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Barcroft ups Adam Mudditt to director post, hires Vice Media’s Kate Spedding UK-based factual prodco Barcroft Studios, part of Future plc, has named former head of production Adam Mudditt to director of production for digital TV. Mudditt (pictured) will oversee Barcroft’s TV and ... January 29, 2021 UK-based factual prodco Barcroft Stu...

Maillard is a highly experienced journalist who has launched and edited many award-winning brands, including Restaurant, BBC Top Gear, and Sky magazine. He conceived and launched the globally successful 50 Best Restaurants awards, has worked agency-side with Interbrand and WGSN among others, and achieved success in the branded content world, including work for clients such as BMW, Royal Mail, l’Oréal and HSBC. Maillard takes the reins of global luxury brand Decanter, which is rapidly expandi...

An explosive UK documentary has revealed undercover footage of Chinese medics admitting they were pressured by government officials to stay quiet about the contagiousness of the coronavirus. The ITV investigation, which aired today, showed how some senior medics in Wuhan were forced to stay silent on the human-to-human transmission of the virus. Health officials were aware the coronavirus was causing human death in December 2019, well ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations in late January 2020 ...

New Brazil Covid variant probably already in UK, says Sage member Mattha Busby © Wiktor Szymanowicz / Barcroft Studios / Future Publishing Medical staff walks next to ambulances outside the emergency department at the Royal London Hospital, on 15 January, 2021 in London, England. Another new variant of Covid is likely to already be in the UK despite the imposition of a travel ban from affected countries, a leading epidemiologist has warned. Prof John Edmunds, a member of the ...

Global deaths linked to coronavirus have passed two million - just over a year since it was first identified in China.

What time is ‘Clap for Heroes’ tonight? ‘Clap for Carers’ returns with a new name!   ‘Clap for Carers’ is back for the UK’s third lockdown, but now it’s got a new name ‘Clap for Heroes’. Here’s what time you need to be on your doorstep today. On Monday (January 4th), Boris Johnson addressed the nation to announce that the country was going into yet another national lockdown to try and stop the surges in cases caused by the new Covid variant. Covid-19 levels have reached ...

Priti Patel admits she had to remove tweet that could have collapsed Essex lorry deaths trial Adam Forrest © Provided by The Independent The home secretary, Priti Patel, has admitted she deleted a tweet about “ruthless criminals” after she was warned it could endanger the trial involving the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants. Two members of a people-smuggling ring were found guilty of the manslaughter of the men, women and children discovered dead in the back of a trailer i...

SMIC: US bans Chinas top chipmaker from using American technology CNN 12/18/2020 By Jill Disis, CNN Business © Costfoto/Barcroft Media/Getty Images SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2020 - Staff of China Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (SMIC) show off the latest home-made server chip at the China International Semiconductor Expo 2020. Shanghai, China, October 14, 2020.- PHOTOGRAPH BY Costfoto / Barcroft Studios / Future Publishing (Photo credit should read Costfoto/Barc...

More People Opted Out Of 2020 Election Than Those Who Voted For Trump Year round civic engagement could be the answer to bringing more voters into the fold. Despite record turnout in the 2020 election, approximately 80 million potential voters stayed home according to an NPR report about voter engagement. Simply put, more people did not vote in 2020 than those who voted for the outgoing president.  Polling commissioned by NPR and the Medill School of Journalism found that nonvoters tended to h...

Tom Cruise rages at Mission: Impossible crew in furious rant for breaking Covid-19 rules on set Tom Cruise has gone on a furious rant at two Mission: Impossible 7 crew members who allegedly stood closer than two meters from each other on set. The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Want the most up-to-date celebrity exclusives sent straight to your inbox every day? Sign up now and join the club!Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will u...