The John Lewis Christmas Advert 2017 has been released and will premiere on TV tonight during Gogglebox. Watch the advert here: The annual ‘event’ as it now is, is considered by many to be the ...

Iona Bain is a freelance journalist and speaker who writes The Young Money Blog. Covering advice for young people’s finances including housing, stocks and pensions, The Young Money Blog recently ranked in the Top 10 ...

A round-up of the latest political headlines from the UK’s media, including Priti Patel’s resignation, a Brexit ‘crisis’, the sexual harassment scandal and Corbyn’s call for sprinklers.  Priti Patel resigns amid unauthorised meetings scandal Yesterday ...

Twitter has finally rolled out 280-character tweets across the platform, after trialling the initiative with a handful of users at the end of September. As with any change on social media, the general consensus is ...

Eva Thompson writes Eva and Amelia’s world about the adventures she has with her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Amelia. Recently featuring on the Top 10 UK Pet Blogs, Eva and Amelia’s World reviews style products ...

Marks & Spencer is launching its Christmas advert this evening during the Pride of Britain awards. The Paddington-fronted #LoveTheBear campaign, goes beyond just a 90-second TV spot, with in-store product tie-ins, charitable fundraising and cross-channel ...

Missed any of the political coverage from the weekend? After a week when sexual harassment in Westminster has continued to dominate headlines, it’s no surprise that this issue was the focus of Sunday’s political shows. ...

While you’re probably not fighting the upside down at work, there’s still plenty we can take from the Stranger Things gang to apply to our everyday PR practices. *WARNING – mild spoilers lurk ahead, though ...

Rachel Spencer is the author of The Paw Post, which recently ranked in the Top 10 UK Pet Blogs. Rachel is a freelance journalist and content writer who started The Paw Post in 2017 after ...

A round up of the biggest PR, comms and media stories this week including the sexual harassment scandals, a spoilt Bake Off, Ian Katz’s appointment, Fake News and Halloween. 1. Sexual harassment dominates the news ...

‘Fake News’ is the Collins Dictionary word of the year for 2017. Defined by Collins as ‘false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting’, Fake News has taken the political world by ...

Zen Terrelonge is the founder of DADult Life, a new parenting blog started by Zen during his partner’s pregnancy. With baby Roma now just over five months old, we caught up with Zen to talk ...

Today’s Media Updates covers moves and changes including appointments at Prima, Red, S Magazine, The Sunday Times and the Paisley Daily Express.  News & Politics Gavin McInally has been appointed editor of the Paisley Daily Express. ...

Channel 4 has announced that Ian Katz has been appointed director of programmes, following Jay Hunt’s departure in September. Katz is currently editor of BBC’s Newsnight and was previously deputy editor of the Guardian. His ...

Today’s Media Updates covers moves and changes including appointments at Stand Out, DC Thomson Media, Business & Finance and the Despatch.  News & Politics The Despatch has been relaunched by the team responsible for The ...

Continuing our spotlights of amazing pet bloggers – who all feature on the Top 10 UK Pet Blogs – we’ve caught up with Rosemary Kind, author of Alfie’s Diary. The blog has been updated every ...

In a world where we now apparently say Happy Halloween, the haunted seasonal event has firmly embedded itself in the awkward summer’s-over-but-Christmas-isn’t-really-here-yet advertising cycle. Here are five of the best campaigns for this year’s Halloween. ...

Today’s Media Updates covers moves and changes including appointments at Metro.co.uk, Empire, Research Europe and the Evening Express.  News & Politics Zoe Drewett has been appointed assistant news editor at Metro.co.uk. Zoe was previously video ...

Last week Facebook ran a test in which publishers’ content in six countries only displayed on a secondary ‘explore’ feed. The impact was immediate and devastating – one Slovakian journalist called it the ‘biggest drop ...

This week’s Political Updates, covers moves and changes at all levels of government.    Government Departments Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy UK Government Investments have expanded their senior management team; Tom Cooper and Candida ...