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The Night Manager will be returning for two more seasons with Tom Hiddleston at the helm once again, it has been reported.

The renewal of the hit adaptation of John le Carré’s 1993 novel, which aired to great fanfare eight years ago, has been greenlit by Amazon Prime and the BBC, according to Deadline.

It is understood that the new seasons about the hotel-manager-turned-spy will be filmed later this year in London and South America.

According to reports, David Farr – who wrote the original series – has been brought back to write season two.

The first series, which won two Emmys and three Golden Globes, featured an impressive cast including Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Debicki, Tom Hollander and David Harewood.

It followed Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine, the former British soldier who is recruited by the manager of a Foreign Office taskforce to infiltrate an arms dealer’s inner circle while he is the night manager of a luxury Cairo hotel.

The series quickly became one of the top-rated UK dramas of 2016 and spawned a number of subsequent le Carré adaptations from The Ink Factory, the production company run by le Carré’s sons Simon and Stephen Cornwell.

The new adaptation will be set in the present day, according to Deadline, and will follow Hiddleston’s Pine facing a new and more deadly challenge after being informed that arms dealer Richard Roper – played by Hugh Laurie – is dead.

Laurie, Colman and Hiddleston all won Golden Globes for their performances in the 2016 spy thriller, which became an international success and even led to rumours at the time that Hiddleston, 43, could be the next James Bond.

While the Bond rumours may have been put to bed, it remains to be seen where the plot may take Pine, seeing as Le Carré‘s novel has no sequel.

When Laurie was asked in 2016 whether the series would return, he said: “It’s based on a novel, we’ve got to the end of the novel and John le Carré has yet to write another novel. So in cold practical terms, no, we’re done.”

Le Carré, who died in 2020, took a very hands-off approach to the first series, but was said to be pleasantly surprised by the alterations Farr made to his novel for the script.

Charlotte Moore, the BBC TV chief, told The Telegraph in 2017 that “Le Carré is very involved” in discussions about the next series, saying: “We wouldn’t be talking with them if he didn’t think it was a good idea.”

Announcing the new series, Ms Moore said: “After years of fervent speculation I’m incredibly excited to confirm that The Night Manager is returning to the BBC for two more series.”

“Of course he wants to take part in it, it’s his work. He will definitely be involved in what we do next,” she added.

The Telegraph has contacted Le Carré’s estate for comment on the announcement of the new seasons.

Previously, Susanne Bier, who won an Emmy for directing the first series, revealed that scripts for a second instalment were “slowly being developed”, but she said writers were wary about being able to create the same hit again.

Elizabeth Debicki, Tom Hiddleston, Susanne Bier and Hugh Laurie at the premiere of the first season

Elizabeth Debicki, Tom Hiddleston, Susanne Bier and Hugh Laurie at the premiere of the first season Credit: Michael Tran/FilmMagic

Farr agreed with this sentiment at the time, telling Variety in 2016 that he was “not keen” to do a second series, adding: “I liked the fact that the story ended where the story ended.

“But that’s entirely personal. Given the characters, there is a potential for something more to happen, and I’m sure someone could find the right idea. But for me it’s done. My simple feeling is that I wouldn’t be able to make the next one as good.”

Hiddleston, 43, will be returning to executive produce the new seasons as well as play Pine.

The British actor said: “The first series of The Night Manager was one of the most creatively fulfilling projects I have ever worked on. The depth, range and complexity of Jonathan Pine was, and remains, a thrilling prospect.”

Simon and Stephen Cornwell said season one proved “a landmark moment for the golden era of television – uniting on-screen and behind-the-camera talent at the top of their game – and an audience reception which was beyond our wildest imagining”.

“Revisiting the story of Pine also means going beyond the events of John le Carré’s original work: that is a decision we have not taken lightly, but his compelling characters and the vision David [Farr] has for their next chapter were irresistible,” they added.

Vernon Sanders, the Amazon MGM Studios head of television, added: “We are elated to bring additional seasons of The Night Manager to our Prime Video customers.

“The combination of terrific source material, the wonderful team at The Ink Factory, a great writer in David Farr, an award-winning director in Georgi Banks-Davies, as well as the talented cast truly make the series the full package.”

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At least 350 women have been killed by a man since the murder of Sarah Everard – the equivalent of one woman dying every three days, The Independent can reveal.

Frustrated experts said the government is still failing to protect women as the sobering new figures came to light on the third anniversary of Ms Everard’s kidnap and murder by a serving police officer.

Her death was hailed as a watershed moment which sparked an outpouring of anger over women’s safety and shone a light on the epidemic of violence against women and girls.

But campaigners have said promises to tackle the crisis were “empty words” as they warned: “So much more needs to be done.”

The figures, shared with The Independent by the Femicide Census, showed at least 350 women have died with a man responsible or a principal suspect since Ms Everard’s death on 3 March 2021.

“That’s an average of one woman dead at the hands of a man every three days,” executive director Dr Karen Ingala Smith said.

