Jon Stewart on the Charlie Hebdo attack: 'Comedy shouldn't have to be an act...
Daily Show host, Tina Fey and Conan O’Brien reflect on Paris killings and impact of such violence on those who work in comedyJon Stewart opened Wednesday night’s Daily Show with a moving tribute to the...
View ArticleCharlie Hebdo to publish 'Le journal des survivants' on 14 January
Surviving staff hold first meeting since terrorist attack, as French government and companies including Vivendi, Publicis and Canal+ pledge financial support Charlie Hebdo plans to publish a “journal...
View ArticleKen Morley thrown off Celebrity Big Brother after using word 'negro'
Channel 5 forced to take action after Ofcom received more than 200 complaints about former Coronation Street star using ‘unacceptable and offensive language’Ken Morley has become the second Celebrity...
View Article#thisgirlcan ad campaign: no models – just gumshields, sweat and endorphins
Sport England’s drive to get more women involved in exercise and sport sweeps aside stigmas and is ideal for social sharing Sport England says no models feature in its #thisgirlcan marketing campaign...
View ArticleEditors urge David Cameron to tighten police snooping rules
Prime minister asked to intervene to help protect journalists’ phones and communications recordsMore than 100 senior editors representing every UK national newspaper, the regional press and...
View ArticleLovable antiques dealer Lovejoy could be making his way back to TV
Tony Jordan, writer of Life on Mars and Hustle, has developed a new script from Jonathan Gash’s novelsLovejoy, the lovable rogue antiques dealer whose tales became a staple of Sunday night TV in the...
View ArticleFortitude starts strongly on Sky Atlantic
Game of Thrones is channel’s only programme to attract similar numbers as more than 700,000 tune into series launchSky Atlantic’s £25m series Fortitude launched with just over 700,000 viewers on...
View ArticleMyleene Klass blasts 'bonkers' class birthday gift demand
Musician tweets her dismay at being asked to contribute £10 towards Kindle and desk for two girls at her daughter’s schoolFor many parents – in certain areas of London, at least – the schoolgate...
View ArticleDavid Carr: tributes paid to 'unique' New York Times media columnist
Former colleagues remember ‘formidable’ journalist, who described his job as a ‘grand caper’ that he hoped would never end and became star of 2011 documentary Page OneDavid Carr, the highly regarded...
View ArticleThe Dress meme adapted for #StopAbuseAgainstWomen ad
Salvation Army South Africa launches hard-hitting viral campaign inspired by ‘What colour is the dress?’ Last week’s “What colour is the dress?” social media meme has been adapted by The Salvation Army...
View ArticleWodehouse prize for comic fiction 2015 shortlist announced
Writers Alexander McCall Smith, Irvine Welsh, Caitlin Moran and Nina Stibbe among the six shortlisted for the 2015 awardAuthors including Alexander McCall Smith, Irvine Welsh, Caitlin Moran and Nina...
View ArticleSSE to cut UK gas prices after Easter
Energy giant pledges to cut tariff by 5.3% following a reduction by E.ON but critics brand it a trivial discountSSE is to cut its household gas price by 5.3% from late March, becoming the second of the...
View ArticleAmazon enters fresh food market with Morrisons deal
Hundreds of Morrisons products to be available to Amazon Prime Now and Amazon Pantry customers in the coming monthsHundreds of Morrisons fresh and frozen food products will be available to order from...
View ArticleRolls-Royce appoints ValueAct chief operating officer to board
Bradley Singer will join the board of the Derby-based engineering company as a non-executive directorRolls-Royce has appointed a representative of ValueAct Capital to its board after months of lobbying...
View ArticleITV upbeat on ad market ahead of Euro 2016
UK’s biggest advertiser-funded broadcaster reports an 18% rise in pre-tax profit and 15% rise in revenueITV increased underlying pre-tax profits by 18% to £865m in 2015 and predicted it would...
View ArticleSteel in the UK: a timeline of decline
Since 1951 the steel industry has been in and out of public and private ownership, with the workforce in permanent decline1951: Clement Attlee’s Labour government, under the Iron and Steel Act 1949,...
View ArticleSteelworkers accept 3% pay cut in Tata deal with Greybull Capital
Temporary wage cut agreed as part of deal to sell one of Tata’s divisions to Greybull, saving up to 4,400 jobsWorkers have voted to accept a temporary 3% pay cut and changes to terms and conditions as...
View ArticleGrant Thornton chief resigns after anonymous attack
Sacha Romanovitch, first female boss of a major City accountancy firm, to leave by end of yearSacha Romanovitch, the first UK female chief executive of a major City accountancy firm, will step down...
View ArticleCar industry shares rally after reports of China vehicle tax cut
Financial stocks also boosted by HSBC results as FTSE 100 enjoys best day for weeksShares in carmakers were boosted on Monday by a report that China is considering cutting vehicle sales tax to boost...
View ArticleRio Tinto to pay out record $9bn in dividends for 2020
Mining group benefits from iron ore demand and China’s economic recovery Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMining company shareholders have hit paydirt this year after Rio...
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