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The Christmas advert wars begin: Marks & Spencer launches campaign featuring Helena Bonham Carter and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Tuesday 05 November 2013
How will John Lewis respond on Friday?
Leeds students pressure venue to drop ‘Freshers Violation’ club night
Tuesday 15 October 2013
Students are trying to force a club in Leeds to drop an events company which “glorified sexual assault” in a promotional video.
Argos launches £99 MyTablet for 8- to 13-year-olds
Tuesday 15 October 2013
Tablet sales are expected to boom this Christmas, fuelled by the sale of budget 7-inch devices
Eating popcorn helps numb the impact of cinema advertising
Monday 14 October 2013
But can it help diminish the annoyance of those Kevin Bacon adverts?
Simon Read: Government should give more time to Equitable victims
Friday 11 October 2013
It seems inconceivable that the Treasury has been unable to track down more than 400,000 Equitable Life policyholders to hand them the compensation due to them after the collapse of the life company.
Simon Read: Wonga ad ban won't stop kids being exposed to its deals
Friday 11 October 2013
A radio ad for payday lender Wonga was banned for being irresponsible. It rewrote the words to jaunty Fifties hit Mr Sandman to praise the lender for its simple loans.
Revealed: Facebook pays no tax on £223m of its UK revenues
Tuesday 08 October 2013
Facebook paid no corporation tax in Britain last year despite generating an estimated £223 million in revenues, The Independent's sister paper the Evening Standard has revealed.
Comedy review: Russell Brand, Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Tuesday 08 October 2013
The comedian is on his Messiah Complex world tour
Brits spend one in 12 waking minutes online
Monday 07 October 2013
More time spent living on the web has been matched by an increased spend from companies on online ads
Instagram introduces ads, promises they will be beautiful
Friday 04 October 2013
Advertisements have been long expected to make an appearance on Instagram
Jim Armitage: Reuters' staff are soon to suffer the storm's wrath
Thursday 03 October 2013
Outlook Sad news filtering out from the venerable Reuters media group last night: 150 job cuts coming soon to the UK and European offices.
Google to allow rival firms to display logos on search display results page, says European Commission chief
Tuesday 01 October 2013
The European Commission's top competition official said Google would allow rival firms to display their own logos on its search display results page as part of concessions it has offered to avoid a showdown with regulators.
Don’t step on my blue suede shoes... they’re back in fashion
Sunday 29 September 2013
Everyone from Prince Harry to Janice Dickinson is stepping out in Kingly style
Facebook shares break $50 on the back of mobile ads success
Friday 27 September 2013
Facebook's shares closed above the $50 mark yesterday, continuing their onward march as the social media giant's success in making money from mobile ads lures investors back into a stock that, when it floated last year, swiftly plunged below its offer price on worries about being overvalued.
The widespread demand for local journalism remains undiminished
Wednesday 25 September 2013
All around the country, community websites have sprung up, providing local news, covering local politics and engaging local people in the affairs of their area
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'Bedroom tax' to be abolished as Coalition is rocked by Lib Dem-Labour alliance
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Scottish independence: George Osborne offers Scotland fresh powers, but says no chance of sharing the pound
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Nigel Farage says Britain needs to stand up for its 'Judeo-Christian values' to combat homegrown militants
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Scottish independence: 'Yes' vote takes the lead for first time in shock poll
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Ashya King's parents 'should not have been locked up in a foreign country for caring about their child'
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Scottish independence: Yes vote would trigger an 'economic earthquake', claims Danny Alexander
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