Of these, eight in ten had a relationship with their killer, with 43 per cent killed by a former or current partner, 12 per cent by a family member, 15 per cent by a man who knew them.

Around 28 women – which accounts for eight per cent of cases – were killed by a stranger, like Ms Everard.

She added: “The figure of eight per cent of women killed by men in the UK being killed by a stranger is consistent with the average since our records began in 2009. So ask me whether anything has changed since Sarah’s murder, and my answer is no.”

The figures come after an inquiry into Ms Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens uncovered an astonishing string of blunders in the recruitment of the predator to the Metropolitan Police and eight missed opportunities to stop him in his tracks.

The 33-year-old marketing executive was walking home in Clapham, south London, when she was tricked by Couzens, who falsely arrested her before driving to Kent where he raped and strangled before dumping her burnt body in a woodland.

In the aftermath of her death, thousands of grieving women gathered for a vigil at Clapham Common calling for action to prevent to male violence against women and, simply, the right to walk home safely.

Anna Birley, co-founder of vigil organisers Reclaim These Streets, told The Independent: “We were promised that tackling violence against women and girls would be a priority for this government, but these figures show that this was all empty words.

“Women are still being murdered by men, demand for domestic violence services remains at record highs and rapes are still going unprosecuted.

“By failing to grasp the scale of the problem and failing to take meaningful action to keep us safe, this Government is failing women.”

Andrea Simon, director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW), said each of the 350 women who have lost their lives in the last three years have been failed by society.

“While we’ve heard lots of promises and seen top level commitments to tackling violence against women in the last three years, there is so much more that needs to be done,” she told The Independent.

“There is a failure to prioritise preventing violence in all the work promised to tackle it. We need to see the police response to all forms of abuse improve, with better detection, early intervention, and protective steps taken when women report violence to reduce the risk of femicide.

“Police and justice agencies must take action to stop known perpetrators from frequently re-offending against women and girls.

“We must also see work to shift attitudes across society, including the sexism and male entitlement that drives violence against women and sees it normalised and trivialised.”

This starts with high quality education and well-funded public information campaigns, she said, adding: “Until we tackle harmful attitudes and the inequality that puts women and girls in harm’s way, we won’t be able to improve women’s feelings of safety and freedom.”

The calls come after this week Labour MP Jess Phillips read out the names of every woman killed last year in House of Commons, warning the “epidemic of violence against women and girls has not abated”.

She said: “All of these women mattered, they need to matter much more to politics. And I urge again, as I have for years, for the Government to have a strategy for reducing femicide. Warm words and no political priority will never make this list shorter.”

It is the ninth year that the MP has read victims’ names to the chamber, adding each life lost was a testament to failure to prioritise women’s safety.

She added: “I am tired that women’s safety matters so much less in this place than small boats. I am tired of fighting for systematic change and being given table scraps.

“Never again do I want to hear a politician say that lessons will be learned from abject failure - it is not true.

“This list is no longer just a testament to these women’s lives, it is a testament to our collective failure.”

Jhiselle Feanny, co-founder of Killed Women - a campaign group of families bereaved by male violence against women, described the latest figures as “devastating”.

She said: “Each represents a life brutally taken. And a family facing the unimaginable, their whole world destroyed.  “Three years, so many lives, endless announcements, headlines, reviews, reports and lessons learned. And yet here we are, listening to the latest death toll read out in Parliament.”

She said attacks on women were “preventable crimes” after a survey of bereaved families last year found almost seven in ten believed their loved ones’ death was preventable, while two thirds said the killer had a prior history of violence.

“These deaths and injustices are not inevitable. The murders of women are not unavoidable tragedies, but preventable crimes,” Ms Feanny added.

“We urgently need decision and policy makers to act, so women can live free from fear, threat and violence.”

A government spokesperson said: “We are committed to tackling violence against women and improving the police response to these vile crimes. We have classified it as national threat alongside other threats such as terrorism and introduced the first ever dedicated national policing lead.

“The Angiolini inquiry has looked into issues around police culture and the government will continue to work with police partners to ensure that proper standards are upheld at all times.”

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The news business is in upheaval. A presidential election is barreling down the pike. Facing financial challenges and political division, several of America’s largest news organizations have turned over the reins to editors who prize relentless reporting on a budget. And they all happen to be British. Will Lewis, a veteran of London’s Daily Telegraph and News UK, is now the chief executive of The Washington Post, where reporters have raised questions about his Fleet Street ethics. He recently ousted the paper’s American editor and replaced her with a former colleague from The Telegraph, dumbfounding American reporters who had never heard of him. Emma Tucker (formerly of The Sunday Times) took over The Wall Street Journal last year, shortly after Mark Thompson (formerly of the BBC) became chairman of CNN, where he has ordered an American remake of the long-running BBC comedy quiz show “Have I Got News for You.”

