Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson has told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg he supports another Brexit referendum in order to end the current “paralysis”. “We certainly might lose some votes if we change position,” he said, but argued the party must “make the case to Labour voters why we’ve changed position”. “Parliament has failed them and […]
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Billionaire entrepreneur and art collector Patrick Drahi is taking auction house Sotheby’s private in a deal valued at $3.7 billion. Drahi, through his BidFair USA company, will pay $57 per share, which is a 61% premium to the company’s Friday closing stock price. “This acquisition will provide Sotheby’s with the opportunity to accelerate the successful
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Image copyright Pierre PERRIN Franco Zeffirelli’s bold ideas and enduring energy made him one the 20th Century’s most creative and prolific directors. Whether he was directing Elizabeth Taylor as Shakespeare’s Shrew, staging more than 120 operas or serving in the Italian Senate, Zeffirelli remained a cultural icon well into his 80s. The maestro worked on
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Image copyright Reuters Lenders to Jet Airways have said they plan to bring insolvency proceedings against the struggling carrier. The move follows a failed attempt to find a suitable buyer for what was once India’s biggest private airline. Jet Airways has been hampered by more than $1bn (£790m) of debt. In April, the airline suspended
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Elon Musk says he’s deleting his Twitter account 10 months after his use of the social media site landed him in trouble with U.S. regulators. The Tesla CEO changed his Twitter display name to Daddy DotCom on Father’s Day. Daddy.com is an existing website that provides parenting information to new and expecting fathers. Musk got
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Justin Rose’s final round at the U.S. Open got off a perfect start with a birdie on the first hole that moved him into a tie for the lead. Little else went right for Rose on Sunday as he posted four bogeys in an eight-hole stretch at Pebble Beach that left him far out of
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Sherif Lanre was removed from the Love Island villa last week after admitting he used “crude language”. He told the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire that his treatment had elements of unconscious bias. A spokesman for Love Island refuted any accusations of racism, adding that Lanre “agreed he broke the rules and should leave”. Watch the Victoria
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Image copyright Getty Images An eye-watering £35bn has been paid in compensation for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI), but there is not long left to make a claim. UK banks and loan providers have been paying compensation, but they only have to consider claims made by 29 August. The looming deadline is likely to lead
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The comedian and writer Dean Obeidallah has been awarded $4.1 million in a lawsuit he filed against The Daily Stormer, a neo-Nazi website that published a false article about him in 2017. A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Andrew Anglin, the website’s publisher, and his company “acted with actual malice when they published false statements,
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Kenley Jansen sent a late-night text to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts after his blown save against the Cubs. “I wanted the ball after what happened last night,” the closer said. “I really wanted to face them again.” Jansen got his wish, and quickly found himself in trouble again. But he escaped again, earning his 21st
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