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EU plan to copy Australia and make big tech companies such as Google and Facebook pay for news EU is looking into plans to make big tech companies pay for news content Could also require companies to tell publishers about changes to story rankings MEPs are reportedly divided over how best to introduce such reforms … Read more
Millionaire Gary Lineker is accused of ‘mocking the poor’ with ‘heartless’ tweet about ‘taking a pay cut’ from his £1.3m BBC salary in response to corporation hiking cost of licence fee BBC has announced the cost of the TV licence will go up from £157.50 to £159 It came after over 75s were told they … Read more
Britain’s biggest teaching union has been accused of ‘hijacking’ the coronavirus crisis to push for pay rises and long-term perks while the educations of millions of children are shipwrecked. The National Education Union (NEU) is including pay increases in ‘key demands’ and bosses have called for any reduction in class sizes to be ‘long-term’ – … Read more
2GB host Ben Fordham forced to pay a listener $1000 after awkward blunder live on air By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:52 GMT, 8 February 2021 | Updated: 06:52 GMT, 8 February 2021 2GB host Ben Fordham has been forced to pay a listener $1000 after an awkward on air blunder. The … Read more
Client must pay law firm £25,000 in libel damages for negative Trustpilot review calling them ‘a total waste of money’ and a ‘scam’ in row over £200 Philip James Waymouth slammed Summerfield Browne in a furious online post The law firm sued him and claimed his comments were untrue and defamatory Waymouth didn’t appear at … Read more
Client must pay law firm £25,000 in libel damages for negative Trustpilot review calling them ‘a total waste of money’ and a ‘scam’ in row over £200 Philip James Waymouth slammed Summerfield Browne in a furious online post The law firm sued him and claimed his comments were untrue and defamatory Waymouth didn’t appear at … Read more
The great licence fee farce: Pensioners are pressured to pay twice amid delays and system chaos… then can’t get refunds Pensioners pressured into paying the £157.50 fee twice due to processing delays They have also been left out of pocket for months as refund requests are ignored Around 4.2million pensioners were claiming free licence when … Read more
NHS dental patients are being asked to pay private fees while others face two-year waits for appointments, a watchdog has warned. In one instance an individual was offered a procedure for £1,700 which was £60 on the NHS, Healthwatch England said. A document by the watchdog showed complaints of dentists prioritising private care and asking … Read more
A whopping 750,000 pensioners are refusing to pay for a TV licence in protest over the BBC scrapping free licences for over-75s. The protesters, who make up 14 per cent of the UK’s population of their age range, have ignored the flurry of reminders they have been given and are holding strong. The BBC is … Read more
All passengers arriving in Britain from countries not on the Covid hotspot list could have to take four tests during their isolation period, it emerged last night. In another significant toughening of border policy, travellers from safer countries will be told they must take the PCR tests during the standard ten-day home quarantine period. The … Read more