They joined a slew of Brits already ensconced in the American media establishment. Michael Bloomberg, a noted Anglophile, hired John Micklethwait (former editor of the London-based Economist) in 2015 to run Bloomberg News. Rupert Murdoch tapped Keith Poole (The Sun and The Daily Mail) to edit The New York Post in 2021, the same year that The Associated Press named an Englishwoman, Daisy Veerasingham, as its chief executive. “We are the ultimate trophies for American billionaires,” joked Joanna Coles, the English-born editor who in April became head of The Daily Beast, the online news outlet itself named after a newspaper in an Evelyn Waugh novel. Ms. Coles has not hesitated to recruit more of her compatriots, installing a Scot as editor in chief and a Guardian reporter as Washington bureau chief. “We are loading up on Brits,” she said in an interview. [...] But while British journalists are used to intense competition, their journalistic rule book is not always in line with American standards. At The Washington Post, the home of Woodward and Bernstein, some of Mr. Lewis’s behavior has unsettled the newsroom. The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Mr. Lewis had urged The Post’s former editor, Sally Buzbee, to not cover a court decision concerning his involvement in Rupert Murdoch’s phone-hacking scandal in Britain. (A spokeswoman for Mr. Lewis has said that account of the conversation was inaccurate.) An NPR reporter then disclosed that Mr. Lewis had offered an exclusive interview if the reporter agreed to drop an article about the scandal. (The spokeswoman said that Mr. Lewis had spoken with NPR before joining The Post, and that after he joined The Post interview requests were “through the normal corporate communication channels.”) This kind of behavior may be acceptable at some London papers, where proprietors are less hesitant to fiddle with coverage. In American newsrooms, it’s verboten — as is the practice of paying for information. At The Telegraph, Mr. Lewis spent 110,000 pounds for documents that fueled a damaging exposé of parliamentary corruption. (His rivals at The Sun and The Times of London balked at a similar deal.) The Telegraph reporter who secured the documents, Robert Winnett, is set to become The Post’s editor later this year. As for the view across the pond? “We are all greeting this with a mix of amusement and indignation,” said one Fleet Street editor, who requested anonymity to avoid the ire of any overly sensitive superiors. (In keeping with the spirit of British tabloids, the request was granted.) “Amusement that these fancy high priests of American journalism are being monstered by good old-fashioned, tough-guy British editors; indignation that they find it so extraordinary that they might have something to learn from across the pond,” the editor said. “Yes, our standards are a bit lower, but we’re extremely competitive and intense and no-nonsense, and that’s probably helpful given how the industry is going.”

the fact that a lot of american billionaires seem to be spearheading this makes me wonder how much of it has to do with these journalists coming from a country where they have to work with notoriously wack libel laws and an extremely rigid class structure (and a monarchy which they kiss the ass of tbh) thus presumably making them more willing to kowtow to authority.............🤔🧐

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Don Moynihan at Can We Still Govern?

Authoritarian regimes tend to prioritize controlling certain institutions: bureaucracy, the legal system, and higher education. Trump has shown deep interest in all. They also seek to control the press. It is easy to assume this last threat does not apply to the US. The first amendment provides strong protections to private media (although conservatives are interested in eroding those protections). The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is vulnerable to right wing threats of defunding, but NPR and PBS have other sources of funding and play a less central role in American media than, for example, the BBC does in the UK. Conservatives have their own thriving media, have captured large areas of social media, including Twitter, and have been successful at working the ref when it comes to the mainstream media. It might therefore seem that there is little reason to worry about Trump further weaponizing the press. But there are aspects of the media that the US government does directly control and fund. Americans don’t pay a lot of attention to it, because it does not broadcast to them, but it has an outsize global presence. This is the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America, and is the primary funder of several other regional broadcasting networks. It has a budget of about $1 billion and 4,000 employees. While it does not have the same brand recognition as other media, AGM has a vast global audience. It estimates that it reachers over 420 million people weekly in 64 different languages. So, the US government is very much in the media business, and on a global scale. To understand how that media can be weaponized by an authoritarian in the future, we just need to look back at the final months of the Trump administration.

“Gross Mismanagement” by a Trump Appointee

The tensions between journalistic integrity and politicization exploded with the arrival of Michael Pack, the chief executive of AGM. In Spring of 2020, Trump falsely accused VOA of peddling Chinese propaganda over Covid, and then pushed Pack’s nomination, which had been stalled because of Senate concerns about his ideological leanings, and financial improprieties in his business dealings. Pack headed the Claremont Institute, which has pushed anti-democratic messaging via fellows like John Eastman. Pack had also worked on documentaries produced by Steve Bannon.

Pack perfectly reflected the paranoid style of that took hold in Trump’s last year in office. After his first impeachment, loyalty mattered above all else to Trump. Pack fit that agenda. He promised “to drain the swamp, to root out corruption, and to deal with these issues of bias” — an ethos that defines how Trumpworld is approaching a second term.

