Two companies owned by the BBC’s new reality star Neville “Big Nev” Wilshire – who appears in the fly-on-the-wall documentary The Call Centre – have been fined £225,000 for making nuisance calls.
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Football League partnership with npower will not be renewed
Tuesday 26 February 2013
The energy supplier replaced Coca-Cola in 2010
Birchbox: Boxing clever
Tuesday 26 February 2013
A new service delivers the best undiscovered beauty products, says Harriet Walker
EasyJet cutting it fine with permit for Moscow flights
Tuesday 19 February 2013
One month before easyJet launches its new routes from London and Manchester to Moscow, the airline still does not have a flight permit from the Russian authorities.
BBC journalists to stage 24-hour strike over jobs
Sunday 17 February 2013
BBC journalists will stage a 24-hour strike tomorrow in a row over jobs, threatening disruption to radio and TV news programmes.
Smartphones tipped to dominate UK by 2015
Monday 11 February 2013
The boom in smartphones shows no sign of abating as forecasters said today that three quarters of the UK would own one by 2015.
Adverts target 'misery' of unlocked pensions
Sunday 10 February 2013
Regulators are to unveil measures this week to help combat the menace of pension unlocking.
Online poker boom is a winning hand for 888
Monday 04 February 2013
The boom in poker and other gambling games shows no sign of letting up, at least for 888, one of the most popular online gaming groups.
Danny Rogers on PR and advertising: Malign force could save the economy
Monday 04 February 2013
Advertising is often seen as a malign force. It can interrupt your favourite TV show. It tries to sell you stuff you can't afford. It has created a strange species of men in large glasses, driving flash cars.
Letter from the Editor: Advertising just needs to learn how to sell itself better
Monday 04 February 2013
The editor of The Independent on why advertising isn't a luxury to be discarded when times are tough.
Moore loses its first star since Coffey exit
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Moore Capital Management, one of the world's most famous hedge funds, has suffered its first key London departure since the retirement of star financier Greg Coffey last year.
Danny Rogers on PR: Pay day for other golden Olympic stars
Monday 07 January 2013
Still glowing from their plaudits and New Year's honours, the marketing and communications executives behind the London 2012 Olympics are starting to find new jobs.
Veteran political blogger Andrew Sullivan leaves Daily Beast to relaunch blog as subscription-based and ad free
Thursday 03 January 2013
Andrew Sullivan, the veteran political blogger is leaving the Daily Beast in order relaunch his blog as an independent subscription-based site.
Now Microsoft comes under the tax spotlight
Monday 10 December 2012
Microsoft has become the latest multinational firm to be accused of avoiding millions of pounds of corporation tax by channelling its revenues abroad.
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Serena Williams apologises after comment that rape victim 'shouldn't have put herself in that position'
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Breaking the Silence: In the reality of occupation, there are no Palestinian civilians – only potential terrorists
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