- The Telegraph
How the feud between JK Rowling and her Harry Potter stars turned ugly
If it was another instalment in JK Rowling’s world-conquering book series, it might be entitled Harry Potter and the Ugly Fallout. What began as a magical collaboration between the mega-successful author and the young actors who shot to stardom when they landed lead roles in the wizarding movie franchise has, over the years, turned increasingly nasty, as Rowling and the actors have publicly disagreed on hot-button topics such as trans rights.
- The Telegraph
Gyles Brandreth: my role in the deaths of Rod Hull and other comedy legends
Gyles Brandreth has said he blames himself for the death of Rod Hull after encouraging him to climb on to his roof on a stormy night.
- Reuters
Intesa targets new digital-only clients after antritrust blow
Italy's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo on Friday said it had acquired some 90,000 new customers through its digital-only arm Isybank, after an antitrust decision effectively halted the migration of existing clients. Italy's competition authority dealt a blow to Intesa's fintech ambitions in November when it ruled the bank had to obtain explicit consent from the around 4 million clients it planned to move to Isybank based on their digital habits. Intesa had informed customers digitally of an opt-out deadline.
