Sanef Appalled By Call For Cape Town Paper Boycott – Sanef on Monday said it was appalled by the Western Cape government’s call for all provincial departments to stop subscribing to the Cape Times. [n24]
BBC Loses 4m Viewers After Jeremy Clarkson’s Suspension From Top Gear – Repeat of Red Arrows: Inside the Bubble attracted audience of just 1.3m, compared with more than 5m typically drawn by motoring show. [guardian]
Ryanair Board Approves Plan For Transatlantic Airline – The board of Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-cost carrier, has finally approved plans to start a transatlantic airline, with some one-way tickets expected to cost as little as £10. [ft]
The BBC’s Director General Is Siding With Jeremy Clarkson In The Top Gear ‘Fracas’ – BBC director general Tony Hall is siding with Jeremy Clarkson in the fight over whether he should be fired from “Top Gear,” the Daily Telegraph reports. Hall is likely fearful of losing a large part of the estimated £150 million in annual revenue that the show produces. [busins]
Uber CFO Steps Down After Two Years Of Surging Growth – Uber CFO Brent Callinicos, who oversaw ballooning growth in the ride-hailing company over the last two years, is stepping down. [usat]
France Likely To Pass Bill Banning Super-Skinny Models – France’s government is likely to back a bill banning excessively thin fashion models as well as potentially fining the modelling agency or fashion house that hires them and sending the agents to jail, the health minister says. [abc]
Pinterest Valued at $11 Billion After Latest Funding – Image bookmarking company raises $367 million, seeks up to $211 million more. [wsj]
Van Breda Siblings Kept Apart, Marli Has Not Asked To See Her Brother: Report – Marli van Breda, survivor of a tragic axe attack on her family has not asked to see her brother, Henri while she is undergoing rehabilitation. [tlive]
Rihanna The First Black Woman To Front Dior Campaign – Rihanna is the latest famous face to have been signed up to star in fashion label Dior’s iconic Secret Garden campaign. [nzh]
Eddy Cue Blasts New Steve Jobs Documentary – Alex Gibney’s documentary about Steve Jobs debuted at the South by Southwest film fest in Austin this weekend, and the first reviews have called film a “coolly absorbing, deeply unflattering portrait of the late Silicon Valley entrepreneur.” [com]
British Airways Flight Diverted In UK After Foul Smell – A British Airways flight bound for Dubai was forced to return to UK’s Heathrow Airport when a “smelly poo in the toilet” became unbearable for passengers. [toi]
Prince Harry To Quit British Army After 10 Years – Prince Harry announced Tuesday he is to leave the British army after 10 years’ service that has seen him fight on the front line twice in Afghanistan. [afp]
Mitt Romney To Fight Evander Holyfield In Charity Bout – He’s not going to run for president for a third time, but Mitt Romney is still in for a bruising fight, but this time it could actually hurt. The former GOP presidential nominee is set to box former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield. [abc]
Real Estate Heir and HBO Subject Robert Durst Could Face Death Penalty – Robert Durst couldn’t explain away the similarities between his handwriting and a letter he said “only the killer could have written” that alerted police to his friend’s shooting 15 years ago. [time]
Judge Who Presided Over Robert Durst Acquittal In Texas Murder: ‘He’s Very Dangerous’ – Former Galveston County Judge Susan Criss, who presided over Robert Durst’s 2003 trial, is now a criminal and family lawyer — and is free to talk about his acquittal in the murder and dismemberment of neighbor Morris Blake, whose body parts were found in Galveston Bay, Texas, in 2001. [mash]
Boko Haram Pushed Out Of Bama By Nigerian Military – Nigerian government forces recaptured the northeastern city of Bama from Islamist Boko Haram insurgents, the army said on Monday, a significant victory for the government just two weeks before a national election. [cbc]
Is Pippa Middleton’s US TV Dream Over? – As Kate’s very famous sister contemplates the fact that her US TV career appears to be over before it began, what’s the Brit former golden girl’s next move? [beast]
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