The UK Government has confirmed that its GBP600m media account is headed for Manning Gottlieb OMD in an agreement that it claims will set new standards for transparency, "Campaign" writes.

Baileys has appointed VML London as its global digital agency. "Campaign" reports the Diageo-owned drinks brand awarded the contract to the WPP-owned agency following a competitive pitch. It is the first time the drinks brand has named a single global digital agency of record.

The Royal Wedding didn't only make for great television -- "Press Gazette" reveals the publishers of Sunday newspapers are reporting a sales lift of between 15% and 20%.

"The Times" has the shocking revelation that Google is allowing searchers to uncover the names of rape victims. The newspaper has carried out an investigation that it claims brings up the names of what other people have been searching for in relation to a case. The names that appear have usually been named illegally on search platforms and then subsequently searched for.

"The Drum" has the lowdown on Zuckerberg's live streamed appearance before MEPs yesterday, and the general reaction is that the Facebook chief simply repeated the same "stock answers" he had already practised during his inquisition in Washington DC.

News from the high street just keeps getting bleaker. Sky News reveals M&S profits are down by more than 60% which is being put down to bad weather and its clothing not appealing to a younger audience. The bellwether high street brand announced earlier in the week it has begun a programme that will see 100 stores close by 2022.

"The Times" reveals that Tesco Direct will shut down its website. The service sold household and electrical goods, as well as clothing and toys, and was designed to take on the dominance of Amazon. The paper reveals that e-commerce experts believe the site was difficult to use and poorly marketed.

Samsung will set up a major AI research centre in Cambridge, the BBC reports. The company expects to hire around 150 scientists and Theresa May has heralded the move as a "vote of confidence" in the UK's tech sector.

Nearly two in three consumer -- at 61% -- will want organisations to forget sensitive personal information, such as their passport or driving licence number. However, eMarketer reports that Capgemini research shows people are not nearly as concerned about social media companies knowing their connections and likes.

"The Telegraph" has been crunching the numbers, and it turns out the past twelve months have been a record year for data protection penalties. The ICO fined 54 UK organisations a total of GBP4.2m. Only 14 fines were over GBP100,000, prompting the paper to remind readers fines will shoot up from Friday once GDPR becomes law.