The scale of Pack’s abuses only became evident after he left the agency. He profiled his employees, speculating on their political leanings, and met with officials to prioritize which of these officials should be fired because of those political beliefs. He pushed out senior officials, putting some on administrative leave for daring to disagree with him. Pack hired a conservative law firm on a no-bid contract to investigate his own employees. It cost $1.6 million dollars. He revoked security clearances from journalists who complained about his practices. He sought to put in place unqualified appointees to oversee overseas media networks, and make their tenure permanent. His political appointees either had no experience in journalism, or were aligned with right-wing media outlets such as The Daily Caller.

Pack improperly tried to block funding for one unit, The Open Technology Fund, that Congress had appropriated. He froze the funding of other units, and blocked their recruitment efforts. Pack also created instability by removing senior officials leading parts of his organization — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, the Office of Cuban Broadcasting, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks and the Open Technology Fund.

[...] Making AGM a more explicitly partisan outlet would obviously undermine its reputation for providing quality journalism, undermining trust in the organization that is central for its ability to do its job. Its a clear example of how a more partisan operation reduces the quality of agency performance, and its ability to fulfill its mission. The mission of AGM “is to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy.” It is hard to do so if the agency is, itself, dancing to an authoritarian tune.

Don Moynihan’s Can We Still Govern? post reveals that the Voice Of America, which is targeted towards international listeners, could become a partisan propaganda organ if Donald Trump wins again.

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The United Kingdom wing of U.N. Women faced backlash after announcing that a pro-Palestinian transgender model would be its "champion" of women. 

Munroe Bergdorf was selected as the first U.N. Women U.K. Champion in November. However, 17 women's groups took notice and penned an open letter Jan. 2 expressing concern about the appointment. 

"The female population of the UK is more than 33 million, yet you have ignored every one of us and chosen a male," the letter, addressed to U.N. Women executive director Sima Bahous, the U.N. Women executive committee and the U.N. Women U.K. Committee, said. 

LEFT-WING ACTIVIST 'SHOCKED' IN VIRAL VIDEO AFTER FAILING TO RECRUIT PRO-PALESTINIAN MUSLIM SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ

The letter was signed by groups such as Fair Play For Women, LGB Alliance, Sex Matters and Women’s Declaration International – U.K. 

"Munroe Bergdorf’s well-publicized activism is not pro-women," the letter continued. 

Other critics, such as Douglas Murray, blasted the main U.N. Women group for yet another example of bad decision-making by the international body. 

"Seems to be this group has a problem with... reality," Murray said on Talk TV. Murray also raised concern about how U.N. Women dragged its feet for nearly two months before explicitly condemning Hamas' brutal rape of women. 

ISRAELI POLICE SAY EXTREME SEXUAL VIOLENCE, RAPE BY HAMAS TERRORISTS WAS SYSTEMATIC

Bergdorf, a pro-Palestinian activist who has posted messages such as "Gays 4 Gaza," "Dykes for a free Palestine," and "Queers for Palestine," has called for a "ceasefire," an end to Israel's national security response to Hamas' terrorist attack and invasion on Oct. 7.

The qualifications for becoming a "champion" for U.N. Women U.K. included, "someone who has made incredible contributions to gender equality and the rights of women, girls."

"Working with the U.N. has been a personal ambition and dream of mine. It’s a responsibility that I don’t take lightly," Bergdorf said in the interview with Attitude. "I will use this role to further advocate for the progress, safety, inclusion and empowerment of ALL women and girls, of all communities and identities."

"I will continue to draw attention to the systemic and social impact of misogyny, transphobia and gender-based inequality within the UK – In order to help provide data and insight that contributes to forming tangible methods of tracking and countering it," Bergdorf added. 

U.N. Women U.K. didn't immediately respond for comment. 

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“Stay Dangerous”: DJ BLKLUOS & Tabz SOS Reignite the Mixtape Era

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BRINGING THE GANG OUT

Upon arriving in the UK, DJ BLKLUOS linked with Tabz SOS and recruited the Handsworth heavy hitters—LA, 93G, BIG R’Z, and Great Barr representative DYRTI SAN—to join the project. Each featured artist fully understood the assignment, delivering verses that showcase their talent and capture the raw essence of their surroundings. The gritty narratives and execution remain dominant throughout the tape, giving listeners an accurate representation of Birmingham’s culture.

FINISH YOUR BREAKFAST

With DJ BLKLUOS handling the hosting, mixing, and arranging, “Stay Dangerous“ is just a glimpse of what’s to come. This mixtape is the prelude to something epic: the upcoming project “No Rest For The Wicked“ by DJ BLKLUOS & Tabz SOS. Fully produced by DJ BLKLUOS. Building on the momentum of their 2023 EP “Sleep When I’m Dead,” this new release is set to bring even more heat, challenging the status quo and paving the way for their continued rise in the music scene.

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“Stay Dangerous“ is now available on SoundCloud and YouTube—tune in today for a listen! Afterward, check out the official video for “NDSS,” filmed on location in Birmingham, UK. For more music-related news, business inquiries, and all future releases, follow DJ BLKLUOS and Tabz SOS by clicking the links below. 

