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Jimmy Savile
personMunira Mirza, 44, has worked with the PM for 14 years, including when he was mayor of London. She quit over his use of a “scurrilous’ Jimmy Savile smear.
Edwin Poots
personPaul Givan is expected to announce his resignation by the end of the week. His colleague Edwin Poots has ordered a halt to agri-food checks at Northern Ireland's ports. European Commission has said the decision by Mr Poots to stop the checks creates “further uncertainty and unpredictability’
Keir Starmer
personPM has been criticised for falsely saying Sir Keir Starmer failed to prosecute Jimmy Savile. Johnson has backtracked to an extent but has refused to apologise for the claim. Munira Mirza, one of the PM’s most trusted lieutenants, has walked out.
Facebook's parent firm Meta lost over $200 billion in stock value -- comparable to the size of New Zealand's economy. Spotify dropped 16% after its user growth guidance for the first quarter failed to impress Wall Street. Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 518.96 points, or 1.49%.
Rishi Sunak
personShadow minister Toby Perkins slams Rishi Sunak over 'pitiful' response. Mr Sunak announced £200 discount and £150 refund on council tax. Mr Perkins claimed that has not done enough and will have to be paid back.
CNN
organizationRadar Online, a popular gossip site, claimed that Zucker pushed CNN chief media correspondent and anchor of Reliable Sources Brian Stelter to drag the site in his popular newsletter. Media critics have been calling for Stalter to be fired because of his 'rant' about Radar and because he failed to report the 'open secret' affair between Zucker and Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Allison Gollust.
DUP
organizationDUP's Paul Givan is understood to have written a letter standing down. Decision will effectively collapse power-sharing government between DUP and Sinn Fein. Northern Ireland Assembly will be paralysed ahead of the May 5 elections.
Mark Zuckerberg
personMeta's stock fell 26%, erasing more than $200 billion in the biggest ever single-day market value wipeout for a U.S. company. Zuckerberg told staff to focus on short-form video feature Instagram Reels.
Jeff Zucker
personCNN is delivering the largest declines in cable news this month – down roughly 80% in primetime and total day across the board. Since Zucker took the helm in 2013, CNN reportedly has not seen any ratings improvement – losing audience share, independent viewers and ratings throughout Zucker's tenure. An unnamed CNN insider is calling for 'Reliable Sources' host Brian Stelter to be fired.
David Goodwillie
personRaith Rovers' decision to sign David Goodwillie has prompted a backlash. A director, the captain of the women’s team and lead sponsor, Val McDermid, have resigned from their posts in protest. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said it would be appropriate for the Scottish Professional Football League or the Scottish Football Association to step in.
Edwin Poots
personFormer DUP leader Edwin Poots has insisted that he ‘hasn’t gone away’ He failed to secure the party’s nomination to run in the Northern Ireland Assembly elections. DUP party officers selected Diane Forsythe as the candidate.
Whoopi Goldberg
personOscar-winning actress, 66, said that the Nazi plot to exterminate the Jewish population was not ‘about race’ and involved ‘two white groups of people’ The comments, made on The View, attracted swift condemnation and allegations of antisemitism. Goldberg apologised, but her job as presenter of the show is said to be at risk.
Brian Flores
personBrian Flores alleges in the suit that the NFL is racially segregated and "managed like a plantation" Flores says he learned from a text exchange with Bill Belichick that the New York Giants had already hired Brian Daboll. The lawsuit also alleges that Flores was forced to undergo a "sham interview" with the Denver Broncos three years ago.
Alphabet
organizationFutures tied to the S&P 500 added 0.5%, indicating the broad-market index could extend its rally into a fourth day. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 85 points to 14,431, or 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped slightly, shedding 0.1%.
Michael Gove
personTory MP Tobias Ellwood says he has 'no confidence' in Boris Johnson. Michael Gove insists the PM still has his '100%' support. Scottish Tory chief whip Stephen Kerr says the party is in 'agony'
Facebook owner Meta Platforms issued its fourth-quarter earnings statement that sent the stock down 22%. Shares of Snap fell as much as 21% after hours. Pinterest moved 10% lower, while Twitter was down 7%. Facebook reported its first-ever quarterly decline of daily users globally.
Miami Dolphins
organizationBrian Flores alleges Dolphins owner Stephen Ross offered him a $100,000 bonus for every loss in the 2019 season. Flores was fired last month by Miami after leading the Dolphins to a 24-25 record over three years. Flores claims the NFL is racially segregated and managed like a plantation.
Michael Gove
person'Levelling Up' aims to reduce the gap between rich and poor in the UK. Will include 5G broadband for most places, with 4G covering everywhere. Will set out 12 "missions" to be completed by 2030.
Chris Cuomo
personZucker said he acknowledged the relationship when asked about it as part of an investigation into Chris Cuomo. Chris Cuomo's legal team blew the whistle on the affair while negotiating his severance package from CNN.
NFL
organizationBrian Flores alleges Dolphins owner Stephen Ross offered him a $100,000 bonus for every loss in the 2019 season. Flores said he interviewed for several positions that he claims he was never in the running for. The NFL said that the lawsuit was "without merit" and the Dolphins "vehemently" deny the allegations.