City of London Police investigating 14 officers for misconduct charges January 18, 2023 The City of London police is investigating 14 of its officers for misconduct charges, although none are believe to be involved in any sexual offences, City A.M. can exclusively reveal. As the smallest territorial police force in England and Wales with just 958 officers, the number of cases accounts for a relatively high proportion of [...]
Web3 projects and brands to feature on two floats at Brazil’s world-famous Salvador Carnival January 18, 2023 Two giant floats in one of the world's biggest carnival processions have been exclusively dedicated for promoting crypto-related projects.
Ukrainian interior minister Denys Monastyrsky killed in chopper crash January 18, 2023 A helicopter crash in a Kyiv suburb on Wednesday killed 18 people, including Ukraine’s interior minister and three children, Ukrainian authorities said. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, his deputy Yevhen Yenin, and State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Yurii Lubkovych were among those killed, according to Ihor Klymenko, chief of Ukraine’s National Police. Mr [...]
Big Business needs to check its screen time and stop throwing money at trying to go viral January 18, 2023 A viral TikTok about Negroni Sbagliatos pushed up Lidl's prosecco sales, but the truly valuable viral videos are luck of the draw.
The Notebook: Neil Bennett’s Davos dispatch January 17, 2023 The Notebook is a place for interesting people to say interesting things. Today it’s the turn of Neil Bennett, Global Co-CEO of communications advisory giant H/Advisers – writing on Ukraine in Davos, Manchester United’s bold marketing strategy and why the Swiss town remains the place to be I am in Davos this week to host [...]
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok are ‘above the law’, say founders of Hoof, the British football app taking on the social media giants January 17, 2023 British tech start-up Hoof is aiming to “elevate the level of football discussion” with a new app that, unlike Twitter, Facebook and the other social media behemoths, stops abusive posts at source, its founders tell City A.M. If football and social media had a relationship status it would be “it’s complicated”. On the one hand [...]
Madonna announces major world tour with ‘outrageous sex appeal’ to celebrate her career January 17, 2023 Madonna has announced a major world tour that is touted to her her “biggest tour ever”. The 64-year-old wiped her Instagram in preparation for the announcement. “It’s going to be the biggest tour she’s ever done,” an executive told Billboard. They added that the tour will include “over-the-top production that delivers both “Material Girl” kitsch [...]
Tesco launches clubcard data app – and reveals the nation’s favourite meal deal January 17, 2023 Retail giant Tesco has confirmed the nation’s most popular meal deal as it expands its Clubcard service with its own year-in-review tool, following a wealth of outlets and online platforms in presenting users with their personal data for viral appeal. Named Clubcard Unpacked, it will show users a raft of data gathered by the retailer [...]
Why Jeremy Clarkson’s Meghan Markle apology falls short – or does it? January 16, 2023 He’s trying, but he’s not there yet. Jeremy Clarkson has publically apologised after calling for Meghan Markle to be paraded around naked with fruit thrown at her in a recent Sun column. It’s not surprising: backlash included 60 MPs expressing concern as well as thousands of complaints from viewers. His farm show, Clarkson’s Farm, is [...]
Analysis: Sunak is giving the police exactly what they want with protest laws January 16, 2023 Just Stop Oil, Extinction Rebellion and other protest groups will face even tougher criminal sanctions under the Public Order Bill. But our ability to demonstrate could come under the hammer too, Sascha O'Sullivan writes.