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Analysis

Prince Harry privacy trial will be uncomfortable for Mail’s publisher

Alexandra Topping

Associated Newspapers had avoided being drawn into the scandal around practices faced by rivals. It will not relish the scrutiny in court

Fri 10 Nov 2023 19.38 CET

It is the moment that senior executives at the Mail have been dreading: on Friday Mr Justice Nicklin ruled that the case brought against their publisher Associated Newspapers by Prince Harry, Elton John, Doreen Lawrence and others can continue.

The Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday, which had so assiduously avoided being drawn into the scandal around newspaper practices faced by its rivals, will now be scrutinised in the high court and likely face weeks of difficult headlines, regardless of the outcome of the trial.

It is not a prospect that middle England’s newspaper will relish. Harry and co accuse it of bugging homes and cars, “blagging” phone, medical and financial records and breaking into private property. The claims were “preposterous smears”, Associated Newspapers said in October 2022, when the claims were filed.

A spokesperson said the lawsuit “appears to be nothing more than a pre-planned and orchestrated attempt to drag the Mail titles into the phone-hacking scandal concerning articles up to 30 years old”.

“These unsubstantiated and highly defamatory claims – based on no credible evidence – appear to be simply a fishing expedition by claimants and their lawyers, some of whom have already pursued cases elsewhere,” the spokesperson added.

The publisher’s lawyers had called for the entire case to be dismissed, saying it was outside a six-year time limit for legal action. But Nicklin swept that argument away on Friday, saying the claimants had “a real prospect” of showing unlawful acts were concealed and that they had been thrown “off the scent” by the newspaper’s own reporting and public statements.

But it is a partial victory only for Harry and his six co-claimants, who also include David Furnish, Sadie Frost, Liz Hurley and Simon Hughes. They suffered a significant blow when Nicklin ruled that their case could not use leaked copies of internal documents that were confidentially supplied by the Mail to the Leveson inquiry into the media in 2012. It was a “significant victory”, said the Mail’s publisher.

Many media watchers will agree. While the hacking cases that have embroiled Rupert Murdoch’s News UK and the Daily Mirror for the last 15 years dealt largely with the interception of voicemails, the allegations against Associated Newspapers appear to focus on the use of external private investigators.

The claimants argue the documents will come out at trial in due course and this aspect of the ruling is a pyrrhic victory for Associated Newspapers, adding: “If the Mail and the Mail on Sunday have nothing to hide … they should provide us with the ledgers voluntarily now.”

The case is likely to rely, to an extent, on the testimony of witnesses, some of whom already appear to be problematic. The celebrities’ lawyers said the private investigator Gavin Burrows, who both Harry and Lady Lawrence say was commissioned by the Mail to target them, provided evidence to them in 2021. But the court heard he later gave a signed witness statement “denying that he was commissioned or instructed by Associated to carry out any unlawful activity”.

“Mr Burrows has given two flatly contradictory statements to each side in this litigation,” said Nicklin in his judgment, a fact which he said could only be resolved at trial.

Many will ruminate on the implications of the ruling for Paul Dacre, editor of the Daily Mail for a quarter of a century and at the helm when these allegations are said to have taken place. Dacre, who pulled out of the running to be the next chair of the media regulator, Ofcom, in 2021 after concerns were raised about the transparency of the recruitment process, may not be able to avoid being dragged into the case, whether he wants to or not.

One outcome is sure: the legal bill will be eye-wateringly high – costing the Mail publisher as much as £5m if Harry and his co-complainants are successful at trial, according to Philippa Dempster, a privacy lawyer at Freeths. But it is the knock-on effect that is likely to be of greatest concern to Mail executives. News UK has paid hundreds of millions of pounds in costs and damages relating to phone hacking at the News of the World and the Sun: the Mail’s publishers will hope they can avoid a similar fate.

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10 Tips to Select the Best Executive Recruiter in the UK

Choosing the right executive recruiter is a crucial decision that can significantly impact your organization's success. This blog aims to guide you through the process by providing valuable insights and expert tips. Discover how to navigate the complexities of finding the top executive search firms UK with confidence. Stay tuned for essential advice on making informed choices and maximizing your recruitment outcomes.

Assess Industry Specialization

When considering an executive recruiter, it is vital to assess their industry specialization. Begin by understanding your industry's unique demands and challenges. Evaluate the recruiter's expertise in navigating these intricacies effectively. Additionally, look for specialized firms that focus on specific industries to ensure a tailored approach to your recruitment needs.

Check Track Record

When examining an executive recruiter, it's essential to delve into their track record. Begin by thoroughly reviewing testimonials from previous clients. These testimonials offer valuable insights into the recruiter's success rate and client satisfaction levels. Next, analyze success stories that highlight the recruiter's ability to deliver exceptional results. Additionally, take a deep dive into case studies showcasing the impact of partnering with top executive search firms UK.

