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Metro Bank to cut 800 jobs and may axe seven day branch opening

Metro Bank has revealed plans to cut 20% of its workforce and slash its business hours commitments as part of efforts to save it...

Business

Elon Musk apologises for antisemitic X post – but tells fleeing advertisers to ‘go f*** yourself’

Elon Musk has launched a fiery attack on advertisers who have stopped promoting on his social media platform X, telling them to “go f***...

Business

Health insurance premiums ‘to rise by at least 20%’ as NHS woes stoke claims

Health insurance premiums will rise by at least a fifth next year, according to industry advisers who blame a surging number and cost of...

Business

UK to launch an Online Fraud Charter with 11 major tech companies including TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube

The UK is to launch an Online Fraud Charter with 11 major tech companies in a “world-first” initiative to combat scams, fake adverts and...

Business

Citizens Advice survey: One in four adults likely to turn to buy-now-pay-later schemes to afford Christmas

More than half of parents with children in primary school are likely to use buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) schemes to afford Christmas, according to research from...

World

Israel-Hamas war: UK sending one of its most lethal warships to Gulf to deter Iran-backed groups

The UK is sending one of its most lethal warships to the Gulf to deter growing threats to shipping from Iran and Iranian-backed groups...

Politics

Matt Hancock: The key questions facing ex-health secretary when he gives evidence to COVID inquiry

Former health secretary Matt Hancock played a key role in the UK’s response to the COVID pandemic – and his decisions will today be...

Sports

Sources: Severino to crosstown Mets for $13M

Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 29, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity...

Sources: Severino to crosstown Mets for M

Sports

Royals agree to deal with utilityman Hampson

ESPN News Services Nov 29, 2023, 09:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Speedy utilityman The 29-year-old Hampson started 26 games...

Sports

Bautista (AL), Williams (NL) named top relievers

Associated Press Nov 29, 2023, 06:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Rivera and Hoffman were among the six voters, joined by...

Sports

Duke quarterback Leonard enters transfer portal

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterNov 29, 2023, 04:54 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended...

Sports

Huskers’ Rhule: Good QB in portal ‘costs’ $1-2M

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterNov 29, 2023, 06:09 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at...

Huskers' Rhule: Good QB in portal 'costs' -2M

Former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger has died aged 100

Former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger has died aged 100. He passed away at his home in Connecticut on Wednesday, according to...

Technology

Elon Musk says he won’t vote for Biden over Trump

Elon Musk said Wednesday that he won’t vote for President Joe Biden in the 2024 election, even if former president Donald Trump is the...

World

An end to the Israel-Hamas truce approaches – but the people of Gaza are desperate for help

The ceasefire clock is ticking down and everyone in Gaza knows it. In the calm, people have been flooding to hospitals looking for treatment...

World

Hamas releases two Russian hostages after Kremlin negotiations

Hamas has released two Russian-Israeli dual nationals and handed them over to the Red Cross under a separate agreement negotiated between Hamas and the...

World

Indian official directed plot to kill Sikh separatist in New York, US justice department claims

An Indian government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist in New York City, US justice chiefs have claimed. They allege...

World

US military aircraft with six people on board crashes off Japanese island

At least one person has died after a US military aircraft crashed off the coast of a Japanese island. Six crew members were on...

Technology

Elon Musk claims advertisers are trying to ‘blackmail’ him, says ‘Go f— yourself’

Tesla and SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk reacts during an in-conversation event with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, Britain, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. ...

Technology

FTC Chair Lina Khan defends her track record when it comes to blocking mergers and doesn’t subscribe to Amazon Prime

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan speaks during The New York Times annual DealBook Summit in New York City on Nov. 29, 2023. Michael...