Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt London Pride over ‘high-polluting’ sponsors July 1, 2023 Just Stop Oil protesters have disrupted London’s Pride march in protest over the parade accepting sponsorship money from “high-polluting industries”.
Kevin Spacey abused fame to become ‘sexual bully’, London court told June 30, 2023 Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey abused his reputation and fame to become a “sexual bully”, a court has heard. The Hollywood star, standing trial under his full name Kevin Spacey Fowler, is accused of sex offences against four men who “had the misfortune to attract the attention of the predatory” actor, a jury was told. Southwark [...]
Vodafone CEO: A merger with Three isn’t a threat to national security or competition June 30, 2023 Vodafone chief executive Ahmed Essam has defended plans to merge with Three.
Ed Warner: When risk in sport is a smart choice June 29, 2023 This week columnist Ed Warner looks at risk in sport and how sometimes, such as in Bazball in cricket, it can be the smartest choice. A team of sub-10 second sprinters can be beaten to 4x100m relay gold by a quartet who have never broken that magic barrier. The trick is risk management in the [...]
Traditional media revenue streams won’t stand a chance in a race with AI June 29, 2023 If social media challenged the traditional advertising revenue of media organisations, artificial intelligence threatens to annihilate it, writes Dominic Young.
One Media reports revenue jump as copyright detection tool takes off June 28, 2023 One Media today reported a 15 per cent jump in revenue as its new copyright detection technology proves increasingly popular. The AIM-listed digital media rights group saw its revenue increase to £2.7m in the first half of last year, up from £2.4m for the same period last year. Some £2.5m of this revenue were driven [...]
Ashes: Just Stop Oil disrupt Lord’s Test – as Jonny Bairstow carries protestor off pitch June 28, 2023 Just Stop Oil protesters stopped the second Ashes Test, with England wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow forced to take matters into his own hands. Ahead of the second over of the morning session at Lord’s, two protesters raced onto the pitch. Bairstow picked up one of the protesters and carried them off the pitch. The other protester [...]
Teasing supermarket execs won’t stop inflation, it’s suppliers we need to grill June 28, 2023 Supermarket bosses are an easy shot, but its suppliers making profits which would dwarf those of Tesco or Sainsbury's.
A successor to Putin is just as likely to be an aggressor to the West if we’re not careful June 28, 2023 The Wagner Group attack over the weekend is proof that Vladimir Putin won't survive the war in Ukraine. But the West should be concerned about who could come next, writes Daniel Sleat
Braverman needs to deal in reality and green light drugs testing at UK festivals June 27, 2023 The lack of on-site drug testing at festivals this summer could have harmful consequences. It's part of a broader problem: the Home Office's "war on drugs" rhetoric is unrealistic, writes Elena Siniscalco