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Border Force suspends Portsmouth ferry to land 140 migrants
A ferry company operator has criticised Border Force for ordering it to suspend crossings so that 140 migrants could be brought ashore in Portsmouth on Sunday, saying the disruption cost half a day’s takings. Colin Hill, who runs the Hayling Ferry between Hayling Island and Portsmouth’s Eastney area, said officials abruptly barred the ferry from…
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England’s mayors to be given power to introduce tourist tax
The UK government is granting mayors in England the power to introduce a “tourist tax” on overnight stays, allowing local leaders to charge an uncapped levy calculated as a percentage of accommodation costs rather than a flat fee. Ministers say this will let regions reinvest in high streets, transport and local attractions, but hospitality bosses…
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Burnham meets JP Morgan boss amid bank tax policy uncertainty
Andy Burnham held talks in Downing Street with Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JP Morgan, a vocal critic of proposals for a wealth tax on banks, ahead of Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget on 28 October. The meeting has fuelled speculation that the government could soften its stance on taxing bank profits, which have swelled…
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Glencore oil chief denies West African bribery conspiracy charges
Alex Beard, Glencore’s billionaire former head of oil trading, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of conspiracy to make corrupt payments, in a case brought by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office. He appeared alongside his former deputy Andrew Gibson at Southwark crown court, with both men accused of facilitating bribes to government and state…
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Trezor, BitBox users targeted in newsletter phishing spree
Trezor has warned customers that a third-party email provider used for its newsletters was breached, resulting in phishing messages being sent to subscribers under the guise of the genuine “[email protected]” address. The emails falsely claim a “hardware factory defect” leaves wallet seeds vulnerable due to insufficient entropy, and urge recipients to submit their wallet backups,…
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The most emotional moments at Harald V’s funeral – from King Frederik of Denmark’s tears to Princess Anne’s moving gesture to widowed Queen
Norway’s King Harald V, Europe’s second-longest-reigning monarch after the late Queen Elizabeth II, was laid to rest at Oslo Cathedral in a state funeral that drew senior royals from 11 households, including Spain, Denmark, Japan and Jordan. Harald died on 28 August aged 89 after ruling Norway for more than 35 years, and the emotional…
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Mathematicians want proof OpenAI didn’t use their work
A second mathematician, Andreas Thom, has publicly accused OpenAI of dishonesty over the origins of the training data behind its recent mathematical breakthroughs, days after another researcher raised similar concerns. Thom questioned whether his own pre-announcement conversations with ChatGPT contributed to OpenAI’s solution involving “non-sofic groups”, an area of mathematics he specialises in, arguing that…
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9/11 death toll keeps growing decades later as toxic exposure haunts survivors
More than two decades after the September 11 attacks, the death toll among first responders and survivors continues to rise as illnesses linked to toxic exposure at Ground Zero take their toll. Lower Manhattan was blanketed in dust and debris after the Twin Towers collapsed, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to breathe in hazardous…
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Andreea Gleeson appointed chief executive of music fintech beatBread
Indie music finance platform beatBread has named Andreea Gleeson, formerly chief executive of TuneCore, as its new chief executive, effective from the announcement on Thursday. She succeeds Tracy Maddux, who had served as interim CEO following the death of beatBread’s founding chief executive, Peter Sinclair, in August 2025; Maddux will continue supporting the transition, and…