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Peter Hill (journalist)
Peter Hill (born 6 April 1945) is a British journalist and a former editor of the ''Daily Express''. Early life and career Hill was born on 6 April 1945 in Oldham, Lancashire.Roy Greenslad"Peter Hill's 50 years as a journalist after starting out in a woollen mill" ''The Guardian'', 21 February 2011 Raised in Saddleworth, he left Hulme Grammar School at 15 and worked in a woollen mill before gaining employment in local papers in Yorkshire and the North West. He was a sub-editor on ''The Daily Telegraph'' by 1969,Roy Greenslad"Peter Hill: 'I did too much on the Madeleine McCann story'" ''The Guardian'', 21 February 2011 but entered higher education in 1976 when he began a degree at Manchester University in American Studies and political philosophy, but left after an attempt to drop the former subject was rejected. While doing his course he had continued to work in the newspaper industry at weekends, and returned to full-time employment by joining the newly launched '' Daily Star'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a population of 237,110 in 2019. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, and with little early history to speak of, Oldham rose to prominence in the 19th century as an international centre of textile manufacture. It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and among the first ever industrialised towns, rapidly becoming "one of the most important centres of cotton and textile industries in England." At its zenith, it was the most productive cotton spinning mill town in the world,. producing more cotton than France and Germany combined. Oldham's textile industry fell into decline in the mid-20th century; the town's last mill closed in 1998. The demise of textile processing in Oldham depressed and heav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The Labour Party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum. In all general elections since 1922, Labour has been either the governing party or the Official Opposition. There have been six Labour prime ministers and thirteen Labour ministries. The party holds the annual Labour Party Conference, at which party policy is formulated. The party was founded in 1900, having grown out of the trade union movement and socialist parties of the 19th century. It overtook the Liberal Party to become the main opposition to the Conservative Party in the early 1920s, forming two minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in the 1920s and early 1930s. Labour served in the wartime coalition of 1940–1945, after which Clement Attlee's Labour government established the National Health Service and expanded the we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Star (United Kingdom) People
Daily Star may refer to: United States * ''Arizona Daily Star'', published in Tucson, Arizona * ''Cincinnati Daily Star'' (1872–1880), merged with the ''Spirit of the Times'' to form ''The Cincinnati Times-Star'', Ohio * ''The Fredericksburg Daily Star'', Fredericksburg, Virginia, predecessor to ''The Free Lance–Star'' * ''Daily Star'' (Louisiana), Hammond, Louisiana * ''The Daily Star'' (Oneonta), Oneonta, New York * ''The Marion Star'', formerly ''The Marion Daily Star'', Marion, Ohio * ''Minneapolis Daily Star'' (1920–about 1939), a predecessor of the ''Star Tribune'', Minneapolis, Minnesota * ''Warrensburg Star-Journal'', formerly ''The Daily Star-Journal'', Warrensburg, Missouri Canada *''The Montreal Daily Star'', a former name of the ''Montreal Star'', Montreal, Quebec *''Regina Daily Star'', a predecessor of the '' Leader-Post'', Regina, Saskatchewan *''Toronto Daily Star'', former name of the ''Toronto Star'', Toronto, Ontario Elsewhere * ''Daily Star'' (Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Express People
Daily or The Daily may refer to: Journalism * Daily newspaper, newspaper issued on five to seven day of most weeks * ''The Daily'' (podcast), a podcast by ''The New York Times'' * ''The Daily'' (News Corporation), a defunct US-based iPad newspaper from News Corporation * ''The Daily of the University of Washington'', a student newspaper using ''The Daily'' as its standardhead Places * Daily, North Dakota, United States * Daily Township, Dixon County, Nebraska, United States People * Bill Daily (1927–2018), American actor * Elizabeth Daily (born 1961), American voice actress * Joseph E. Daily (1888–1965), American jurist * Thomas Vose Daily (1927–2017), American Roman Catholic bishop Other usages * Iveco Daily, a large van produced by Iveco * Dailies In filmmaking, dailies are the raw, unedited footage shot during the making of a motion picture. The term comes from when movies were all shot on film because usually at the end of each day, the footage was develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Male Journalists
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Births
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: ** Nazi Germany, Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allies of World War II, Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary from the Russians. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army. * January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Pruss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Whittow