Evaluate Methodology

Evaluate Methodology

Understand Their Process

To ensure a successful partnership, the executive search firm's process must align seamlessly with your organization's requirements. By understanding their approach, you can gauge the effectiveness of their strategies in meeting your specific needs.

Assess Communication

Transparency is key in effective communication during the recruitment process. Look for an executive recruiter that values open and honest dialogue. Clear communication ensures that expectations are managed and progress is tracked efficiently.

Consider Reputation

Check Online Reviews

Reviewing online feedback is crucial to assess the reputation of potential executive recruiters.

Consistent positive reviews indicate reliability and quality service delivery.

A strong online presence with favorable comments reflects a trustworthy and reputable recruiter.

Seek Recommendations

Industry peers' recommendations provide valuable insights into reputable executive recruiters.

Seeking advice from professionals in your field ensures a reliable selection process.

Recommendations from trusted sources enhance confidence in choosing the right executive recruiter for your organization's needs.

Prioritize Personalized Attention

Ensure Tailored Approach

Look for Custom Solutions

Tailoring the recruitment process to meet your organization's unique needs is paramount. By seeking custom solutions from executive recruiters, you ensure a precise fit for your requirements. This personalized approach guarantees that every aspect of the search aligns with your specific goals and expectations.

Evaluate Responsiveness

Ensure Prompt Communication

Prompt communication is a cornerstone of successful collaboration with executive recruiters. By evaluating their responsiveness, you can gauge their commitment to keeping you informed and engaged throughout the recruitment journey. Ensuring timely updates and feedback enhances transparency and fosters a productive partnership.

Assess Network and Reach

Look for UK Expertise

When evaluating executive recruiters, consider their expertise in the UK market. Assess their local connections to ensure a deep understanding of the regional landscape and industry nuances.

Evaluate Local Connections

Seek recruiters with established networks within the UK.

Local connections facilitate smoother recruitment processes.

A strong local presence indicates a recruiter's familiarity with the UK market dynamics.

Consider Global Reach

Explore executive search firms with a global reach to access a diverse talent pool beyond borders.

Assess International Network

Evaluate the firm's international partnerships for broader recruitment opportunities.

Global reach enhances the chances of finding top-tier candidates worldwide.

An extensive international network signifies access to a wide range of skilled professionals.

Verify Understanding of Trends

Ensure Up-to-Date Knowledge

Look for Industry Insights

Stay ahead of the curve by choosing an executive recruiter with up-to-date knowledge. Seek out those who provide valuable industry insights, showcasing a deep understanding of current trends and challenges. By aligning with experts who offer relevant insights, you ensure a strategic advantage in your recruitment endeavors.

Assess Adaptability

Evaluate Flexibility

Flexibility is key in navigating the ever-evolving landscape of executive recruitment. Evaluate recruiters based on their adaptability to changing market dynamics and emerging trends. A flexible approach ensures that your recruitment strategies remain agile and responsive to industry shifts, maximizing your chances of securing top talent.

Check Quality of Results

Look for High-Quality Placements

Emphasize the importance of seeking high-quality placements to ensure top talent acquisition.

Evaluate candidate fit meticulously to guarantee a seamless integration into your organization's culture and values.

Assess Long-Term Success

Focus on assessing retention rates as a measure of long-term success in executive recruitment.

Look for high retention rates to secure lasting value and continuity within your leadership team.

Evaluate Strategic Partnership

Look for Advisory Role

Seek executive recruiters who offer more than just a service. Find partners who provide valuable advisory roles, guiding you through the recruitment process with expert insights and strategic direction.

Ensure Strategic Guidance

Ensure that the executive recruiter offers strategic guidance that aligns with your organization's goals. By choosing a partner who can provide tailored advice, you set the stage for successful recruitment outcomes.

Assess Collaboration

When selecting an executive recruiter, prioritize collaboration. Look for partners who value teamwork and foster a collaborative approach to ensure a seamless and productive recruitment experience.

Look for Partnership Approach

Choose recruiters who view the relationship as a partnership rather than a transaction. Opting for a collaborative approach ensures mutual success and long-term benefits for your organization's leadership needs.

Consider Location-Specific Expertise

Evaluate UK Market Knowledge

Look for Local Expertise

Leverage the advantage of recruiters with deep insights into the UK market.

Opt for specialists well-versed in local dynamics and trends.

Enhance your recruitment strategy with region-specific expertise.

Assess Regional Connections

Ensure Strong Network

Tap into a robust network for access to top-tier talent.

Choose recruiters with established connections within regions.

Strengthen your recruitment process with a wide-reaching network.

Embrace the significance of aligning with the perfect recruiter to elevate your organization's success. Reflect on the ten insightful tips provided throughout this journey. Embrace these guidelines wholeheartedly and embark on your quest for excellence in executive recruitment. It's time to take action and initiate your search for the ideal executive recruiter who will shape your company's future.

