Michael Gove was narrowly voted out of the Conservative leadership race, with Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt now facing members who will pick a new leader. Mr Johnson came top with 160 votes from Tory MPs, followed by Mr Hunt on 77, and Mr Gove on 75, and the top two going through. The result […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLee Donald says fitness has changed her life Lee Donald didn’t think she would see her 21st birthday. She had struggled with an eating disorder from the age of 13 and at her lowest point made herself sick more than 10 times a day. But she successfully
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Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is expected to give Facebook’s proposed digital currency Libra a cautious welcome in a major speech on Thursday. He will say it could could substantially lower costs and increase financial inclusion, but needs regulation. Mr Carney is also expected to announce that non-banks will be able to hold Bank
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The Latest on Slack’s IPO (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Shares of work messaging platform Slack have begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “WORK.” The San Francisco company’s shares opened trading at $38.50 and rose 4.4% in midday trading. Slack’s initial public offering is using an unusual approach known as
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Brian Dawkins is tackling mental health issues the same aggressive way he took on anyone who dared cross the middle during his Hall of Fame career as a safety for the Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. Since revealing he suffered from depression and had suicidal thoughts early in his playing career, Dawkins has been on
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Iran shot down an American spy drone early Thursday. On that, the United States and Iran agree. The crucial matter, though, is whether that drone ventured into Iranian airspace, as Tehran asserts, or whether it stayed in international airspace, as the United States asserts. Here’s what we know so far. The drone was unmanned and
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U.S. long-term mortgage rates were little changed this week. The key 30-year, fixed-rate loan hovered around an average 3.8% for the third straight week. Before leveling off, rates marked six straight weeks of declines putting them at historically low levels during this spring’s homebuying season. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on
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Image copyright Christie Hospital Image caption The Christie began treating patients in the NHS’s first PBT centre in December A businessman and philanthropist has donated £4.5m to The Christie cancer hospital in Manchester. The money will support the hospital’s high-energy proton beam therapy (PBT) clinical trial for patients with mouth and throat cancer. Ian Taylor,
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Monsoon Accessorize is calling on landlords to approve rent reductions on some of its 258 leased stores as part of a restructuring of the troubled High Street chain. The two chains operate under separate names and are asking for rent cuts on 135 stores after a period of “difficult” trading. To win support from landlords,
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Defending champion Marin Cilic, former winner Grigor Dimitrov and 2018 Wimbledon finalist Kevin Anderson all lost at the Queen’s Club grass-court tournament on Thursday. Cilic and Anderson were knocked out in the second round, while Dimitrov didn’t make it past the first round having waited four days to play his opening match. Diego Schwartzman of
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