media news

More stories in the latest issue:

media news

SKY MURDER MYSTERY
Mystery surrounds a three-part documentary about a notorious Jersey double murder, which Sky scheduled last year but then did not broadcast.

GAZ 'N' DAZN
Gary Lineker spoke up against "sportswashing" by regimes with poor human rights records before the 2022 Qatar World Cup, but has he changed his tune?

VIDEO REVIEW
Staff in MTV's music programming department only found out they were getting the boot by accident in an otherwise innocuous meeting.

BARD LABOUR
Performers at the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival still face poor treatment from the boss, two years after a tribunal ruled they must be treated as workers.

A-EYE
Elon Musk opined on X that "the far left is murderously violent" – and then got upset when his pet AI tool, Grok, suggested this might not be accurate.

POLITICAL FOOTBALL
The cult surrounding Gianni Infantino is sparking concern, with Uefa accusing Fifa's president of putting "private political interests" ahead of the wider game.

To read all these stories in full, please buy issue 1652 of Private Eye - you can subscribe here and have the magazine delivered to your home every fortnight.

Next issue on sale: 26th June 2025
gnitty
MORE TOP STORIES ONLINE
Spitting Hoyle
Spitting Hoyle
Who riled the speaker?
HP Sauce, Issue 1649
Parts and Labour
Parts and Labour
The fight to export F-35 components
In The Back, Issue 1650
Token gesture
Token gesture
Reform UK's love affair with crypto
HP Sauce, Issue 1651
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
ONLY IN THE MAGAZINE
Private Eye Issue 1652
In This Issue
Iran war: biggest graphics ever deployed… Everyone now expert on enriching uranium… Film highlights: Reservoir Dogs of War… Nigel Farage announces charge on non-doms for lowest paid… Israel's irony dome fails… West relieved Gaza no longer a problem… Government announces support for British Steal industry… The Kim Woodburn I knew, by Mr Sheen… Oasis: The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall and Rise and..., as told to Craig Brown

Off the rails
Where much of the billions spent on HS2 has gone

Saudi seeds
Gary Lineker's hot new deal

PFI in the Eye
Why the NHS might be loading up on debt yet again

Read these stories and much more - only in the magazine. Subscribe here to get delivery direct to your home and never miss an issue!
ONLY £2.99
SUBSCRIBE HERE
NEXT ISSUE ON SALE
26th June 2025
WHY SUBSCRIBE?
Private Eye Issue 1651
MORE FROM PRIVATE EYE