Idris Elba has spoken out against critics who suggested his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba should not have been by his side when he announced he has tested positive for coronavirus. The Luther star, 47, posted a video on Monday night confirming he has tested positive, but appeared with his model wife in the video, who … Read more
Metro Bank has come under fire for not introducing a new fraud prevention scheme, despite last year signing up to a code which said banks ‘should’ bring it in. The bank, which launched a decade ago, said it had ‘no current plans’ to implement a system called Confirmation of Payee, designed to alert anyone making … Read more
Backlash prompts YouTube to reverse course on demonetizing coronavirus videos as select creators will soon be allowed to profit off of vlogging about the pandemic The platform changed its mind on demonetizing coronavirus content Select creators will now be able to profit off of ads on coronavirus videos The move comes after prominent YouTubers criticized … Read more
‘If you’re taking something for free away there’s a reaction’: British Airways boss says he wasn’t surprised at backlash for charging passengers for food on short-haul flights In 2017, BA scrapped free drinks and snacks in economy on short-haul flights Instead the airline began selling passengers products from Marks & Spencer Two years on, BA … Read more
Potash miner saved despite backlash: Anglo American seals £405m Sirius Minerals deal By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:15 GMT, 3 March 2020 | Updated: 23:15 GMT, 3 March 2020 An ambitious project to build a potash mine in the North York Moors has been saved from collapse despite a backlash from furious … Read more
Furious backlash over Chancellor’s £2.7billion tax raid on small firms By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 23:45 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 07:46 GMT, 2 March 2020 There was a furious backlash last night against Government plans for a £2.7billion raid on small and medium-sized businesses. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is proposing to … Read more
Met Police ridiculed for posting rude photo of two ‘inappropriately posed’ baton rams in bizarre tweet asking people to report their neighbours for drug-dealing The safer neighbourhoods team for Borough and Bankside tweeted the image A picture of two battering rams was posted in an appeal to catch drug dealers One social media user questioned … Read more
‘Another PR disaster waiting to happen’: Jacob Rees-Mogg triggers fresh Tory snacks backlash as he posts picture of him eating Walkers crisps prompting calls for a boycott after Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Twitter war over using Yorkshire Tea Jacob Rees-Mogg hits back at Twitter ‘cancel culture’ with Walkers crisps tweet Was responding to article setting out … Read more