The Met Police is a victim of the curse of incrementalism and endless inquiries January 25, 2023 The Metropolitan Police has been the subject of a series of scandals, from the murder of Sarah Everard to David Carrick, and endless commissions won't help it adapt to the needs of 2023, writes Rosie Beacon
“It’s broken for Black women”: Oscar nominations 2023 not diverse enough, say critics January 24, 2023 American film critics have begun calling out the Oscar nominations 2023 for not being diverse enough, saying there are systemic reasons why Black people are not being recognised. Of this year’s Oscar nominations 2023, All Best Actor nominations are White men, while Michelle Yeoh makes up the only non-White nomination for Best Actress. In terms [...]
Saga to launch new over-50s media brand to capitalise on UK’s ageing population January 24, 2023 Saga is set to launch a new over-50s media brand, the conglomerate’s chief executive told City A.M., as the company looks to capitalise on the UK’s ageing population. Saga, which sells travel, insurance, and financial services to over-50s, is seeking to exploit a “gap in the market” and build a “superbrand for older people” by [...]
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon bashes Bitcoin (again, yawn) January 24, 2023 Nigel Green loses patience with JPMorgan's CEO over his continued discrediting of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Former Labour MP Jared O’Mara ‘tried to claim up to £30,000 to fund extensive cocaine habit’ January 23, 2023 A former MP tried to fraudulently claim up to £30,000 in taxpayers’ money to fund an “extensive cocaine habit”, prosecutors have said. Jared O’Mara, 41, who represented the constituency of Sheffield Hallam from 2017 to 2019, is on trial for submitting “dishonest” invoices to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa). Jurors at Leeds Crown Court [...]
Rishi Sunak: PM orders probe over Nadhim Zahawi’s tax dispute January 23, 2023 Rishi Sunak has ordered an investigation into Nadhim Zahawi as the Tory party chairman faced growing calls to quit after paying a penalty to resolve a multimillion-pound tax dispute. The Prime Minister asked new ethics adviser Sir Laurie Magnus on Monday to assess whether the former chancellor breached the ministerial code with the HC settlement. [...]
Boris Johnson visits Kyiv amid fresh Tory sleaze claims January 23, 2023 Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson headed to Kyiv this weekend as he is caught up in new claims of sleaze. The politician met President Vlodymyr Zelensky and other leading politicians int he war-torn county, while also travelling to towns which have been bombarded by Russia. Johnson reportedly visited Borodianka, Bucha and other suburbs of the [...]
Tech Nation ‘working round clock to secure future’ after Govt strips it of £12m contract and awards it to Barclays January 20, 2023 Start-up body Tech Nation said it is facing an existential crisis and was scrambling to secure funding for its future today, after the government stripped it of a major £12m government contract and handed it to Barclays. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) confirmed it had handed the new tech deal to Barclays [...]
Britain looking for buyer or it faces losing £6m ancient Egyptian sculpture once owned by King George III January 20, 2023 Britain is at risk of losing a rare 2,400-year-old ancient Egyptian sculpture worth £6m and once owned by King George III because a buyer cannot be found. The limestone statue depicting the priest Mehernefer of the vulture goddess Nekhbet seated next to his standing son, who bore the same name and was the priest of [...]
Netflix drama: Chief executive Reed Hastings quits as big leadership shake up underway January 20, 2023 Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings has stepped down as chief executive but he is staying with the company as executive chairman. The American businessman said that Greg Peters will step up from COO to join Ted Sarandos as co-CEO of the company. Hastings said he is not ready to leave Netflix entirely but is taking more [...]