In conclusion, selecting the best executive recruiter in the UK requires careful consideration and research. By following the ten tips outlined, you can ensure that you partner with a reputable agency that aligns with your organization's needs and values. Alliance Recruitment Agency emerges as a standout choice, offering expertise, personalized service, and a proven track record in executive recruitment. Ready to elevate your executive team to new heights? Contact us today to begin the journey towards securing top-tier leadership talent.

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Elevate Your Career with Professional Resume Writing Services in the UK - Introducing Bidisha Ray

In today's competitive job market, your resume is often the first impression you make on potential employers. A well-crafted resume can open doors to exciting career opportunities, while a subpar one can hinder your chances. If you're in the UK and seeking expert assistance to optimize your resume, look no further than the services offered by Bidisha Ray, a seasoned professional in the field of resume writing.

Meet Bidisha Ray

Bidisha Ray is a renowned name in the realm of professional resume writing services in the UK. With a background in HR and recruitment, she possesses a deep understanding of what employers seek in a resume. Her passion for helping individuals succeed in their careers led her to establish a career as a professional resume writer, and she has since helped countless clients transform their resumes into compelling marketing tools.

The Benefits of Professional Resume Writing Services

Tailored to Perfection: A one-size-fits-all approach doesn't work for resumes. Bidisha Ray ensures that your resume is customized to reflect your unique skills, experiences, and career goals. Your resume will stand out from the crowd, effectively showcasing what makes you the perfect candidate.

Keyword Optimization: In today's digital age, many employers use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to filter through resumes. Bidisha understands how to incorporate the right keywords and phrases to ensure your resume gets noticed by these systems.

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Pheelz And Young Jonn: The Nigerian Producers Now Succeeding As Recording Artists

Pheelz’s EP, Pheelz Good arrived in January, and it is a fine summation of his foray into performing artistry. Before this he had secured his place in the industry with “Finesse”, the mellow Afropop joint from a year ago with a chorus so addictive it became a Tiktok legend even before its release. The song’s popularity stretched beyond Nigerian borders, landing spots on the UK’s Official Charts and the Billboard Global 200 after an incredible global run. He followed this up with “Electricity” 5 months later, recruiting Davido for a single that lived up to its predecessor enough to open questions about which song was better. Subsequent releases in “Balling” and ”Stand By You” restated the undiminishing depths of his talent while showcasing his impressive range, with each addition helping to etch in permanent ink his new artistic status. Pheelz Good is therefore curated as a palette for his music, displaying in equal measure these fan favorites and a new set of songs he intends to propel him to the next stage of his career.

Pheelz is basking in his success, and his decision to take charge of his own music—after a decade spent laying the beats for other artists—is proving more and more intelligent in its planning and execution. His career began in a fashion similar to other young creatives—in the backrooms of studios of a more established act, this time the legendary Street Pop producer, ID Cabasa. There, his career grew alongside Olamide’s, who at that time was preparing to exit the incubation stage of Nigerian music and approach the limelight. Together they spun party starters like "First Of All" and "Durosoke", and as Pheelz grabbed a chunk of production credits for Olamide's YBNL and Baddest Guy Ever Liveth albums, the talented pair built their careers and portfolios while building each up. With Pheelz’s crossing over to the performing side of music, he sits at the charge of a vanguard of producers opening up their craft to take on more than just beat making. As Pheelz alluded to in a recent interview, he had been supplying backup vocals on as much 90% of his produced tracks, in addition to taking some of the songwriting burden as music producers often do. Between 2015 and 2020, he interspersed his production career with the occasional song of his own, leading up to 2021’s Hear Me Out EP where he would make his most committed step toward his current status, before following it up with “Finesse” the following March.

Young Jonn, another music producer who made a significant mark on 2022’s music chapter, has a career with an uncannily similar path. He began his journey looking up to Olamide and Pheelz in Hit Factory studio, which at the time had an affiliation with Olamide's YBNL, while he worked on his own beats he hoped would one day be graced by the rapper’s voice, a wish that was granted with the release of "Story For The Gods" in 2014 .The 28 year old artist also possesses credits to some of Olamide’s most alluring Street-ready tracks, including bona-fide anthems like "Bobo", "Wo" and "Science Student", culminating in taking complete charge of Olamide’s 7th studio album, Lagos Nawa, with the sole exception of "Shine", which Olamide produced himself. Since then he's opened his services to other members of Nigerian music's top class, including Davido, Kizz Daniel and Tiwa Savage. His entry into music wasn't quite the start and stop motion of his YBNL colleague; he took the gradual decision to slow down his music production while he invested an increasing studio time into writing and recording his own music.

"Dada", his March 2022 release was his statement of intent, and since it coincided with the announcement of his signing to Chocolate City as a recording artist, it was clear Young Jonn had put his hands on the plough and had no intentions of looking back. That proved to be the right decision, as the song quickly rose in popularity and became a fixture on the airwaves, so much so that Davido wanted in on the action in a bigger, better remix. Young Jonn sought, as is to be expected, to cement this stand with some projects, interspersing these singles with the releases of the EPs, Love Is Not Enough and its Vol 2, where he laced his melodic tales of love and heartbreak over bouncy Afropop production. Already he has made a fine start to the year, with a long-anticipated collaboration with Olamide that arrived earlier this month.

