conclusion this afternoon, after Odey took to the witness stand this morning to give his recollection of events. Odey appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court today to defend himself against an alleged indecent assault that took place in 1998. Today [...]
Tom Holland shows his dark side in Russo Brothers’ Cherry March 11, 2021 With so much high-profile work under his belt, it’s easy to forget that Tom Holland has only been in movies since 2012. The 24-year-old made his on-camera debut alongside prestigious company in Oscar nominated drama The Impossible, and has barely stopped for breath since. Best known as Peter Parker/Spider-man in the all-conquering Marvel Universe, the [...]
Goldman Sachs plans to scrap virtual internships in drive to end remote working March 10, 2021 Goldman Sachs told incoming summer analysts this year’s internship will be in-person, breaking with the majority of its investment bank rivals that plan to keep their internships virtually. The move, first reported by Financial News, will apply to internships globally. David Solomon, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, recently called working from home an “aberration”. [...]
To stop women like Sarah Everard going missing, the conversation must start with men March 10, 2021 When I was at school, probably around 16-years-old, I was told not to have my hair in a ponytail if I was walking home at night. Potential attackers will likely be drawn in by a hairstyle which is easier to grab, I was told, by a male coach brought in to talk to us about [...]
If done right, Rishi Sunak’s towns fund will reap huge rewards and end decades of top-down strategies March 10, 2021 Nurses’ pay has been one of the biggest flash points of last week’s budget. But, the Chancellor also stirred up lesser, but no less important, furores. One of these was the list of places which are set to receive money from a whole string of new initiatives for the regions. For example, under the Towns [...]
Swingers goes stateside: Crazy golf club to open venues in New York and Washington March 10, 2021 Crazy golf club Swingers has today announced that it will launch in the US later this year, with two new venues in Washington D.C. and New York. The long-awaited stateside expansion comes on the back of a £20m funding raise backed by private equity group Cain International. Swingers said that its new venue in Washington [...]