Emergency text to BBC chairman: Michael Gove’s efforts to ‘level up’ hit a snag after getting trapped in lift for half an hour January 10, 2022 Michael Gove’s efforts to “level up” hit a snag after he was trapped in a BBC lift for more than 30 minutes. The Communities Secretary was touring studios to explain his plan to tackle the cladding scandal when the mishap occurred. BBC presenter Nick Robinson told listeners: “We’ve had breaking news this morning that W1A [...]
Liverpool Covid-19 outbreak was false positives, reveals Klopp January 10, 2022 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that the Covid-19 outbreak that prompted the club to call off a match last week turned out to be the result of several false positives. The club successfully requested a postponement of their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Arsenal on Thursday, citing a “severe outbreak” of the virus. [...]
Marred with controversy: The Golden Globes takes place behind closed doors without famous faces January 10, 2022 Last night’s Golden Globe Awards were a far cry from the usual Hollywood glamour, with the ceremony taking place behind closed doors and without its famous faces. It comes after controversy surrounding the lack of diversity in previous seasons, with Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s tussle with representation coming to a head last year after the [...]
Virgin Media O2 refuses to bring back EU roaming charges post-Brexit unlike Vodafone and EE January 10, 2022 Virgin Media O2 has stated it will not to bring back EU roaming fees post Brexit, helping customers save hundreds of pounds in bills while using data abroad. “With Covid still scuppering plans and disrupting day-to-day routines for so many, we’re starting the year by giving our customers some certainty: we will not be reintroducing [...]
Turn diversity on its head: inclusion is an opportunity, not an obligation January 10, 2022 If you search for news stories on diversity and inclusion, you will see a theme running through the reporting. Look at the key words: “inequality”, “victimised”, “discrimination”. We see the issue through the lens of mending our ways, correcting bad practice and attempting to tackle the overarching and structural problems of prejudice—whether on grounds of [...]
Morning snapshot: Your Daily Dose of pre-market news January 10, 2022 It’s Monday 10 January. Here is a quick overview of the stories that are making headlines this morning in the UK and around the world. UK POLITICS Cladding: Developers must agree a £4 billion plan to fix dangerous cladding on low-rise flats by early March or risk new laws forcing them to act, Housing Secretary [...]
The Green Planet takes over Green Park Tube station January 10, 2022 To launch Sir David Attenborough’s new landmark series The Green Planet, BBC Creative has transformed Green Park Tube station into a vivid and otherworldly experience for passengers that welcomes them into the incredible world of plants. BBC Creative, the BBC’s in-house creative agency, has rebranded part of the station ‘Green Planet’ today, creating an immersive experience for passengers that showcases [...]
THG on warpath to prove collusion as firm hands City regulator data dossier January 9, 2022 E-commerce firm THG has given a dossier of data to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in a bid to prove hedge funds and stockbrokers conspired to push its share price down. THG chief executive Matt Moulding believes a dossier of irregular stock market trading and short-selling data will prove collusion against his company, according to [...]
Catch me if you can: How a junior publishing employee got away with stealing prize winning manuscripts for years January 7, 2022 A junior publishing employee has pleaded not guilty in a US court, after he was accused of impersonating editors and literary agents to steal manuscripts from prize winning authors.
A Twitter storm: Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague lambasted for comments on privilege and poverty January 7, 2022 Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague is facing a Twitter storm for comments that some have called ‘Thatcherite’. Speaking to new Dragon Den star Steven Bartlett on his podcast Diary Of A CEO podcast last month, the influencer-turned-businesswoman said: “When I’ve spoken about that in the past, I have been slammed a little bit, with people [...]