BBC fined £28k after recording clip of High Court hearing and broadcasting it on local news

The BBC has been fined £28,000 for contempt of court after footage of an online High Court hearing was included in a broadcast. Six seconds of footage from a hearing in November last year were shown during two BBC South East Today news bulletins before the corporation was alerted to it by the court. The … Read more

Men who drink at least one cup of coffee a day are 15% less likely to experience HEARING loss

A coffee a day could keep hearing loss at bay! Men who drink at least one daily cup are 15% less likely to experience deafness, study finds Scientists monitored the coffee intake of 36,923 middle-aged men and women Hearing was checked at the start of study, and again in 2 follow-ups over 11 years Men … Read more

Gifted dogs can learn new words after hearing them FOUR times – equivalent to a two-year-old child

They’re often referred to a man’s best friend, and now a new study has revealed that some dogs can learn new words as quickly as a two-year-old child.  Researchers analysed the speed at which dogs can learn new words, and found that the most gifted pooches can learn new words after hearing them only four times.  … Read more

Sophie Wessex ‘wept’ after hearing testimonies of sexual violence victims

Sophie Wessex admits she’s ‘gone to some very dark places’ after hearing ‘terrible stories’ from survivors of sexual violence and has ‘wept for them’ Countess of Wessex appeared during a London School of Economics webinar Said hearing stories of sexual violence survivors has taken her to ‘dark places’ Sophie – whose 56th birthday is today … Read more

Sky News whistleblower was unfairly sacked, hearing rules

Sky TV whistleblower wins dismissal case after he reported studio manager over ‘sexually degrading remarks’ about female stars including Helen Mirren and Kay Burley Sky TV worker Sean Duffy had reported Sky News floor manager Jimmy Lacey He had claimed to witness the behaviour towards Helen Mirren and Kay Burley He alleged his disclosure contributed to … Read more

Sky News sexual harassment whistleblower was unfairly sacked, hearing rules

Sky TV unfairly sacked whistleblower after he reported studio manager for making ‘sexually degrading remarks’ about female stars including Helen Mirren and Kay Burley, hearing rules Sky TV worker Sean Duffy had reported Sky News floor manager Jimmy Lacey He had claimed to witness the behaviour towards Helen Mirren and Kay Burley He alleged his disclosure … Read more

Ex-soldier, 41, sues MoD for £700k claiming loud machine guns and other weapons damaged his hearing

Ex-soldier, 41, sues Ministry of Defence for £700,000 because loud machine guns, grenades and rocket launchers damaged his hearing Alistair Black, 41, claims noise from weapons including machine guns, grenades and rocket launchers has left him with noise-induced deafness and tinnitus  Former soldier is suing the Ministry of Defence for £715,366 citing negligence  Mr Black … Read more

Mary-Kate Olsen is spotted same day as divorce hearing with Olivier Sarkozy

Mary-Kate Olsen, 34, looks downcast as she steps out of her office in NYC on same day as divorce hearing with ex-husband Olivier Sarkozy, 51 Mary-Kate Olsen, 34, and ex-husband Olivier Sarkozy, 51, were set to have their divorce hearing on Dec. 15 in New York The same day the former Full House star was … Read more

Bachelor host Osher Günsberg reveals his hearing problems have affected his past relationships 

‘It starts to make you feel isolated’: Bachelor host Osher Günsberg reveals his hearing problems have affected his past relationships By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:14 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 07:14 GMT, 11 December 2020 Osher Günsberg has previously revealed on radio that he has struggled with a hearing problem … Read more

Police chief inspector faces misconduct hearing ‘for calling BAME colleague a choc ice’

White police chief inspector faces misconduct hearing ‘for calling ethnic minority colleague ‘a choc ice’ after they asked to be allowed to work from home during Covid lockdown’ Stewart Miller said to have used the slur to refer to Humberside Police co-worker He’s also accusing of saying the man was ‘more white and middle class … Read more