‘We’ve flown around the world to try to escape coronavirus’: ‘Illness-phobic’ billionaire Petra Ecclestone defends travelling to five countries in lockdown and asserts she hasn’t broken rules and claims ‘others would if they could’ By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 11:06 GMT, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 11:06 GMT, 11 February 2021 They’ve travelled from … Read more
The director of a film about 19th Century palaeontologist Mary Anning has denied ‘sensationalizing’ her story by making her a lesbian. Francis Lee, the director of Ammonite, said he wanted to give Anning something ‘to elevate her’ because her work was overlooked by men. Ammonite, which will be released next month, stars Kate Winslet as … Read more
The director of a film about 19th Century palaeontologist Mary Anning has denied ‘sensationalizing’ her story by making her a lesbian. Francis Lee, the director of Ammonite, said he wanted to give Anning something ‘to elevate her’ because her work was overlooked by men. Ammonite, which will be released next month, stars Kate Winslet as … Read more
Boris Johnson defends visit to Valneva vaccine lab in Scotland last week after it was hit by coronavirus outbreak Several cases reported at Valneva site in Livingston after PM’s visit on Thursday SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford said he was guilty of ‘shocking error’ PM said ‘nothing and no-one one is going to stop me’ visiting all parts … Read more
Tim Cook has defended Apple’s latest privacy update, saying it’s necessary because people are being ‘surveilled’ online by the apps they use – even as companies including Facebook said the new rules could seriously harm their businesses. The new update, part of the iOS14 operating system, will ask users to approve ‘tracking’ for each app … Read more
Tim Cook has said targeted Facebook advertising is ‘manipulating’ people amid his ongoing battle with Mark Zuckerberg over privacy – and profit. The Apple CEO was forced to defend an update to the iPhone that will make it more difficult for companies to run personalized commercials on people’s phones and iPads. When probed on the move Cook told GQ … Read more
The writer behind Variety’s review of Carey Mulligan’s movie Promising Young Woman has spoken out in his won defence amid accusations of sexism. Dennis Harvey recently became the target of an online furore, after he referred to the actress, 35, as an ‘odd choice’ for the femme fatale role, while suggesting that producer Margot Robbie … Read more
The CEO of trading platform Robinhood has defended his firm’s highly controversial decision to halt trading of certain stocks on Thursday, and even sell some users’ shares, insisting it was for the good of customers and the company. Vlad Tenev, a 33-year-old Bulgarian-American businessman who co-founded Robinhood in 2013, told CNBC: ‘We had to make … Read more
The CEO of trading platform Robinhood has defended his firm’s highly controversial decision to halt trading of certain stocks on Thursday, insisting it was for the good of customers and the company. Vlad Tenev, a 33-year-old Bulgarian-American businessman, co-founded Robinhood in 2013. On Thursday night he explained why his platform had infuriated users by preventing … Read more
Priti Patel has defended the decision to leave London for a photo opportunity with police patrols in Essex despite the global pandemic. The Home Secretary said it was her ‘statutory duty’ despite banning holidays and telling the country to stay at home to ‘protect the NHS’ and ‘save lives’. Ms Patel said it was wrong to … Read more