A spokesman confirmed Ian Edmondson would be taking over from the incumbent editor. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images Ian Edmondson, the former news editor at News of the World, has been hired as the new editor of lads' magazine Loaded.The appointment of Edmondson, who remains on bail on suspicion of illegal voicemail interception, follows the acquisition of the title by businessman and porn producer Paul Baxendale-Walker.A spokesman for Baxendale-Walker confirmed Edmondson would be taking over from incumbent editor Andy Sherwood.Edmondson was suspended from NoW in January last year following allegations he gave orders to private eye Glenn Mulcaire, who was jailed in 2006 for phone hacking. He was arrested in April 2011 but has not been charged with any offence.According to the London Evening Standard, Edmondson ... Continue reading →
Further education colleges have been awarded over half the extra student places allotted by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. How have the places been shared out, and between which institutions? Continue reading →
One boy's got an ordinary pushbike, the other a Raleigh Chopper. Which one is coolest? Photograph: Don Mcphee for the Guardian It was the summer of 1969. I was playing 20-a-side football in my local park and a guy rode past on a canary-yellow Raleigh Chopper. Suddenly our game stopped and 40 kids ran up, staring in disbelief at this bike, and asking if they could ride it. It was the first bike that came with its own prop stand. Parked up, it looked like a motorbike. I was bowled over when I discovered that a Chopper Mark I cost £38 – my father only earned £28 a week. It was beyond the reach of the mortal man.The Mark IIs were cheaper and became ubiquitous. ... Continue reading →
So you think you're having a hard time, what with the cuts and the scrapping of public services and those threats of losing your job? Well, I bring good news. The austerity we've heard so much time about – this historic, unparalleled slashing of spending – is all made up. David Cameron is simply fudging his figures. Those Jobcentre staff haven't been made redundant. And remember the Sure Start centre that you thought had shut? Why, it's still open, and bursting with toddlers.This magical thinking comes from one of the world's biggest money brokers, Tullett Prebon. It argued last week that Britain's austerity is "mendacious" spin, and a "con" and, in case you hadn't got the message and been bathed in sufficient spittle, "bare-faced deception".Predictably ... Continue reading →
