Eton to fund three new sixth form colleges aimed at young people who live in deprived areas

Eton College has signed an agreement with an academy trust to open three selective state sixth form colleges for young people who live in deprived northern areas.   The landmark agreement, which was signed this month, has seen the 581-year-old independent boarding school form a partnership with Star Academies to open three highly selective sixth … Read more

Fifty Shades author E. L. James says she originally aimed to sell 5,000 copies the erotic novel

Fifty Shades author E. L. James says she originally aimed to sell 5,000 books when she wrote the erotic novel that sold more than 125 million copies – and doesn’t rule out revisiting the series E. L. James, 58, recently released latest in the latest in the Fifty Shades franchise Original erotic trilogy sold 150 million … Read more

Former Channel 7 presenter Melissa Doyle she launches a podcast aimed at empowering ageing women

Former Sunday Night star Melissa Doyle says she wants to challenge the stigma around ageing in new podcast which was ‘inspired by real life’ By Abi Moustafa and Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:14 BST, 17 April 2021 | Updated: 15:15 BST, 17 April 2021 Melissa Doyle is one of the most renowned … Read more

BBC says it WON’T make programmes aimed at older viewers

BBC says it WON’T make programmes aimed at older viewers because ‘their tastes are too varied’ – as it ploughs £40m into BBC Three relaunch aimed at the young BBC said ‘enjoyment is a very personal matter’ and older viewers like a range   The remarks emerged in a reply to a disgruntled 55-year-old licence fee … Read more

Manchester United launch new campaign aimed at cracking down on racism and discrimination

‘We read the comments, we feel the HATRED’: Manchester United launch campaign to tell fans ‘your inaction has a consequence’, asking them to report racist abuse and hailing club’s ‘diverse history’ after Fred and Anthony Martial faced attacks online A number of Manchester United players have been subjected to vile racist abuse  The club have … Read more

Ashley Banjo is ‘disgusted’ by the ‘hate, racism and negativity’ aimed at Harry and Meghan

Ashley Banjo has declared he’s ‘disgusted’ by the ‘hate, racism and hatred’ directed at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as he threw his support behind the couple. The Diversity star, 32, took to Instagram to share a tweet reminding his followers that the couple had supported him last year amid the Ofcom backlash over his … Read more

Ministers again refuse to back proposals aimed at helping disabled trust fund savers

The Government has again refused to publicly back proposals designed to make it easier for the parents of disabled children to access Child Trust Fund savings, as it was warned as much as £107million could be ‘lost’ over the next decade. Responding to questions in the House of Lords on Thursday, justice minister Lord Wolfson … Read more

Mike Pence is starting a podcast aimed at America’s youth to ‘share the good news of conservatism’

Former Vice President Mike Pence has unveiled plans to launch a new podcast aimed at America’s youth to attract ‘new hearts and minds to the conservative cause’. The podcast will be one of a number of projects Pence will work on in the coming months as part of his newly revealed partnership with the Young … Read more

British firm creates vaccine aimed at protecting against all mutant strains of Covid

Porton Down scientists are ‘confident’ that all mutant strains of coronavirus can be beaten with vaccines Porton Down scientists increasingly confident vaccines will counter new strains  Research lab says this includes the so-called South African and Kent variants  British firm ConserV Bioscience’s vaccine aims to protect against all strains By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:14 … Read more

TikTok protects children with new privacy features aimed at under-16s

TikTok makes under-16s’ profiles private by default, blocks comments from strangers on their videos and prevents ‘stitching’ and ‘duetting’ in new privacy crackdown TiKTok announced the changes will go live around the world today   Move is designed to offer extra privacy and protection to under-16s on the app  The features have been praised by the children’s charity … Read more