Pheelz and Young Jonn are currently the most prominent travelers of this route, but they are not the first. KDDO (Or Kiddominant) earned his credits behind the boards stamping his signature tag to legendary Afrobeats records, especially Davido’s “Fall”, which is still accumulating certifications five years post-release. His rebranding came with more than just a name change, and the newly christened KDDO released “Beamer Body” in April 2021, with his debut EP Too Late Too Lit arriving a month later. It featured Mayorkun and The Cavemen, as well as South African act Sho Madjozi. His collaboration with Cassper Nyovest, the Amapiano-tinged “eWallet” also made an appearance on the EP a year after its original release, making it clear KDDO intended his project to have a bi-national appeal. The artist is currently gathering laurels via his work as co-writer and co-producer of Chris Brown’s “Under The Influence”, while he plots his next big move in music.

Before these men, many other artists had spent their formative years as music producers before committing to singing, though these periods admittedly did not last long enough for them to make a mark as music producers. CKay’s voice can be heard at the start of “Ella”, Dice Ailes’ love ballad from 2017, as well as other Chocolate City records from that period, as he cut his teeth in the industry and slowly settled into his artistry. His production credits can also be found on parts of his breakout EP, CKay The First, most notably on the global smash, “Love Nwantiti” that brought it to relevance. Tems too, possesses a history of self production, one of many similarities the singers share, as her debut EP, For Broken Ears, came off the back of several DIY sessions learning production on Youtube.

Artists pulling themselves to popularity with songs and projects they produced, wrote and delivered themselves is impressive, but even more so are creatives that juggle both roles even after establishing themselves in the music industry. Maleek Berry self-produced cult classics like “Been Calling” and “Juice” (with Ycee) while working with other acts like Davido, Wande Coal and Runtown in a strictly production capacity; Tekno may be more famous as the harbinger of the catchiest feel-good tracks around, but he was the producer and songwriter of Davido’s “If”; Don Jazzy spent his time at Mo’hits and early Mavin days doubling as producer and artist but has now stepped back from both and taken a role guiding other young artists behind the curtain. With Nigerian music’s time in the sun opening up channels for even more artists to join in the fun, it wouldn’t be surprising to see other producers make this transition, ready to take more a conspicuous spot in the industry and gain a fanbase for themselves. Pheelz and Young Jonn have set an example with their 2022 headlines that there are no limitations to creativity, and it will be interesting to see which creatives follow in their footsteps this year. 

This article was written by Afrobeats City Contributor Ezema Patrick - @ezemapatrick (Twitter)

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Formula 1 and Sky Group to co-produce Grand Prix broadcast for children

Formula 1 and Sky Group will co-produce the first ever F1 broadcast for children at this year’s Formula 1 Qatar Airways Hungarian Grand Prix 2023. Formula 1 will create a dedicated International Feed, including bespoke graphics, sound effects and special features, including 3D augmented graphics on specific camera angles, that will enhance the broadcast for younger audiences in the UK and Germany. In the UK, presenters of the Sky Kids show FYI, Braydon and Scarlett, as well as young go-karter Zac, will join F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg and former NASCAR and IndyCar racer Danica Patrick to present F1 Juniors. Over the course of the race week, the young recruits will try their hand at various broadcasting roles including interviews with their favourite drivers and other big names from the paddock, co-hosting with Natalie Pinkham and the Sky Sports F1 team, and commentating live during the race. In Germany, Sky Deutschland are holding an open casting call for up-and-coming reporting talent between the ages of 10 and 14 who will be invited to join their Sky Next Generation programme, which using the F1 bespoke feed will also include special editorial content for a younger audience. For information on the application process go to: skysport.de/kids-casting Ian Holmes, Director of Media Rights and Content Creation at Formula 1 said: “We want to ensure that our fans of all ages can enjoy and fall in love with Formula 1, so working with our long-standing partners at Sky on this project to target younger audiences is really exciting. This is a first of its kind in motorsport and I am excited to see the broadcast come to life and to watch the next generation of presenting talent!” Jenson Button, former F1 World Champion and Sky F1 Presenter, said: “We are really excited about giving the next generation of F1 fans a platform to show their passion and excitement for the sport as F1 continues to grow in popularity amongst younger audiences. We may just find our next Crofty or Naomi Schiff!” Charly Classen, Executive Vice President Sport Sky Deutschland, said: “With Sky Next Generation, we have done real pioneering work in our football broadcasts and shown that we at Sky are courageous and are also prepared to rethink our broadcasts and go in other directions. The response to the first Sky Next Generation productions from our viewers was overwhelming and so now we're taking the next step with the first broadcast in Formula 1. I'm sure young motorsport fans will be excited too.” via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com