Why were hundreds left in debt over tax claims?
Anonymous Hundreds of clients of Apostle Accounting say they have received repayment demands off HMRC Hundreds of people across the country have been left owing significant sums of money after trusting their tax claims with just one company. It is a decision they now sorely regret. Rumours spread across workplaces that a Suffolk firm called […]
Far-right Le Pen’s long quest for power in France
Getty Images Marine Le Pen has been far-right leader for more than a decade and this is her third presidential election Marine Le Pen has been on a journey, taking France’s far right to within touching distance of the presidency. Even after she took over the leadership of her father’s National Front in 2011, she […]
The Cosby Show’s hidden power
The Cosby Show (NBC) As the popular family sitcom turns 30, Joanne Griffith looks at the representation of African-American characters on screen – and asks what’s changed. On 20 September 1984, The Cosby Show introduced us to the Huxtables; the doctor/attorney duo of Heathcliff and Clair and their five impossibly well-behaved kids – Sondra, Denise, […]
Instagram and Facebook ads help drive profit surge
Sales of Instagram and Facebook adverts soared this spring, delivering a surge in profits for parent company Meta. The company said revenue rose to more than $39bn (£30bn) in the three months to June, up 22% on the same period last year, as it charged more for adverts and the commercials reached more people. Profits […]
Gloucestershire Music Academy celebrates buying permanent home
A charity that provides music education is celebrating buying its site after a three-year fundraising campaign. Gloucestershire Academy of Music (GAM) has been renting Barbican House in Gloucester for ten years but has now bought the building from Gloucester Council. For over 40 years GAM has been providing lessons, group sessions, courses, and masterclasses to […]
Teams attempt to crack egg race world record in Cornwall
Florence and Fable The teams are raising money for two charities An attempt to complete the world’s longest egg and spoon race has begun in Cornwall. Two teams are racing total of 300 miles (480km) – using real eggs and wooden spoons – around the north and south coasts of Cornwall to Land’s End. They […]
‘The fantasist who should never have been believed’
PA Media Carl Beech was found guilty of making false allegations of murder and sexual abuse against a string of public figures A “fantasist whose lies should never have been believed” is how the Daily Telegraph describes Carl Beech – the man convicted for perverting the course of justice with claims about a paedophile ring. […]
Timing, luck or talent – what makes a billionaire?
Getty Images Pop star Taylor Swift recently joined the list of the world’s richest people What do an Italian communist student of mime, a toddler with an eye for a ball and a comedian who jokes about nothing have in common? They all went on to become members of a very select global club. Miuccia […]
Rachel Reeves in radical pension shake-up to boost growth
Getty Images Chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning what she calls the “biggest pension reform in decades” in an attempt to boost economic growth. The government wants to merge the UK’s 86 council pension schemes into a handful of “pension megafunds”. It is hoped the changes will lead to billions of pounds being invested in the […]
Why are women directors ‘excluded’ from cinema history?
Getty Only four of the 100 greatest foreign-language films were directed by women, according to BBC Culture’s poll. It’s evidence that men have ‘controlled most aspects of film’, writes Ana Maria Bahiana. Looking at the results of BBC Culture’s world cinema poll, one element is most shocking. Two hundred-and-nine critics sent in their 10 greatest […]