Things have been looking bad at Twitter for some time. Since Elon Musk bought the platform for $44bn (£34bn) last year, it has shed users and advertising revenues, as well as its place in the social media ecosystem. Time then, according to Musk, for a rebrand. Announcing the news, he …
Read More »1972 Lionesses salute women’s game expansion ahead of World Cup
Janet Clark and Maggie Pearce were both part of England’s side that took on Scotland in Greenock on 18 November 1972, with the Lionesses overturning a 2-0 half-time deficit to run out 3-2 victors. Both were in attendance at BOXPARK Wembley to watch England open their 2023 Women’s World Cup …
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Postal services will be restored on the Stocking Farm estate in Leicester following the sudden closure of a Post Office earlier this year. Post Office has confirmed a plan to reopen a counter at a new location after customers were left ‘angry and heartbroken’ in February this year. The former …
Read More »Merseyside Police launches campaign to reduce dog bite incidents – Birkenhead News
Merseyside Police has today (Monday 24 July) launched its Taking the Lead campaign to help reduce incidents of dog bites in Merseyside, starting this summer. The campaign is being supported by Merseyside Dog Safety Partnership (MDSP), the Police and Crime Commissioner, the Blue Cross, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, University …
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Royal Mail has issued a warning to remind its customers of a looming deadline that will affect anyone who uses its stamps. The UK postal service introduced new barcoded stamps back in 2022 with each barcode allowing the stamps to be traced through the postal system. Since then, people have …
Read More »Elon Musk makes the Twitter bird ‘X’; ad and design experts weigh in on the rebrand
Billionaire Elon Musk took to Twitter, the micro-blogging platform he owns, to announce that he is changing the iconic Twitter bird logo. The Tesla CEO also shared the design of the new Twitter logo on its social media platform and named it ‘X’. “Now, X.com now points to Twitter.com,” Musk …
Read More »EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Will William shirk at welcoming Harry back to the royal fold?
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Read More »‘He makes me proud to be British’: Royal fans go wild over ‘down-to-earth’ Prince William’s new promotional video for the royal’s Homewards initiative
Royal fans said Prince William makes them ‘proud to be British’ after the ‘down-to-earth’ royal released a new video to promote his Homewards campaign. This afternoon, a three-minute video featuring footage from Prince William’s recent UK tour was uploaded onto the Prince and Princess of Wales’ official YouTube account. Last …
Read More »Iceland announces more closures with one store shutting its doors in days
The Iceland store in Swansea City Centre, Wales, will be permanently closing its doors on Saturday, July 29, 2023. Other branches, such as the Iceland store on Cowden High Street, in Fife, will also shut down this summer, but luckily, the company recently announced new openings will take place later …
Read More »Failed rebrands as Elon Musk replaces Twitter bird with ‘X’ symbol
Elon Musk Elon Musk confirmed Twitter’s logo has officially been changed from the iconic bird logo to an X after Musk hinted at the suggestion earlier this week. Musk tweeted a three second video showing the letter X, and posted a series of tweets regarding the change. The Tesla and …
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