Shock ruling: BBC Radio One DJ who abused vulnerable children sees jail term increased from 12 to 18 years June 10, 2022 Mark Page, a former Radio One DJ who arranged to have sex with vulnerable children in the Philippines, has had his jail term increased from 12 years to 18 years by Court of Appeal judges. Page, 63, who worked at the station in the 1980s, had been given a 12-year sentence by Judge Paul Watson [...]
LIV Golf blasts ‘vindictive’ PGA Tour as £200m series begins to backdrop of bitter row June 9, 2022 LIV Golf accused the PGA Tour of being “vindictive” as the war of words between the two organisations spilled over into the first day of the £200m breakaway circuit. With what appeared to be pointed timing, the PGA Tour announced it had suspended all 17 of its members who have chosen to play the first [...]
Netflix or Spotify: Investors shouldn’t tar streamers with the same brush says US investment bank June 9, 2022 Investment bank Raymond James said music streaming is in a better position than video streaming, urging investors not to dump streaming shares too quickly. It comes after Netflix continues to ride out a rocky few months, with shares down 66 per cent in the year to date thanks to dwindling subscribers and a downbeat outlook [...]
Global launches first ever NFT collection to mark Capital’s Summertime Ball comeback June 9, 2022 To celebrate the return of Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard after three-years, Global, in partnership with green NFT platform OneOf, today announced their first ever NFT.
Black Wednesday: Russian Army close to capturing entire Donbas region while Kremlin sends hundreds of bodies to Kyiv June 8, 2022 The Kremlin claims this morning the Russian Army has taken control of 97 per cent of one of the two provinces that make up the Donbas region, as it is drawing closer to its goal of fully capturing Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland. It also appears that Russia now occupies roughly half of Donetsk province, according [...]
£24,000 per ticket to attend original ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ crypto event June 7, 2022 The original Wolf of Wall Street, whose blockbuster memoir about his explosive career in high finance was the inspiration for the 2013 movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is co-hosting an exclusive two-day cryptocurrency event in London this month costing one Bitcoin - around a whopping £24,000 - to attend.
Wounded Boris Johnson to call emergency Cabinet meeting as Tory rebels refuse to back down after worse-than-May vote June 7, 2022 It is understood Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to call his Cabinet together this morning as the embattled Tory leader seeks to keep his premiership afloat by putting a bruising confidence ballot firmly behind him. The Prime Minister insisted he had secured a “decisive” victory despite 148 of his own MPs voting to oust him [...]
Musk set to abandon £35bn Twitter takeover if bot count isn’t clarified June 6, 2022 Elon Musk has threatened to walk away from his $44bn (£35bn) takeover of Twitter, urging the social media network to provide more data on spam and fake accounts.
Platinum Jubilee: BBC rakes in 13m viewers during star-studded concert June 6, 2022 While the Platinum Jubilee celebrations may be over, there is reason for jubilation at the BBC, raking in record viewers over the weekend.
What impact could Monkeypox have on the FTSE 100? June 6, 2022 Defensive stocks Fortunately for the FTSE 100, oil majors BP and Shell are profiting from the rising price of Brent Crude. Likewise, the big four banks —HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest — are seeing profit spikes with every base rate increase. With CPI inflation at 9% and rising, many more could be on the way. And [...]