Binman Benji wins the day in offbeat court drama
Benji "the Binman" Pell yesterday won a high court action against a businessman who duped him into handing over thousands of pounds to make a Hollywood blockbuster of his life story. By Jamie Wilson.
Future licks its wounds
10.45am: Publisher Future Network today admitted it over-extended itself during the dotcom boom, with losses doubling to £121m in the last year. By Owen Gibson.
Hollywood claim was rubbish, says Benji the Binman
Benji 'the Binman' Pell is used to being paid thousands of pounds for the contents of a rubbish bin but this time, if his claims are to be believed, he was on the receiving end of a large pile of garbage. By Jamie Wilson.
Ricky Tomlinson gets £800,000 for life story of a ‘pure bottled Scouse’
Ricky Tomlinson, star of TV comedy The Royle Family, has been offered £800,000 for his autobiography. By Angelique Chrisafis.
Jordan becomes BBC agony aunt
8.30pm: The model Jordan has been recruited as an agony aunt on a BBC website, it was announced today. By Jessica Hodgson.
AOL Time Warner’s losses deepen
4.15pm: The world's largest media company has written off £1.2bn on US investments, reports Owen Gibson.
365 left Dazed & Confused after watchdog attack
11.30am: The ASA has ordered 365 Corporation to withdraw an ad featuring two dribbling men from a style magazine. By Owen Gibson.
AOL assumes no recovery and digs in for a frugal year
AOL Time Warner yesterday said it assumed there would be no recovery in the advertising market during 2002. By David Teather.
Levin: ‘The world is not the same any more’
11.30am: September 11 proved a catalyst to Gerald Levin's shock decision to quit AOL Time Warner, writes Dan Milmo.
Winslet denies Mirror exclusive
8.30am: Kate Winslet's solicitors have issued a letter denying she gave an interview to the Mirror, writes Jessica Hodgson.
Dotcom Telegraph logs off
8.30am: The Daily Telegraph has scrapped its weekly new media and technology supplement, reports Owen Gibson.
Hello! rapped over Winslet photos
8.30am: Hello! has been reprimanded for publishing misleading pictures of Kate Winslet's home, reports Jessica Hodgson.
UK’s top people turn away from daily papers
8.30am: Britain's richest and brightest people are increasingly unlikely to read a daily newspaper, reports Claire Cozens.
Telegraph website cuts 17 jobs
8.30am: Telegraph.co.uk has become the latest site to suffer at the hands of the advertising slump, writes Owen Gibson.
Harry Potter stunt goes up in smoke
1pm: News of the World editor Rebekah Wade's scheme to promote the Harry Potter movie has come unstuck, writes Jessica Hodgson.