One of former Qatari leader’s three wives named by industry insiders as new owner of Ritz Hotel

One of former Qatari leader’s three wives named by industry insiders as new owner of Ritz Hotel By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 4 April 2020 One of the former Qatari leader’s three wives has been named by industry insiders as the new owner … Read more

Love Island’s Montana Brown details struggling with drugs in the industry

‘It’s so normalised’: Love Island’s Montana Brown details pressures of drugs in the industry, post-villa anxiety and her pal Mike Thalassitis’ suicide The reality star, 24, admitted she’s ‘always been a bit of a grandma’ and doesn’t drink, so is stunned by the presence of drugs in the industry She spoke again about her friend … Read more

Steel industry on the brink of collapse: 32,000 jobs under threat  

Steel industry on the brink of collapse: 32,000 jobs under threat as demand plummets by 50% By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 21:55 GMT, 25 March 2020 The steel industry is racing to secure support from the Government as plunging demand leaves it on the brink … Read more

How coronavirus could DESTROY the Australian TV industry

The global coronavirus pandemic is already having a major impact on the Australian entertainment industry. Television shows have been forced to suspend filming, audiences are being banned from studios and even sport has been affected. With production shutdowns and lay-offs growing by the day, the television schedule is going to look very different this year. … Read more

Good news for travel industry amid coronavirus crisis with bookings to UK and Spain up for 2021

Good news FINALLY arrives for the travel industry: Flight bookings to the UK for January 2021 up 229% and to Spain they’re up 171% Even Italy is showing an upward trend for January of next year  Analysts say travellers are showing signs of confidence for end of the year, too Travellers from Asia are more … Read more

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says coronavirus ‘is worse than 9/11’ for the airline industry 

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday the spread of coronavirus ‘is worse than 9/11’ for the airline industry. United, Delta and Virgin have already drastically slashed their flight schedule, taking other cost-cutting measures, and storing their large aircraft which will be out of use. The airlines have also requested a bailout package from the government, ranging … Read more

Coronavirus pandemic brings Britain’s TV industry to its knees

The UK’s TV, film and entertainment industry is at breaking point amid the coronavirus pandemic, with production on major shows and movies shut down. Live shows such as ITV’s Loose Women and The Jeremy Vine Show have been shooting without a studio audience, while filming across the UK has been halted for major programmes such … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND argues the Government should step in to rescue struggling aviation industry

For the millions of people whose travel plans have been thrown into disarray by coronavirus, pleas from Virgin Atlantic for a multi-billion-pound taxpayer bailout will be greeted with deep distrust. Galling as it is, however, the Government should stand ready to rescue the industry in order to get through the immediate crisis and to help … Read more

‘Britain’s smallest woman’, 21, who has 700K followers says fashion industry ignores her

A YouTuber who has an impressive 700,000 YouTube follower has accused the fashion industry of never inviting her to events because of the way she looks.  Georgia Rankin, 21, has a form of skeletal ­dysplasia which caused her bones to fuse together when she was a toddler, stopping her from growing.  Standing at 2ft 7 … Read more

Flybe fallout: As another British carrier collapses, what next for the beleaguered airline industry?

In the end, Flybe’s fall was no surprise, though the announcement undoubtedly  shocked some. The carrier only just managed to avoid its life support machine being switched off in January. But the coronavirus outbreak was just too much for the airline, and at 3:30 am on Thursday, it announced it had gone into administration. The … Read more