BBC bosses ‘screen test comedians to replace Sue Barker on A Question Of Sport’

BBC bosses are reportedly screen testing comedians to replace presenter Sue Barker on A Question Of Sport. The show’s producers are said to be trying to attract a younger audience, with comics like Jack Whitehall, Mo Gilligan and Jon Richardson being considered for the job.   It comes after last year Sue, 64, was tipped to … Read more

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: So unmutual…fat bonus for savings bosses

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Six-figure bonuses for bosses, at a time when Covid has hit savings customers, seems egregious and terribly unmutual By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 22:35 BST, 27 March 2021 Yorkshire Building Society made all the right noises last week when it announced an … Read more

US casino in £2bn swoop on Gamesys: Bosses to hit £500m jackpot

US casino in £2bn swoop on online gambling firm Gamesys: Founders and bosses to hit £500m jackpot in bumper takeover deal By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 24 March 2021 The founders and bosses of online gambling firm Gamesys have hit the jackpot after … Read more

Hartlepool Council bosses want to BAN daytime drinking on beaches this summer

Hartlepool Council bosses want to ban daytime drinking on beaches this summer to stop anti-social behaviour with fines of up to £1,000 for rule-breakers. The new rules, which were agreed last week, will stop people from drinking booze by the seafront in Seaton Carew, County Durham. Under the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), the regulations will … Read more

Legal & General ties bosses annual pay to climate targets

Legal & General ties bosses bonuses to tough climate targets in bid to become more environmentally friendly By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 22 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 22 March 2021 Legal & General will tie its executive pay to climate targets as it embarks on a mission to … Read more

Strictly Come Dancing bosses scouring TikTok to find social media stars for next series

‘It’s important we have a cross section of ages’: Strictly Come Dancing bosses scouring TikTok to find social media stars for next series to appeal to younger viewers By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 20:58 GMT, 21 March 2021 | Updated: 20:58 GMT, 21 March 2021 Strictly Come Dancing bosses are scouring TikTok to find … Read more

Stacey Solomon ‘is being eyed-up by Strictly Come Dancing bosses for next series’

Stacey Solomon has reportedly been approached to join the next series of Strictly Come Dancing, with BBC bosses keen to try to poach the star from ITV ‘for good’. The Loose Women panellist, 31, was said to be ‘in the frame’ for the dancing show last year, but didn’t want to leave her sons to … Read more

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: There are still some brilliant fund bosses

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Exceptional investment managers can be counted on the fingers of one hand By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 20 March 2021 There are few investment managers whose reputations stand the test of time. Most fall gently by the wayside while a … Read more

GMB bosses ‘hold crisis meeting over Patsy Palmer interview’ after star stormed off

Good Morning Britain bosses have reportedly held a crisis meeting over the handling of Patsy Palmer’s interview after she stormed off the show on Wednesday. The former EastEnders actress, 48, shut down a video call from her Malibu home after taking exception to the ITV show’s strap line which read ‘addict turned wellness guru’. After receiving … Read more

GMB bosses ‘hold crisis meeting over handling of Patsy Palmer interview’

Good Morning Britain bosses have reportedly held a crisis meeting over the handling of Patsy Palmer’s interview after she stormed off the show on Wednesday. The former EastEnders actress, 48, shut down a video call from her Malibu home after taking exception to the ITV show’s strap line which read ‘addict turned wellness guru’. After receiving … Read more