Nationwide Building Society has agreed terms for a takeover of Virgin Money in a £2.9bn deal that would create a larger rival to the UK’s major lenders. While nothing has been finalised, the offer on the table would see the two brands continue to be run as separate entities, with the Virgin Money brand retained
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The Post Office should be removed from involvement in the Horizon scandal compensation processes, a committee of MPs has demanded while piling further pressure on its chief executive. The Business and Trade Committee published recommendations for delivering faster and fuller payments to the hundreds of victims, describing efforts to deliver redress to date as an
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 6, 2024, 06:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti admitted his Real Madrid team underperformed in their 1-1 Champions League round-of-16 draw with RB Leipzig on Wednesday, calling it a “bad game” and saying the team “must improve” after progressing 2-1 on aggregate. Vinícius Júnior put Madrid ahead in
In this article XOM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Exxon Mobil gas station in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 203. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Exxon Mobil indicated Wednesday it could make a bid for Hess’ oil assets in Guyana if the company’s merger agreement with Chevron fails due
The ambitious Paris opening ceremony plans could be scaled back further due to security concerns, the Olympic chief managing the event has told Sky News. But Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi insisted they want to preserve the spectacular, unique parade by athletes down the River Seine while not risking their safety. Mr Dubi was
The Princess of Wales’s uncle, who is currently appearing on ITV’s Celebrity Big Brother, has said she is getting the “best care in the world”. But Gary Goldsmith declined to talk further about Kate‘s health due to a “code of etiquette”. There has been huge speculation on social media about the princess’s health after she
In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Omar Marques | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Meta’s hefty investment in artificial intelligence includes development of an AI system designed to power Facebook’s entire video recommendation engine across all its platforms, a company executive said Wednesday. Tom Alison, the head of Facebook,
Labour is demanding the Tories spell out how they will pay for a “reckless” plan to abolish national insurance contributions. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said in his budget it was his long-term ambition to “end this unfairness”, while an email sent to Tory members said “we’ll be able to make progress towards that goal in the
Photo: ChargePoint Only a measly 1% of US retailers offer EV charging stations even though they come with significant benefits and government incentives, according to Consumer Reports. The independent research and consumer advocacy watchdog’s first-of-its-kind study, released today, evaluates the availability of EV charging stations and the commitments made by companies to provide charging at
At least two sailors have died after a suspected Houthi attack in the Gulf of Aden, according to the British Embassy in Yemen. Earlier today, the True Confidence was hit by a missile about 50 nautical miles southwest of the Yemeni port of Aden. In a statement on X, the British embassy wrote: “At least
Mar 5, 2024, 04:13 PM Open Extended Reactions The final straight of the 2024 Six Nations is coming into view as teams head into Round 4. Ireland have been flawless so far and are now two games away from being the first team to win back-to-back Grand Slams since the Six Nations era began in
Jeremy Hunt has told Sky News his spring budget is “absolutely not” the last throw of the dice before a general election – as he refused to rule out another fiscal event before the country goes to the polls. Speaking to political editor Beth Rigby, the chancellor said the “working assumption” in Downing Street is
Selim Korkutata | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies bounced on Wednesday, recovering much of the losses from the previous day’s sell-off, which came soon after bitcoin hit an all-time high. Bitcoin jumped 7.2% to $66801.38, according to Coin Metrics, while ether rocketed more than 12% to $3,793.99, its highest level since January 2022. On
Oil rig pumpjacks, also known as thirsty birds, extract crude from the Wilmington Field oil deposits area near Long Beach, California July 30, 2013. David Mcnew | Reuters Crude oil futures rose Wednesday ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony before Congress and the release of U.S. inventory data. The West Texas Intermediate contract
Donald Trump is set to be the Republican candidate for president as his last remaining rival Nikki Haley is due to pull out of the race, NBC News reports. A source familiar with Haley’s plans has confirmed to Sky News’s partner NBC that she will exit the race later this morning. It means Mr Trump
The chancellor has said that the current tax system for non-doms will be abolished – and confirmed a 2p cut to national insurance. In the budget, Jeremy Hunt said “permanent cuts in taxation” were possible because of the progress made in bringing down inflation – with forecasts suggesting it will fall to the target level
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“Die Tory scum” has been daubed on Jeremy Hunt’s constituency office. Police are investigating and believe the incident took place between 8pm and 9pm on Monday. Mr Hunt represents the South West Surrey constituency, but will be standing in the newly named Godalming and Ash seat at the next election following boundary changes. Budget 2024
Rust armourer Hannah Gutierrez has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter following the fatal shooting of the film’s cinematographer on set. She was found not guilty of evidence tampering. Gutierrez was in charge of weapons during production of the Western film in New Mexico in October 2021, when a gun fired by star and co-producer
Photo by Los Muertos Crew on Pexels.com The US added a record-setting 32.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in 2023, according to a new report, but 2024 will bring challenges to the industry. March 5, 2024: That’s a 37% increase from the previous record set in 2021 and a 51% increase from 2022. It’s the