May 2019

Two Door Cinema Club: ‘We’re aware that bands have shelf lives’

Image caption Alex Trimble: “We got used to being on the sidelines of everything.” In theory, the members of Two Door Cinema Club shouldn’t be hard to recognise. They have two top 10 albums, they’re a mainstay of summer festivals, and frontman Alex Trimble sang as part of Danny Boyle’s 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony, […]

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Bank warns of ‘more frequent’ rate increases than expected

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBank of England governor, Mark Carney Interest rate increases could be “more frequent” than expected if the economy performs as the Bank of England is expecting, governor Mark Carney says. The markets are forecasting just one interest rate increase by 2021. But if there is a resolution

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The Latest: Coyne Schofield says NWHL isn’t long-term option

The Latest on women’s hockey players announcing boycott in demand for one league (all times Eastern): 11:15 a.m. U.S. star Kendall Coye Schofield tells The Associated Press that the National Women’s Hockey League has repeatedly shown it is not a viable, long-term option for players. Coyne Schofield and more than 200 other players have announced

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Lidington: Ministers should ‘shut up’ outside cabinet

Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington told MPs that ministers should “shut up” after National Security Council and cabinet meetings. He was speaking during an urgent question from Labour on the sacking of Gavin Williamson as defence secretary for allegedly disclosing information from the National Security Council. Mr Williamson has strenuously denied he leaked plans to

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Barclays sees off Edward Bramson as rebel investor concedes defeat

Image copyright Matt Greenslade Image caption Edward Bramson wants a seat on the board of Barclays A rebel investor has lost in his attempt to join the board of Barclays after a large majority of shareholders voted against the plan. Only 12.8% of shareholder votes backed Edward Bramson becoming a director at the bank’s annual

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