Paramount Pictures files a US lawsuit because a Mission: Impossible 7 insurance payout falls short of losses related to Covid. According to Paramount, filming stopped seven times during the pandemic due to reasons including UK government travel restrictions. The firm alleges that the Federal Insurance… Read More »Mission Impossible 7 Covid shutdown prompts lawsuit
Transport for London (TfL) will remove advertising for TV show Naked Attraction from the side of some London buses as it is inappropriate and “creepy”. Many took to social media to criticise Channel 4, TfL and the Global media group for the advertising campaign. Some… Read More »Naked Attraction Adverts Removed from London Buses
The sex trafficking trial against R Kelly entered its eighth day on Monday, with a male accuser testifying the singer promised him fame in exchange for sex. The man, testifying under the name Louis, says that at the age of 17, Mr Kelly asked him… Read More »R Kelly trial: First male accuser testifies to sexual abuse
Fitness bike maker Peloton is reducing the price of its flagship bike as sales slow down now people are returning to the gym and exercising less at home. From Thursday, the US company will cut the price of its less expensive Bike machine by around… Read More »Peloton reduce prices as bike sales growth slows
Banks reveal that from 15 October, the spending limit on transactions with a contactless payment card is rising from £45 to £100. At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the maximum amount rose to its current level from £30, and plans for a further raise… Read More »Contactless limit increasing to £100 in October
British athlete Kadeena Cox wins cycling gold at the Tokyo Paralympics, retaining her C4-5 500m time trial title and setting a new world record. The 30 year old previously won gold in cycling and athletics events at the Rio Games in 2016. In order to… Read More »Tokyo Paralympics: Kadeena Cox wins Gold and sets new World Record
Payment using contactless cards boomed as the UK came out of lockdowns and consumers began spending again. The number of purchases via contactless payment doubled in May compared to the same month in the previous year. And in comparison to May 2019, it was up… Read More »Contactless payment surged as lockdowns eased
The UK’s new Information Commissioner will oversee a post-Brexit “shake up” of data protection rules, including the end of cookie pop-ups. John Edwards, the next head of data regulator at the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), is currently New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner. He says it is… Read More »Data Protection “Shake Up” Targets Cookie Pop-Ups
Swedish pop group Abba tease fans with a major announcement for next week, as they await the band’s first new music in 39 years. On Thursday morning, the band launched a new website, “Abba Voyage”, where they asked fans to register their interest in a… Read More »Abba tease big announcement ahead of new music release
Sports Direct owner Frasers Group has offered the retailer’s future chief executive a £100m bonus if he can more than double the share price. Mike Ashley’s retail group put forward the bonus plan for Michael Murray when he takes over in May 2022. However, he… Read More »Sports Direct owner offers new boss £100 million bonus