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The private equity firm which has backed Time Out and Britain’s next tilt at the Americas Cup has landed a Β£1bn-plus deal to buy a fast-growing player in the global finance industry. Sky News has learnt that Oakley Capital has agreed to buy a majority stake in Global Loan Agency Service (GLAS), which specialises in…
Itβs nothing new or extraordinary to remake a foreign TV show for a different country. βAll in the Familyβ was modeled on the British series βTill Death Us Do Part,β as βSteptoe and Sonβ became βSanford and Son.β The popular CBS sitcom βGhostsβ comes from the show you can find retitled as βU.K. Ghostsβ on…
Sir Keir Starmer’s right-hand man refused to say whether the US has broken international law by striking Venezuela and capturing its president. Darren Jones, chief secretary to the prime minister, told Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips it was “for the Americans to set out the legal basis for their operation”. He also confirmed the UK…
CARACAS, VenezuelaΒ βΒ It was about 2 a.m. Saturday Caracas time when the detonations began, lighting up the sullen sky like a post-New Yearβs fireworks display. βΒ‘Ya comenzΓ³!β was the recurrent phrase in homes, telephone conversations and social media chats as the latest iteration of U.S. βshock and aweβ rocked the Venezuelan capital. βIt has begun!β Then…
It might be time to write a folk song about the demise of City Section basketball using the music of Peter, Paul and Mary and the new title, βWhere Have All the Players Gone?β The talent level clearly has hit rock bottom only a year after Alijah Arenas was a McDonaldβs All-American at Chatsworth High…
The UK’s flagship stock index has broken the symbolic 10,000 points mark for the first time. The new high was reached within a half hour of the first day of trading in the new year. The Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 comprises the hundred most valuable companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Notable…
Jan. 2, 2026 3 AM PT Itβs the start of a new year and that means the kickoff of a whole new slate of television series. And while 2026 will bring plenty of those, it will also yield revivals, new seasons of beloved shows, spinoffs and long-awaited finales. Though this list isnβt exhaustive by any…
A total of 41,472 migrants arrived in the UK in 2025 after crossing the Channel on a small boat – the second-highest annual figure on record. No migrants made the journey on New Year’s Eve, the Home Office confirmed on Thursday, with the last recorded crossing made on 22 December. It means the overall number…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ Argentinaβs president called it βexcellent news for the free world.β Iran condemned it as a βblatant violation of national sovereignty.β Canada said little, except that it was βmonitoring developments closely.β The dramatic U.S. capture of Venezuelan President NicolΓ‘s Maduro was cheered by world leaders allied with President Trump, and condemned by those who oppose…
Four of five starters scored in double digits as the UCLA womenβs basketball team dominated crosstown rival USC 80-46 Saturday at Pauley Pavilion in the first of two meetings between the crosstown rivals. Center Lauren Betts paced the fourth-ranked Bruins (14-1 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) with 18 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks. Gianna Kneepkens…
