Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates has said she will resign as a co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “This is not a decision I came to lightly,” Ms Gates wrote in a statement posted to X on Monday. Her last day of work will be 7 June. Ms Gates started the foundation – […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. The Chief of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been called to parliament to provide reasons why progress on the watchdog’s ‘naming and shaming’ project hasn’t been suspended. To act as a deterrent, […]
Los Angeles, California – As the war in Gaza enters its eighth month, Israel’s military campaign, one of the most destructive in modern history, has killed nearly 35,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children. The death toll, as well as the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, has many progressive and pro-Palestinian activists in the […]
There have been desperate scenes in Rafah since the IDF said last Monday that it was beginning a “precise operation against Hamas” in eastern Rafah. On Saturday, flyers were dropped ordering residents to evacuate more eastern neighbourhoods, including those close to the city centre. Unrwa’s deputy Gaza director Scott Anderson, who is based in western […]
Amy, 31, from Suffolk, who gave birth to her son in July 2021, said the worst part was “not being listened to”. Amy says she has been left with diagnosed postnatal depression, anxiety and PTSD, and is currently taking antidepressants, having “never ever struggled with mental health before”. She describes herself as “physically disfigured” after […]
An aerial view of the West Virginia State Capitol Building. Primaries Tuesday will decide who’s facing off for governor in November. Wirestock/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption Wirestock/Getty Images/iStockphoto CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With incumbent Gov. Jim Justice reaching his term limit and running for the U.S. Senate, a field of Republicans is competing to replace […]
It doesn’t take long in conversation with Tom Cartledge, the Nottingham Forest chairman, to realise that the dispute threatening the future of the City Ground has accelerated the possibilities of a stadium move. “The club continue to be frustrated,” Cartledge tells The Athletic in relation to Forest’s standoff with Nottingham City Council, which owns the land […]
“When I left for work on Monday, I could still get through the water-logged street with my car. By the afternoon, the army was rescuing people with a truck,” says Porto Alegre resident Magda Moura. That was the day that the floods which have devastated parts of southern Brazil cut off the building she lived […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Tide announced it would provide business accounts in Germany, signaling the start of the firm’s expansion into Europe. This action is carried out in partnership with payments platform Adyen, which is leading its […]
Universities are reporting a steep drop in international students applying to come to the UK, amid warnings that further restrictions on student visas would torpedo a vital flow of talent for Britain’s creative industries. University and industry leaders fear that the graduate visa entitlement, which allows international graduates to work in the UK for up […]