GoCardless, the digital payments platform, is to become the third British fintech in as many months to orchestrate a share sale that will result in a £100m-plus windfall for its employees. Sky News understands that GoCardless, which was founded in 2011, is in the advanced stages of co-ordinating a secondary share sale. Banking sources said
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries has been arrested on sex trafficking charges, a spokesperson for federal prosecutors has said. Matthew Smith, Jeffries’ partner, and a third man James Jacobson have also been arrested on the same charges. Jeffries and Smith were arrested in Florida and are due to make an initial court appearance
Donald Trump’s campaign team has called for an investigation into “blatant foreign interference” in the election by the Labour Party. The complaint to the US federal electoral commission said there had been “interference” in the “form of apparent illegal foreign national contributions made by the Labour Party of the UK” which had been “accepted” by
Researchers now estimate how much “white gold” may be found in southern Arkansas’s vast lithium reserves: up to 19 million tons, or enough to meet the projected 2030 world demand nine times over. United States Geological Survey (USGS) researchers used water testing and machine learning to get an estimate of what might be found in
The Phillips 66 Carson refinery is shown after the company said it will shut its large Los Angeles-area oil refinery late next year, delivering a blow to California’s fuel supply, in Carson, California, U.S., October 17, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters U.S. crude oil futures extended gains on Tuesday, after rising nearly 2% in the
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its projection for UK growth this year by 0.4% to 1.1% – the largest upward revision for any advanced economy. In a boost to Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she prepares to travel to Washington for the IMF’s annual meeting this week, its latest world economic outlook predicts strengthening
In this article .BBKA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Christian Klein, Co-CEO of German software and cloud computing giant SAP, speaks during a press conference to present SAP’s financial results for 2019 on January 28, 2020 in Walldorf, southwestern Germany. – German software giant SAP reported a bottom line undermined by heavy restructuring costs,
Warning: This story contains references to suicide along with racist and sexist language readers may find distressing. When Maya* started a new teaching job, she did not expect to be called the n-word as she walked down the corridor. The bullying from her fellow teachers proved relentless. She was called a “curry lover” and believes
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made a remarkable discovery. The telescope has found a galaxy from the early universe that appears to have grown from the outside in. This galaxy, known as JADES-GS+53.18343−27.79097, was formed just 700 million years after the Big Bang. It’s significantly smaller than our Milky Way but demonstrates an
Giovanni Pernice thinks that the only point of allegations made by his Strictly dancing partner Amanda Abbington were to destroy him and his career. The 34-year-old Italian professional dancer has been responding to complaints of verbal bullying and harassment made by the actress, who pulled out of the show last year. The BBC upheld “some,
Chris Kaba was a core member of a notorious south London gang and accused of being the gunman in an alleged bid to murder a rival in a nightclub shooting days before he was killed. The 24-year-old’s gang links, previous convictions and violent past can be reported for the first time after Metropolitan Police marksman
America is full of contradictions. This is the story of one of them: the Arab-Americans who will vote for Donald Trump. He’s the man who says immigrants are “poisoning the blood of the country”, who calls them “terrorists”, and who wants a “Muslim ban”. And yet, in a journey through Michigan, I’ve found they are
Map: NDDOT The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) announced a funding opportunity for DC fast chargers in 16 communities across the state. More EV chargers for North Dakota The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will be used to distribute around $1.2 million awarded to North Dakota by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)’s Advanced Transportation
Chris Larsen, the co-founder and chairman of Ripple, contributed nearly $9.9 million to Future Forward in September, in addition to more than $800,000 to the Harris Victory Fund, according to FEC data compiled by Breadcrumbs crypto market and blockchain analyst James Delmore and independently verified by CNBC. Including Larsen’s August contribution of $1 million worth of
Tougher punishments outside prison are being considered as part of a government review into sentencing. The review will be launched on Tuesday by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood in a bid to ease overcrowding in the prison system. Led by former Conservative justice secretary David Gauke, the review will be activated on the same day that
As the sun beats down on us near Kibbutz Be’eri in Israel, Avi looks out towards the place he really wants to live. It’s only two miles away and it shimmers in the sunshine. “It would be our privilege,” he says, looking at his wife and three small children. Their plan is to move to
Oasis have announced Richard Ashcroft will be joining them as a special guest on their UK and Ireland tour. The former frontman of The Verve will join Liam and Noel Gallagher for Oasis’s long-awaited reunion shows in Manchester, London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Dublin next year. In a statement on social media, Ashcroft said: “As a
In this article GEHC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT GE Healthcare booth is seen ahead of the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) at China National Convention Center on August 28, 2022 in Beijing, China. Yi Haifei | China News Service | Getty Images GE HealthCare on Monday announced a new
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNOct 21, 2024, 10:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Newer followers of mixed martial arts often need a history lesson to fully appreciate why hardcore fans are so pumped about an upcoming fight. There’s a rivalry going back a decade. A lengthy title reign in peril. A compelling comeback story. A long-standing record
The Greater Short-Horned Lizard, scientifically known as Phrynosoma hernandesi, is a remarkable reptile found across North and Central America. This unique lizard has earned the nickname “horny toad” due to its flattened body shape and distinctive spiky horns, which give it an appearance more akin to amphibians than traditional reptiles. Typically measuring around 6 inches