Hugh Whittow is a British former newspaper editor. Whittow worked for the ''Western Telegraph'' and the ''South Wales Echo'', before moving to London to work on the '' London Evening News'', and then the '' Daily Star''. In the mid-1980s, he joined '' The Sun'', where he became known for obtaining scoops. In October 1986, Whittow became one of the first journalists to report that Queen singer Freddie Mercury could be suffering from AIDS. In 1987, Whittow travelled to Spain with a brief to purchase a donkey which was due to be beaten as part of a fiesta, and send it to a sanctuary in the UK. However, a ''Daily Star'' journalist achieved this before him, and his newspaper taunted ''The Sun'' over this in a front-page story. Soon after, Whittow returned to the ''Star''.Tara Conlan,Hugh Whittow rides to Express top job despite Blackie the Donkey, ''The Guardian'', 8 February 2011 Whittow became deputy editor of the ''Daily Star'', and edited the ''Daily Star Sunday'' from its laun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Neesom
Dawn Neesom (born 11 December 1964) is an English journalist. She was promoted to the post of editor of the '' Daily Star'' newspaper in December 2003, but left at the end of February 2018. Born in Stratford, London, England, Neesom attended Valentines High School in Ilford, Essex. Her mother was a cleaner and her father a lorry driver. Neesom has claimed at various times that her career in journalism began on the local weekly newspaper the ''Newham Recorder'', but this has been shown to be untrue and she no longer makes this claim. She also worked on ''Woman's Own'' magazine before joining '' The Sun'' newspaper as a feature writer in 1992. She was promoted to woman's editor before she joined the ''Daily Star'' as their woman's editor in 1997. Between 1997 and 2003, she was promoted to features editor and then associate editor (features) before, in September 2003, becoming joint deputy editor with Hugh Whittow. She left her post as the ''Daily Star''s editor at the end of Feb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Walker (journalist)
Philip Andrew Geoffrey Walker (28 July 1944 – 6 October 2011) was a British newspaper editor. Walker grew up in Cardiff, where he attended Howardian High School. He entered journalism in 1962, working for the ''South Wales Echo The ''South Wales Echo'' is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Cardiff, Wales and distributed throughout the surrounding area. It has a circulation of 7,573. Background The newspaper was founded in 1884 and was based in Thomson House ...'', then in 1964 moved to London to work for the '' Daily Sketch''. In 1966, he joined the '' Reading Evening Post'', and then, in 1968, the '' Daily Mail''. The following year, he was appointed as an assistant editor of the '' Daily Mirror'', serving until 1980, when he became associate editor of the '' Daily Express''. He returned to the ''Mirror'' three years later, as deputy editor, but became freelance in 1988. In 1990, he was appointed deputy editor of the '' Daily Star'', and was promoted to edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Press Complaints Commission
The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) was a voluntary regulatory body for British printed newspapers and magazines, consisting of representatives of the major publishers. The PCC closed on Monday 8 September 2014, and was replaced by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), chaired by Sir Alan Moses. Unlike the UK's only 'Approved Regulator' Independent Monitor for the Press (IMPRESS) who are fully compliant with the recommendations of the Leveson Inquiry, IPSO has refused to seek approval to the Press Recognition Panel (PRP). The PCC was funded by the annual levy it charged newspapers and magazines. It had no legal powers – all newspapers and magazines voluntarily contributed to the costs of, and adhered to the rulings of, the commission, making the industry self-regulating. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leveson Inquiry
The Leveson Inquiry was a judicial public inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press following the News International phone hacking scandal, chaired by Lord Justice Leveson, who was appointed in July 2011. A series of public hearings were held throughout 2011 and 2012. The Inquiry published the Leveson Report in November 2012, which reviewed the general culture and ethics of the British media, and made recommendations for a new, independent, body to replace the existing Press Complaints Commission, which would have to be recognised by the state through new laws. Prime Minister David Cameron, under whose direction the inquiry had been established, said that he welcomed many of the findings, but declined to enact the requisite legislation. Part 2 of the inquiry was to be delayed until after criminal prosecutions regarding events at the ''News of the World'', but the Conservative Party's 2017 manifesto stated that the second part of the inquiry would be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disappearance Of Madeleine McCann
Madeleine Beth McCann (born 12 May 2003) is a British missing person who disappeared from her bed in a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on the evening of 3 May 2007, at the age of 3. '' The Daily Telegraph'' described the disappearance as "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history". Madeleine's whereabouts remain unknown,Gordon Rayner"Madeleine McCann latest: are police any closer to knowing the truth?", ''The Daily Telegraph'', 26 April 2016. although German prosecutors believe she is dead. Madeleine was on holiday from the United Kingdom with her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann; her two-year-old twin siblings; and a group of family friends and their children. The McCann children had been left asleep at 20:30 in the ground-floor apartment, while their parents dined with friends in a restaurant 55 metres (180 ft) away. The parents checked on the children throughout the evening, until Kate discovered Madeleine was missing at 22:00. Over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
