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Now is the worst time for UK banking to lose its conscience
THE Financial Services Culture Board (FSCB) was founded in 2015 in response to the shocking malfeasance of banking executives that led up to the 2008 banking crisis and (as if they hadn’t learned their lesson) after the interest rate Libor scandal in 2012. When bankers go bad, they go big, and that can affect us all.
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October 17, 2023
Evening Standard
Revolution changes loans terms as sales slip in 'tough market'
REVOLUTION Bars today said it had renegotiated the terms of its loans that it was in danger of breaching as it bemoaned a slump in demand.
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October 17, 2023
Evening Standard
I stand with Israel - why do people think because I'm black and Muslim I won't?
IS it different because I’m a black Muslim woman? I stand with Israel, just as I stand with other countries that are the victims of terror attacks. Yet people say antisemitic things in front of me and expect me to agree, or they grow angry at my condemnations of terror.
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October 17, 2023
Evening Standard
Veni, vidi, vici... as told by the humble Roman legionary
THE British Museum today announced a blockbuster new show dedicated to the humble foot soldiers who built the Roman Empire.
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October 17, 2023
Evening Standard
Why won't any of my fellow eco-protesters speak against Just Stop Oil?
SEARCH “climate crisis” on Twitter and you’ll find floods and fires more apocalyptic than the Book of Exodus (but with more memes). Armaged don is here and it feels a little too broad to be a Left or Right issue.
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October 17, 2023
Evening Standard
Guardian plunged into fresh turmoil over Israel cartoon row
AT the Guardian, they’ve fired cartoonist Steve Bell. His drawing of Benjamin Netanyahu was deemed anti-Semitic and Bell, 72, who has served the paper for more than 40 years, winning awards, is no more.
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October 17, 2023
Evening Standard
Missing British teenage girl was killed in Hamas slaughter, say her family
ONE of the British teenage sisters thought to be missing in Gaza was today confirmed to have been murdered by Hamas during its terrorist attack on Israel.
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October 17, 2023
Evening Standard
Biden's high-stakes trip to avert bigger confilct
President will affirm support for Israel and discuss Gaza humanitarian crisis
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October 17, 2023
Evening Standard
Borthwick hails players for holding their nerve after second-half 'thunderbolts'
TWO “thunderbolts” in four minutes, and England flashed from safe semi- final passage to fighting for their World Cup lives.
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October 16, 2023
Evening Standard
Humiliating defeat leaves England's defence in peril as big guns lie in wait
WHEN this tournament is over and this match is writ prominently in the annals of World Cup history, as it was destined to be the moment Rashid Khan bowled Mark Wood to confirm the most famous victory of Afghanistan’s remarkable cricketing tale, England’s part in the piece will be secondary.
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October 16, 2023
Evening Standard
Henderson: Boo boys won't stop me giving my all
JORDAN HENDERSON has admitted it was “disappointing” to be booed by England supporters during Friday’s friendly win over Australia but insists he has no plans to walk away from international football.
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October 16, 2023
Evening Standard
I am ready to fire for England again, says hero Mead
BETH MEAD hopes to be named in the England squad tomorrow after making an instant impact for Arsenal on her first appearance in more than 300 days.
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October 16, 2023
Evening Standard
'We want a vintage store in every major city in the world'
CHARLIE Oxley and Freddie Rose were part of what they dub“ the charity shop brigade” when they met as students at Newcastle in 2015.
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October 16, 2023
Evening Standard
Fintech twins see sales almost triple
CAR insurance fintech Marshmallow is racing ahead in its mission to take on mainstream insurers after posting a near-tripling of sales.
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October 16, 2023
Evening Standard
The £89 jeans that fashion editors are obsessed with (and how to style them)
JEANS on the catwalk are a fairly recent phenomenon, but at last month’s shows there was barely a designer who didn’t include a pair.
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October 16, 2023
Evening Standard
British Jews are now feeling frightened, but there are good reasons not to despair
THE smallish British Jewish community has been traumatised by the Hamas massacres of Israeli citizens last weekend. The “never again” happened again.
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October 16, 2023
Evening Standard
The Steve Bell row is the Guardian's own fault
WHAT is the point of a cartoon? The dictionary definition is an obvious place to start: “A simple drawing showing the features of its subjects in a humorously exaggerated way.”
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October 16, 2023
Evening Standard
Scorsese's lavish epic is one hell of a story
The director brings an important tale to light, and makes a star of his leading lady to boot, says Hamish MacBain
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October 16, 2023
Evening Standard
CPR life-saving training plan for 12 to 13-year-olds across London
PARAMEDICS aim to train every year eight pupil in London how to perform CPR and use a defibrillator as part of the London Ambulance Service’s most ambitious training programme to date.
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October 16, 2023
Evening Standard
Forty years of ruffling feathers and the Queen of Pop still reigns supreme
OVER the course of her 40 years in pop, it’s certainly true that Madonna has ruffled a few feathers.
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October 16, 2023
Evening Standard
Those glorifying Hamas terrorists will face full force of the law, warns Sunak
THE Prime Minister today vowed that people who glorify Hamas terrorists would be met with the full force of the law after Scotland Yard said it was reviewing images from the pro-Palestinian rally in central London.
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October 16, 2023
Evening Standard
Two teenage British girls 'kidnapped by Hamas after their mother was shot'
TWO British teenage girls are among the hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas, Israel’s ambassador to Britain said today.
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October 16, 2023
Evening Standard
Israel facing 'devil's own choice' as it prepares for onslaught
“INCREDIBLY grim scenes” are set to unfold in Gaza in the coming days, the Government warned today as Israel launches a ground attack in an attempt to destroy Hamas.
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October 16, 2023
Evening Standard
MADDISON CONFIDENT HE CAN BE THE MIDDLE MAN... JUST LIKE AT SPURS
CLUB form does not always translate to international level, but if Gareth Southgate was picking his England XI on domestic performances alone, James Maddison would be one of the first names on his team sheet
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October 13, 2023
Evening Standard
BORTHWICK GOES FOR BROKE WITH SMITH CALL
COACH MAKES HIS BOLDEST-EVER TEST SELECTION BY USING QUINS STAR AT FULL-BACK FOR FlJI SHOWDOWN
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October 13, 2023
Evening Standard
Now it's win or bust for England and Borthwick
Make semis and coach will have done what was expected... lose and the inquest begins
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October 13, 2023
Evening Standard
Hosts breathe a sigh of relief as Dupont makes miracle return
ALL of France has spent three weeks hoping for Antoine Dupont’s recovery
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October 13, 2023
Evening Standard
The property market is never just about bricks and mortar
THE UK has a housing crisis, and it sits front and centre in the political debate
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October 13, 2023
Evening Standard
CMA slams Microsoft takeover tactics as it clears Activision deal
THE boss of the UK competition regulator today struck back at Microsoft as it finally cleared the tech giant’s blockbuster merger with Activision, ending an ill-tempered struggle to get the deal over the line
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October 13, 2023
Evening Standard
Good books about live music are rare this one's a gem
THERE are far too many books about music, even though I’ve written a fair few myself
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