Axe BBC licence fee for Sky-style subscriptions service, 40 per cent of viewers tell poll

The BBC licence fee should be replaced by a Sky-style subscription, a new poll has found. Forty per cent of those polled backed subscriptions, compared with 37 per cent who favour the present £157.50 annual charge. The survey, commissioned by the Defund The BBC pressure group, also found 15 per cent of viewers say they … Read more

Apple drops App store commission fee to 15% for some developers

Apple is set to halve its longstanding 30 percent app commission fee for small developers and businesses. The tech giant announced its new App Store Small Business Program that cuts the fee to 15 percent for those who generated less than $1 million sales in the previous calendar year. The initiative is set to launch … Read more

Apple drops App store commission fee to 15% for developers making up to $1 million in sales per year

Apple is set to halve its longstanding 30 percent app commission fee for small developers and businesses. The tech giant announced its new App Store Small Business Program that cuts the fee to 15 percent for those who generated less than $1 million sales in the previous calendar year. The initiative is set to launch … Read more

Not paying BBC licence fee is STILL a crime: Plans to decriminalise non-payment are delayed

Not paying BBC licence fee is STILL a crime: Plans to decriminalise non-payment are delayed amid fears bailiffs will target the elderly Ministers have postponed a move to decriminalise non-payment of licence fee  The alternative would be a switch to a civil rather than a criminal system There are concerns this could be worse as … Read more

Mohamed Hadid is accused of lying after claiming he has ‘no funds’ to pay $5M demolition fee

Mohamed Hadid has been accused of lying after he claimed in court documents he’s facing a whopping $60 million loss over his controversial Los Angeles mega-mansion that a judge has ordered to be torn down. The embattled real estate tycoon – father of supermodels Bella and Gigi Hadid – claims to owe $15 million in … Read more

I’m A Celebrity 2020: Sir Mo Farah ‘secures huge £300k fee

I’m A Celebrity 2020: Sir Mo Farah ‘secures huge £300k fee for his first reality TV appearance as ITV splashes out £1m to sign up big names’ By Joanna Crawley and Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 13:24 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 13:24 GMT, 28 October 2020 Sir Mo Farah has reportedly negotiated a … Read more

PayPal customers will be slapped with a £12 ‘inactivity fee’

‘Merry Christmas from PayPal’: Irregular users of the payments platform will be charged a £12 ‘inactivity fee’ from 16 December – but it’s easy to avoid PayPal will start charging some customers an inactivity fee The US-based company said it will not be closing inactive accounts There are ways you can act now and avoid … Read more

‘No win, no fee’ firm must pay up over vague charges

Moped crash woman’s court victory could spark £2bn of claims against ‘no win, no fee’ law firms By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 20 October 2020 A moped rider’s High Court victory could spark more than £2 billion of claims against ‘no win, no … Read more

BBC sends elderly ‘threatening’ licence fee letters warning of fine

The BBC has been accused of ‘terrifying’ the elderly with ‘threatening’ licence fee letters warning viewers of a £1,000 fine if they do not pay the £157.50-a-year cost. Social media users complained online after receiving the letters, which are emblazoned with red capital letters and informed recipients they could face prosecution. The letter reads: ‘Our … Read more

BBC ‘terrifies’ the elderly with ‘threatening’ licence fee letters warning viewers of a £1,000 fine

The BBC has been accused of ‘terrifying’ the elderly with ‘threatening’ licence fee letters warning viewers of a £1,000 fine if they do not pay the £157.50-a-year cost. Social media users complained online after receiving the letters, which are emblazoned with red capital letters and informed recipients they could face prosecution. The letter reads: ‘Our … Read more