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PrimaryBid, the fintech which had aspirations of joining the ranks of British unicorns, is exploring a sale after receiving expressions of interest from potential buyers. Sky News has learnt that PrimaryBid, which counts London Stock Exchange Group and the SoftBank Vision Fund among its investors, is working with advisers to field interest in a takeover….
Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK’s “national interest” must come first amid Donald Trump’s trade wars. The prime minister told Sky News the UK had a right to respond to tariffs imposed and threatened by the US president. It came as business minister Sarah Jones held a virtual meeting with representatives of the car…
Jim Jarmusch canβt stop collaging. The celebrated independent filmmaker, known for movies such as Cannes Grand Prix winner βBroken Flowersβ and βStranger Than Paradise,β has been dabbling in the art form for decades, amassing hundreds of works. Creating collages is almost a compulsion, a way for Jarmusch to escape from the world and nestle into…
Matt Bomer is funny. Quite funny, in fact. Youβd be forgiven for not really associating the βWhite Collarβ and βFellow Travelersβ actor with having a funny bone, though. βI have friends who I went to college with who were shocked when I immediately started working in drama,β he tells me. βTheyβre like, βWhoa, whatβs happening?ββ…
He held the World Series championship trophy aloft at a Lakers game, flanked by Mookie Betts on one side and Freddie Freeman on the other. He worked a shift at Villaβs Tacos in Grand Central Market. On Wednesday he went out for dinner and someone thanked him. That is a taste of what the offseason…
On the Shelf We’ve Decided to Go in a Different Direction By Tess SanchezGallery Books: 256 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. βWeβve decided to go in a different directionβ was the standard line Hollywood casting director Tess Sanchez…
Corona Highβs 10-0 baseball team team is filled with stars, so itβs hard for any unsung players to break through. Senior outfielder Joshua Sur is doing just that. Heβs the son of assistant coach Jason Sur, who played on Coronaβs 1998 championship team. Joshua has hit two home runs this season and is known for…
UK households saw a boost to their living standards at the end of 2024, according to official figures which follow upgrades this week to expectations for the years ahead. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported, alongside unrevised data showing 0.1% growth in the economy during the fourth quarter, that real households disposable income (RHDI)…
The most important place on earth that virtually no one has ever heard of is called the Saya de Malha Bank. Among the worldβs largest seagrass fields and the planetβs most important carbon sinks, this high-seas patch of ocean covers an area the size of Switzerland. More than 200 miles from land, the submerged bank…
Book Review Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus By Elaine PagelsDoubleday: 336 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. For nearly seven decades, Elaine Pagels has wrestled with the question: βWhy religion?β At age 15, she found herself…
