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Sir Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure over the small boats crisis after protests outside asylum hotels continued over the bank holiday weekend. A poll suggested that voters believe the prime minister is failing to grip the problem, despite his government setting out measures to speed up removals. It comes as Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer…
SAN DIEGOΒ βΒ When he was finished rounding the bases at Petco Park on Sunday, Shohei Ohtani made a detour on his return to the Dodgersβ bench. Seated by the visiting dugout was a fan in a San Diego Padres cap and brown Fernando Tatis Jr. jersey. The spectator had spent most of the afternoon reminding Ohtani…
Consumer confidence has reached its highest point this year – driven by the Bank of England’s interest rate cuts. The long-running GfK Consumer Confidence Index shows an improvement in how Britons have felt about their personal finances over the past 12 months, as well as in the year ahead. August’s overall index score rose by…
Jerry Adler, who spent decades backstage on Broadway before reinventing himself in his 60s as a television actor, most memorably as Herman βHeshβ Rabkin on HBOβs βThe Sopranosβ and Howard Lyman on CBSβ βThe Good Wife,β has died. He was 96. Adler died Saturday in New York, where he lived, according to his family. A…
Passengers could be banned from causing a “nuisance” by playing loud music on public transport under proposals to change the law set out by the Tories. The Conservatives said there should be “swift justice for those who make people’s lives a misery” by playing music loudly on buses and trains, and that they would introduce…
SAN DIEGOΒ βΒ Dave Roberts sought the best of both worlds from his slumping Dodgers offense Sunday. More competitive at-bats, a more disciplined two-strike approach, and a renewed team-first mindset at the plate on the one hand. But also, amid a two-month funk that dropped them to second place in the National League West, to not abandon…
The British-based bank Shawbrook is in talks to buy ThinCats, a lender to medium-sized businesses, in a deal worth about Β£180m. Sky News has learnt that the two companies are in exclusive discussions about a deal following an auction of ThinCats conducted by bankers at Fenchurch Advisory Partners. Sources said the exclusivity period was due…
Itβs time to grab your best fit and hit the blacktop of Chavez Ravine. Tyler, the Creator had his fans searching for words after he announced the lineup for his annual music festival Camp Flog Gnaw in a puzzling manner. The βIgorβ artist posted an actual word search on his Instagram containing the name of…
Curbing the power of judges in asylum cases to tackle the migrant hotel crisis is a typical Keir Starmer response to a problem. The former director of public prosecutions would appear to see overhauling court procedures and the legal process as the answer to any tricky situation. Yes, the proposed fast-track asylum appeals process is…
When she was 15, Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle traveled alone by bus for up to nine hours to play for the Mexican national team, with no payment other than the cost of her ticket. Her talent and determination helped her play in the U17 World Cup and make her 2017 debut in the then-nascent Liga MX…
