An independent review into the closure of Nigel Farage’s Coutts account and the discussion of his banking with a journalist by the head of the bank has found “a number of shortcomings” in the closure process. But law firm Travers Smith, which was commissioned by the board of NatWest to conduct the review, said the
Courtroom sketch showing Sam Bankman Fried questioned by his attorney Mark Cohen. Judge Lewis Kaplan on the bench Artist: Elizabeth Williams Sam Bankman-Fried took the stand in a New York courtroom on Thursday, as he and his defense team auditioned their best legal material for U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan. The former crypto billionaire had
Faraday Future, the oft-delayed electric vehicle startup, has finally brought the FF91 to market, and we were the first media to drive a real production-spec version of the car, around Willow Springs raceway no less. Faraday invited us to Willow Springs to attend its latest “delivery co-creation day,” where race car driver and Le Mans
More than 200 hours of audio tapes provide the best “evidence” for the Enfield poltergeist there is. Screams and bangs; interviews with those who said they had just experienced the supernatural; the voice of a 72-year-old man purportedly coming out of an 11-year-old girl called Janet. They form the basis of a four-part docuseries exploring
Start with the big idea and deal with any issues down the line. That was the assessment of Elon Musk biographer Michael Vlismas a year ago when asked how the world’s richest man might go about running Twitter. The SpaceX owner had just bought the bird app for $44bn (£38bn) with a vague goal of
The Labour Party has promised to set up a COBRA-style taskforce that would meet every winter to assess the flood risk to communities as parts of the UK continue to be battered by heavy rain after Storm Babet. The party said it would create a flood resilience taskforce that would co-ordinate preparation between the government, local
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 26, 2023, 09:32 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are
We’re buying 200 shares of Coterra Energy (CTRA) at roughly $28 each. Following Thursday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 1950 shares of CTRA, increasing its weighting to about 2% from 1.83%. The S & P Oscillator moved deeper into oversold territory after Wednesday’s 1.4% selloff in the S & P 500 . With
A 15-year-old girl is being treated in hospital for septic shock caused by a bite from a tropical ant infestation in her home. Rayanne Turay had to seek urgent medical treatment after an ant bite on her leg became infected. Her mum, Jordann Griffiths, said she first complained to the council months ago. Although work
Monzo is in talks about a £300m-plus fundraising that would underpin its status as the most highly valued digital bank in Britain. Sky News has learnt that Monzo, which was founded in 2015 and now boasts 8.5m customers, is in detailed talks with a pack of blue-chip investment funds about a share sale expected to
A gunman who shot dead 18 people in the US state of Maine has been identified as a US Army Reserve petroleum supply specialist. Robert Card, who is still on the run, has over two decades of service and no prior overseas deployments, the army confirmed. Maine police intensified their search on Thursday for the
Tesla has officially confirmed that deliveries of the Cybertruck will begin in November 2023. The Cybertruck is the company’s first pickup truck, and it marks a radical departure from Tesla’s existing lineup of sleek, mass-market people movers like the Model 3 sedan and Model Y crossover. Here’s what we know about the Cybertruck’s release date.
In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Shares of Meta dipped more than 6% Thursday, a day after the company released strong third-quarter results but offered cautious comments about potential ad softness due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Meta reported $34.15 billion in revenue for the quarter, up 23%, and the fastest
All the civilians being held hostage in Gaza can be released in days, if there is a pause in the fighting, the Qataris leading negotiations say. Dr Mohammed Al Khulaifi, senior negotiator and Qatar’s minister of state for foreign affairs, told Sky News in an exclusive interview that the negotiations to free Israelis taken by
Georgia Harrison is smartly dressed in a pink boucle jacket and a white blouse buttoned up at the collar, hair swept off her face in a slick, smart ponytail. But as soon as she gets off the Zoom call, she’ll change into a Tinkerbell costume for early Halloween celebrations – as seen in photographs now
Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr will release what they say is the last song featuring all four Beatles next week. The track, called Now And Then, was written and performed by John Lennon and later developed alongside the other band members including George Harrison. The track has now been finished by Sir Paul
Air fares are set to increase further as the UK aviation authority has upped the costs airline pay to fund air traffic control. Each plane will have to pay an additional £17 a journey after the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) increased the contribution from £47 to £64 per aircraft. It follows hundreds of flight
Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried late Wednesday revealed details of his planned testimony if he takes the witness stand at his FTX fraud trial. Bankman-Fried’s legal team told Judge Lewis Kaplan in a six-page letter that he would address three key areas in such testimony, including suggesting that he relied on FTX’s former legal team in
Twenty seven people have died and four are missing after Hurricane Otis made landfall in Mexico, authorities have said. The hurricane intensified yesterday before hitting Acapulco, a beach resort town that’s home to more than one million people. Tens of thousands of residents, stranded in their damaged homes without power, have been awaiting assistance for
UAW president Shawn Fain speaking with media as the strike begins The UAW has announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with Ford to end the UAW strike which started six weeks ago. Ford workers will immediately go back to work now that this tentative agreement has been met, though the strike will continue