Government watchdog calls for review of the use of foreign CCTV technology in Whitehall after a video of Matt Hancock clinch with Gina Coladangelo was leaked Requested in letter from the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson said ‘risks and considerations are complex and multi-faceted’ False claims blamed leak of Hancock clip on hostile … Read more
Channel Seven AFL show The Front Bar investigated by advertising watchdog over claims the program is just a glorified beer advert By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:07 EDT, 26 July 2021 | Updated: 00:25 EDT, 26 July 2021 Channel Seven’s popular AFL show The Front Bar has been cleared of any wrongdoing after … Read more
Dumbing down ‘is patronising to disadvantaged students’: Lowering standards and ignoring spelling and grammar errors does not help, universities watchdog says Office for Students reviewing practices that allegedly ignored spelling mistakes Universities accused of ordering lecturers to lower grades to be more ‘inclusive’ OfS Regulation Director said all students should receive a high-quality education By … Read more
Amigo investors vent fury at City watchdog for ‘forgetting’ them in dealing with the lender By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 BST, 15 June 2021 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 15 June 2021 Shareholders in Amigo Holdings have blasted the City watchdog for ‘forgetting’ investors in dealing with the lender. The Amigo Shareholders … Read more
There’s a sneaky plot afoot to knacker a watchdog already lacking any bark or bite, I can reveal. The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) – known here as the Advisers for Cashing-In and Brazen Avarice – has gained an unhealthy reputation for rubber-stamping departing Ministers’ new paydays as they sell their inside knowledge to … Read more
Married At First Sight is officially being investigated by media watchdog after receiving a record number of complaints By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:27 BST, 6 June 2021 | Updated: 03:27 BST, 6 June 2021 The eighth season of Married At First Sight Australia sparked its fair share of controversy when it hit screens … Read more
Virgin Media and O2’s £31BILLION merger is given green light by UK’s competition watchdog after investigation CMA previously cleared it, saying it was ‘unlikely’ to lead to lower competition The Competition and Markets Authority provisionally cleared the merger in April It began its probe after firms asked to fast-track the process to phase two probe … Read more
Tory MPs vow to stop Boris Johnson being suspended from the House of Commons over his ‘freebie’ Mustique trip with Carrie Symonds by rejecting the verdict of the standards watchdog MPs threatening to vote down Boris Johnson sanction if Kathryn Stone calls for it Senior Tory said the PM’s mandate cannot be ‘overturned by a standards … Read more
Telecoms companies need to go further in tackling customer service problems, despite the support they offered during the pandemic, the industry watchdog says. Ofcom’s warning comes after it revealed that customers waited an average of four minutes and nine seconds to get through to an adviser about their broadband and landline in 2020, an increase … Read more
Uber’s takeover of British taxi software maker Autocab is cleared by competition watchdog Competition and Markets Authority launched investigation in January Autocab provides private hire taxi operators with software to run their business Uber got company to connect passengers with drivers in areas it doesn’t serve By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 18:00 BST, 29 … Read more