6 h. ago Coronation Street in 'favouritism row' on set as angry cast member 'hits out' at co

Drama is reportedly simmering among Coronation Street cast members amid claims that only a chosen few are being granted access to high-paying brand deals

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6 h. ago Corrie war erupts on the cobbles with 'stars livid at bosses' over money issue

The Coronation Street cobbles are known for their on screen drama, but now the fueds have spilled over to behind the scenes as fan favourites squabble over brand deals

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4 d. ago The most notable brand collaborations across the world of sport: From Jude Bellingham's lucrative deal with household name to Michael Jordan's influence on European football

The consumption of sport has changed remarkably over the previous two decades. Here are some of some of the most eye-catching brand deals to have been struck by teams and players.

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6 d. ago Frankie Dettori signs deal to become global ambassador for controversial betting brand

The iconic jockey, who announced he had declared bankruptcy in the UK last month, has signed a deal with Stake which was forced to give up its UK licence this year

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7 d. ago Best TV deals in the UK for May 2025: Cheap offers from top brands like Sony and Samsung

The best TV offers on now from 42” to over 65”

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7 d. ago Meghan Markle reveals facial feature that prevented deals from beauty brands

The Duchess of Sussex has admitted beauty brands were reluctant to hire her even after she found fame in the TV show Suits.

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9 d. ago New nepo baby alert! Danny Dyer's youngest daughter Sunnie launches herself on the showbiz scene with a lavish 18th birthday party as she eyes up brand deals

Danny Dyer's youngest daughter Sunnie celebrated her 18th birthday with a boozy 80s themed party at Mooros Chigwell over the weekend alongside her famous family.

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1 week ago Scottish drinks brand scores new deal with world curling champions

Scotland’s curling stars have signed a new sponsorship deal with the country’s only Scotch whisky cream liqueur brand, Magnum, after winning their second world title at the men’s championships in Canada earlier this month.

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2 w. ago The May elections are a perfect opportunity for Nigel Farage to peddle his politics of grievance | Andrew Rawnlsey

An unpopular government and floundering official opposition creates fertile territory for ReformFor his next trick, perhaps Comrade Farage will belt out all the verses of The Red Flag and tell us that his favourite book is The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists. Brother Nigel has popped up on the government’s left flank by demanding the immediate nationalisation of the steel industry. He’s also expressed a solidarity with trades unionists hitherto undetected in this longtime admirer of Margaret Thatcher.At an event at a working men’s club in one of the more deprived wards of County Durham, the old fraud even claimed to have a personal affinity with steelworkers because he used to be in the “metals business” himself. This was a disingenuous reference to his time as a trader at the London Metal Exchange, which involved long lunches in the City fuelled with copious quantities of port. Or maybe he was thinking of his gig as a paid “brand ambassador” for a firm that deals in gold bullion. ...

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3 w. ago Inside Emma Raducanu's eight remaining sponsorship deals as brands start to drop injury prone star: 22

Emma Raducanu has just eight sponsorship deals remaining in what will come as the latest blow to the star following a tough few years on court.

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3 w. ago ‘A new golden age’: how rightwing media stuck by Trump as global markets collapsed

Trump’s tariffs were sometimes played down, sometimes cheered but rarely seriously questioned by the rightWhile Donald Trump recently instituted and paused hefty tariffs, sparking a trade war and chaos in financial markets, most of the country’s conservative media either applauded the US president or critiqued the policy but not the person behind it, according to journalists and observers of conservative media.Meanwhile, economists, business leaders, Democrats and even some Republicans warned that the tariffs, which prompted the largest American stock market drop since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, could cause a recession. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Prada announces it is buying huge competitor in £1.3b deal to unite Italian luxury fashion brands

In person, they couldn't be more different. One loves skin-tight leather, four-inch heels, bottle-blonde hair and a mahogany tan.

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3 w. ago Prada buys Versace in €1.25bn deal uniting Italy’s biggest fashion brands

Prada has secured Versace at a €180m discount amid market turmoil and after months of speculationPrada has agreed to buy the Versace fashion brand for €1.25bn ($1.38bn) from the fashion conglomerate Capri Holdings.It comes after months of speculation about a potential deal to combine the two Italian fashion houses and, more recently, rumours that the acquisition was set to collapse after market upheaval in response to President Trump’s tariff policies. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Elder Scrolls Online Direct 2025 start time and how to watch the potential Oblivion remaster drop

Twitch Drops and big reveals are expected at the new Elder Scrolls Online Direct showcase, and if we're lucky, we might even get to see an announcement for a certain rumoured remake.

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4 w. ago Kate Ferdinand rushes 'injury prone' son to hospital again as he suffers painful mishap

Former TOWIE star Kate Ferdinand has rushed her son Cree to hospital again as he suffers a painful mishap just months after breaking his collarbone on a family holiday

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4 w. ago Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing review – nothing about this shocking tale feels OK

This grim documentary shines a light on child social media star Piper Rockelle, the hugely murky ethics surrounding this kind of content – and the high-profile lawsuit that engulfed their careerThe title of the new documentary Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing is interesting. It could be said to presuppose the existence of a good side to allowing, encouraging or coercing young children and early teens to put their lives online for attention and validation (or deliberately creating content to attract subscribers, brand interest and sponsorship deals). But perhaps, you think, I am being hopelessly old-fashioned. Perhaps this is the way forward. Perhaps it is the way things are these days. Who am I to say how youngsters should connect, spend their time, be raised in 2025?I understand this impulse to ignore the past. I almost admire it. It is good for us all, as we get older, to fight against the creeping belief that the past was better. It is a canard, a conflation of the ha...

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