Yi 4K Action Camera review: This budget GoPro imitator is easily as good as a GoPro September 1, 2016 The recent and unrelenting proliferation of “action cameras” suggests lots of action is happening all around us, even though apart from the time I saw a very tall man in cargo shorts long-boarding in the bus lane, and Jeremy Vine getting shouted at by an irate driver, I can’t remember seeing much that was worth recording. [...]
After Jeremy Corbyn’s Twitter account was hacked, t-shirts go on sale calling David Cameron “a pie” January 11, 2016 Last night, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn seemed to have had his Twitter account hacked, and among the fairly puerile, profane and unprofessional messages the unknown hackers decided to post, was the profound "Davey Cameron is a pie". Understandably, social media went into meltdown. Didn't take long to find out who hacked into Jeremy Corbyn's Twitter account to write "DAVEY [...]
Sir Terry Wogan passes away after short illness at the age of 77 January 31, 2016 Sir Terry Wogan has passed away at the age of 77 following a short illness his family told the BBC. The veteran broadcaster spent a large part of his career working at the BBC, hosting his own talk show Wogan and presenting shows such as Children in Need and Eurovision among many TV appearances, as well as hosting popular radio [...]
London tech heavyweights call for European talent to remain in the capital following Brexit vote June 30, 2016 The London tech community has called for non-UK Europeans working in the sector to stay following the country’s vote to quit the European Union. Russ Shaw, founder of lobby group Tech London Advocates (TLA), has gathered around 150 signatures, including the Mayor of London and the likes of entrepreneur and angel investor Sherry Coutu and co-chief executive of digital literacy [...]
Basking in glory: Why UK entrepreneurs need award ceremonies October 12, 2014 Entrepreneurs have no lack of recognition in popular culture today: there are movies about icons like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg, and Lord Sugar has now uttered “You’re fired” over 120 times on our TV screens. Politicians, meanwhile, grab any opportunity to sing business owners’ praises – with David Cameron describing them as “national heroes” [...]
Interview: The life of Limmy September 21, 2015 Brian Limmond, AKA Limmy, is the type of comedian you’d have a hard time explaining to your gran. The former web-designer rose to fame with a caustic blog, which was followed up by a sketch-based podcast. He hosts regular webcam sessions and often invites fans to play Counter Strike with him. These days he spends [...]
Ice cream seller scoops prize for business savvy October 7, 2013 HEARD about the apocryphal salesman who flogged coal to Newcastle? Well it seems James Lambert has gone one better by managing to infiltrate the notoriously nationalistic Italian marketplace with his ice creams. Lambert, chairman of R&R Ice Cream – which sells brands like Fab, Skinny Cow and Kelly’s of Cornwall – scooped the top prize [...]
Untenable… Terry quits England as FA begin inquest September 23, 2012 FORMER England captain John Terry last night stunned the nation when retiring from international duty on the eve of the Football Association’s inquest into the Anton Ferdinand race row. The FA’s disciplinary hearing was less than 24 hours away when Terry accused them of making his position “untenable” when announcing his immediate retirement from the [...]
CROZIER’S MOMENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS HE WINS INDUSTRY GONG November 30, 2011 ITV is already riding high in the stock markets, having advanced this week after a favourable UBS note and ongoing speculation it could be the target of a premium private equity bid. But last night the broadcaster had another reason to celebrate, after chief executive Adam Crozier picked up the Institute for Turnaround’s (IFT) annual [...]
A bizarre night of telly to match the result May 7, 2010 BOB Hope memorably described the Oscars as “two hours of entertainment spread out over four hours”. You have to wonder what he’d have made of election night TV, which started when polls closed last night and is still going on. David Dimbleby presided over his eighth election night for the BBC, holding forth in a [...]