EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan is told to ‘consider his position’ by Ireland’s political leaders after he attended golf dinner with more than 80 people in breach of Covid guidelines EU commissioner Phil Hogan attended golf dinner with 80 people on Wednesday Two senior Irish politicians have resigned after details of the dinner came to … Read more
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are planning a TV show that takes a ‘political stance’ on feminism and racial inequality, industry insiders say Harry and Meghan aiming to produce show on feminism and racial equality Although the Royal Couple will appear in the show, the project is not about them The show has already been … Read more
Fiasco doesn’t begin to do it justice. Perhaps omnishambles – a word first coined in the BBC political satire The Thick of It – comes a little closer. Or given the PM’s reliance on his trusted henchman Dominic Cummings to read the political runes, should it be Domnishambles? In reality, the events presided over by … Read more
Facebook is banning US news outlets with ‘direct meaningful ties’ to political groups from its News tab, as well as claiming news exemptions from the site’s advertising rules. These publishers are now required to undergo an authorization process and have a ‘Paid for by’ disclaimer when running ads about social issues, elections or politics. Such organizations … Read more
Facebook bans news outlets which are ‘connected to political entities’ from its News tab and forces them to undergo ‘authorization process’ to publish ads about social issues or the election News outlets with ties to political entities became popular in 2018 Facebook is now cracking down on these publishers with a new policy The firm is … Read more
ABC shelved a political episode of Black-ish set to air in February 2018, over ‘creative differences.’ Now after over two years of speculation, the episode— Please, Baby, Please— is available on Hulu, series creator Kenya Barris announced on Monday. The episode was added to the end of the fourth season on the Disney owned streaming … Read more
‘Dirty dossier’ ex-MI6 officer Christopher Steele criticises the UK’s ‘inadequate’ response to Russian political interference designed to push parties to ‘extremes’ Mr Steele said UK had been too slow in countering threat of Russian disruption Said lax regulation of Russian money in British politics was particularly worrying Former spy’s intelligence consultancy was behind 2016 report … Read more
Kim Kardashian is trying to salvage her marriage to Kanye West despite the rapper’s ongoing bid to become President of the United States of America. The 39-year-old reality TV star is currently ‘finding a way to save her marriage’ to the 43-year-old Stronger hitmaker in the Dominican Republic, according to People’s sources. However Kim is … Read more
TikTok has grown into one of the world’s most popular social networks – with more than 2bn downloads – and become a sensation among teenagers. But the Chinese-owned service is now at the centre of a struggle involving Beijing, Washington and London. The row yesterday saw Donald Trump accused of making mafia-style threats over the … Read more
Teaching unions urged to ‘stop playing political power games’ after trying to stall Government plans for schools to reopen Two teaching unions resumed battle against children returning to classrooms NASUWT warned schools will need time to review & adjust reopening measures Ministers insisted it remained the Government’s ‘absolute priority’ to get all students back to … Read more