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Clingy Virgin Media fined £28M for refusing to take the hint

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July 8, 2026

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Clingy Virgin Media fined £28M for refusing to take the hint

Ofcom: Telco encouraged staff to drop calls and put customers on hold for no reason when they wanted to cancel

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Salon

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· Jul 9, 2026

Taylor, Travis and the cone of silence

Fans and haters alike are flummoxed by the pop star’s insistence on post-nuptial privacy

Us Weekly

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· Jun 26, 2026

Bunnie Xo Jokes Jelly Roll Marriage Was a Prison Bid While Slamming Rumors

Bunnie Xo is setting the record straight on the speculation surrounding her divorce from Jelly Roll. “I’ve seen this narrative online where people are like, ‘Bunnie was embarrassing Jelly.’ That’s why he wanted the divorce. ‘She’s not good for his PR,’” Bunnie, 46, said during the Friday, June 26, episode of her “Dumb Blonde” podcast. []

Sky News Australia

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· Jul 7, 2026

‘Utterly disgraceful’: Jacinta Price outraged by Albanese’s ‘misogynistic’ comments

​Shadow Small Business Minister Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says the comments made by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about Kylie Minogue were "misogynistic". ​“I think it is utterly disgraceful that you have got the Prime Minister… sexually objectifying a very well-known pop singer,” Ms Price told Sky News host Chris Kenny. ​“What kind of message does that send to women, to young girls in our own country, that your Prime Minister can discuss you in the most crass, misogynistic terms and expect to get away with that kind of behaviour. ​“He has just become completely so arrogant, so blatant, so full of hubris.”

The Daily Beast

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· Jul 10, 2026

Hollywood Nepo Baby Breaks Silence About ‘Infidelity’ Rumors

Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images for The Recording AMargaret Qualley, 31, and Jack Antonoff, 42, are indeed calling it quits, but fans shouldn’t believe reports about “infidelity,” a representative for the actress said on Friday.The Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated star—and daughter of actress Andie MacDowell—confirmed her split from her husband of less than three years, Grammy-winning music producer Jack Antonoff, to People. Qualley’s representative also set the record straight on the reason for the development. “The narratives running in the press about Margaret and Jack are categorically untrue. There are no trust issues. There was no infidelity or anything outside of respect and partnership in this relationship,” the rep told the site. Read more at The Daily Beast.

Crooks and Liars

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· Jul 1, 2026

Full Frontal's Amy Hoggart On The British Political Meltdown

Comedian Amy Hoggart—of Full Frontal and the “What’s Left” Substack—joins Cliff Schecter for a fast, funny hour decoding the political chaos across the Atlantic. Keir Starmer just became the least popular prime minister in recorded British history, got shoved out in a bloodless “coup,” likely to be replaced by Manchester mayor Andy Burnham. Nigel Farage’s Reform is cratering after a £5 million crypto donation scandal. It’s a wild story—and Hoggart, who actually loses sleep researching these constituencies at 3 a.m., is the perfect guide through it. Under the jokes is a warning every American Democrat should hear. Starmer’s government quietly delivered—free childcare, renter protections—and told absolutely no one, the same fatal flaw Cliff sees strangling the Democratic Party: do the good thing, refuse to tell the story, and let the Farages and Trumps take the credit. Watch the video and go to Blue Amp Media for the rest of the crazy British story read more

JOE.co.uk

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· Jul 7, 2026

Nigel Farage has meltdown after being asked about undeclared gifts from convicted criminal

He claimed to have been harassed by journalists Nigel Farage was filmed having an almighty meltdown after he was asked about undeclared gifts from convicted criminal George Cottrell. In its essence, the most recent Farage controversy (yes, there have been plenty) revolves around the Reform UK leader receiving gifts from Cottrell in the year before []

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Related coverage for "Clingy Virgin Media fined £28M for refusing to take the hint": Salon — Taylor, Travis and the cone of silence. Us Weekly — Bunnie Xo Jokes Jelly Roll Marriage Was a Prison Bid While Slamming Rumors. Sky News Australia — ‘Utterly disgraceful’: Jacinta Price outraged by Albanese’s ‘misogynistic’ comments. The Daily Beast — Hollywood Nepo Baby Breaks Silence About ‘Infidelity’ Rumors. Crooks and Liars — Full Frontal's Amy Hoggart On The British Political Meltdown. JOE.co.uk — Nigel Farage has meltdown after being asked about undeclared gifts from convicted criminal