Female BBC staff past and present reacted with fury yesterday after the equality watchdog found no unlawful pay discrimination against women at the corporation. Former BBC presenter Carrie Gracie, who was at the heart of a huge equal pay row, branded the verdict by the Equality and Human Rights Commission a ‘whitewash’. The EHRC was … Read more
VIDEO OF THE YEAR Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration) and the video director. Ashley McBryde – One Night Standards Blanco Brown – The Git Up Carrie Underwood – Drinking Alone Dan + Shay – I Should Probably Go To Bed Keith Urban – Polaroid Kelsea Ballerini … Read more
Fashion firm Next denies it destroyed key documents ahead of equal pay court case By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:13 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 22:43 BST, 20 October 2020 Lawyers representing staff of Next in an equal pay claim have accused it of destroying key documents ahead of the case … Read more
Leonardo DiCaprio explains ‘we will never actually be equal until we all vote’ in new series Whose Vote Counts, Explained with John Legend and Selena Gomez By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 07:51 BST, 28 September 2020 | Updated: 10:15 BST, 28 September 2020 Leonardo DiCaprio reveals in a new documentary series that he believes … Read more
FA confirm England men’s and women’s senior players have been paid the same match fees and bonuses since January 2020 England’s men’s and women’s team have been receiving equal pay since January However there is still disparity in earnings due to commercial income and prizes The women also do not receive the same treatment as … Read more
Huw Edwards reveals he took £120,000 pay cut as a gesture to his female colleagues because it was ‘the right thing to do’ at height of BBC’s equal pay row Huw Edwards revealed he took a 20 per cent pay cut amid BBC’s equal pay row The cut saw his salary drop from the £520,000 … Read more
Prince Harry faced criticism today after he insisted the Commonwealth ‘must acknowledge the past’, even if it’s ‘uncomfortable’. The Duke of Sussex, 35, made the comment as he joined wife Meghan Markle, 38, for a video call with young leaders from the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust last week but released today. As part of the discussion … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have joined young leaders to discuss fairness, justice and equal rights, with Harry telling them: ‘There is no turning back now, everything is coming to a head.’ Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 38, both took part in the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust video call which formed one of the … Read more
Raheem Sterling believes the better coaching roles Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard have landed compared to Sol Campbell and Ashley Cole highlight the deep-rooted racism in English football. And the England and Manchester City forward has called for black people in football to be given equal opportunities. Sterling has echoed the sentiments of the Black Lives … Read more
Angela Rippon was responsible for one of the most memorable moments in British television history. It came in the Morecambe & Wise Christmas Special in 1976, when 20 million gawped as she emerged from behind her Nine O’Clock News desk to high-kick round the studio like an autocue Ginger Rogers. Four decades on, give or … Read more