UK watchdog may block Google’s ad shake-up for years

Britain’s market watchdog examining plans to block Google for two years or more from rolling out new privacy features on its Chrome internet browser By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 16 January 2021 Britain’s market watchdog is examining plans to block Google for two … Read more

Fox execs fear a shake-up as Rupert Murdoch returns to the US thanks to vaccine courtesy of NHS

Fox executives are said to be fearful a shake-up is on the cards as Rupert Murdoch heads back to the US thanks to the COVID-19 vaccine, courtesy of the UK’s NHS.  The media mogul, who will turn 90 in March, got the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine in recent days, sources told The Daily Beast.   … Read more

Fox execs fear a shake-up as Rupert Murdoch returns to the US thanks to vaccine courtesy of NHS

Fox executives are said to be fearful a shake-up is on the cards as Rupert Murdoch heads back to the US thanks to the COVID-19 vaccine, courtesy of the UK’s NHS.  The media mogul, who will turn 90 in March, got the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine in recent days, sources told The Daily Beast.   … Read more

Big Bang 2.0: Radical shake-up planned to breathe life back into the City of London

Big Bang 2.0: Radical shake-up planned to breathe life back into the City of London – and ignite a UK fintech boom This week Chancellor Rishiunak told bankers to prepare for the ‘Big Bang 2.0’  This promises to reignite financial services ahead of regulatory talks with the EU A fintech review is being led by Ron … Read more

Shareholder votes at risk in shake-up of City rules

Shareholders risk losing voting rights if plans to attract fast-growing companies to UK are given green light, bodies representing investors warn By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 9 January 2021 Shareholders risk losing their voting rights if plans to attract fast-growing companies to the … Read more

Two-thirds of England ‘will be in Tier 4 after tomorrow’s lockdown shake-up’

Some two-thirds of England including swathes of the Midlands and the North could be plunged into Tier 4 restrictions this week, it has been suggested. Millions more could face the harshest curbs on daily life – with gyms and non-essential shops forced to close – amid mounting concern over the spread of a mutant coronavirus … Read more

Rolls-Royce’s shares rocket almost 16% as it announces plans for a post-Covid era shake-up

Rolls-Royce’s shares rocket almost 16% as it announces plans for a post-Covid era shake-up, with smaller plane engines on the agenda A top executive said Rolls could restart making engines for smaller planes  This marks a shift from the current strategy to only supply large jets  The firm also announced a shake-up of its manufacturing operations  … Read more

Alison Hammond calls Ruth Langsford ‘a beauty’ after This Morning shake-up

She is set to become This Morning’s first permanent black presenter, replacing Ruth Langsford following a huge shake-up by ITV bosses. And Alison Hammond has complimented the longtime This Morning host, 60, by calling her a ‘beauty’ on Instagram. Ruth shared a stunning snap of herself in a blue v-neck jumper decorated with leopard-print stars, prompting … Read more

Ministers confirm plans for major shake-up of university admissions

Students will be offered places based on their actual A-Level results rather than ‘unfair and inaccurate’ predicted grades, ministers confirm Gavin Williamson announced plans reform for university admissions system Students may only receive offers once they have been given their final grades Hopes to ‘remove unfairness’ some groups face of inaccurate predicted grades Post-qualifications admissions … Read more