Image copyright Getty Images Metro Bank has announced that its controversial chairman and founder Vernon Hill is leaving the embattled lender. The bank said in July that Mr Hill would be stepping down as chairman but would stay on as both a non-executive director and president. However, Metro Bank now said he will leave by […]
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Employee activism and outside pressure have pushed big tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google promising to slash their carbon emissions. But there’s another thing these tech giants aren’t cutting: Their growing business ties to the oil and gas industry. When Microsoft held an all-staff meeting in September, an employee asked CEO Satya Nadella if
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Ryan Callahan figured he would visit a specialist and learn how to fix the back issues that plagued him last season. Instead, two doctor visits brought the diagnosis of degenerative disk disease and the end of his playing career. Once Callahan came to grips with that development, he decided he would like to go into
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Support for removing President Trump from office has leapt since Speaker Nancy Pelosi opened an impeachment inquiry against him, but his Republican backers appear to represent an increasingly loyal minority, according to polls released this week. As support for impeachment grows, the president’s base is digging in its heels. But he remains disliked and mistrusted
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Employee activism and outside pressure have pushed big tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google promising to slash their carbon emissions. But there’s another thing these tech giants aren’t cutting: Their growing business ties to the oil and gas industry. When Microsoft held an all-staff meeting in September, an employee asked CEO Satya Nadella if
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Image copyright The Pink Protest Image caption Amika George started campaigning on period poverty when she was 17 years old From helping friends insert tampons to panicky confessions on first dates, people have been sharing stories about periods on social media. It is part of an initiative using the hashtag #FreePeriodStories, which campaigners hope will
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It was so nice they did it twice. Hours after Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin tied the knot for a second time in a formal ceremony in Bluffton, South Carolina, Monday, the musician shared his first photos of the night on Instagram. The “Sorry” crooner, 25, posted two sweet black-and-white pictures of himself and Baldwin
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Image copyright Reuters Tesco has announced that its chief executive Dave Lewis is stepping down after five years in the role. Mr Lewis said the decision was “personal one” and Tesco chairman John Allan said he had accepted the resignation with “regret”. He will be replaced by Ken Murphy, who has held senior positions at
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WASHINGTON — A rare thing emerged in Washington early this year: agreement. Republicans and Democrats in Congress, as well as the Trump White House, all said they wanted a new federal law to protect people’s online privacy. Numerous tech companies urged them on. And they had a deadline. With a broad California privacy law set
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Trent Grisham’s eyes were still red, his cheeks stained by tears, as a group of Milwaukee Brewers teammates gathered near his locker in the visitors’ clubhouse at Nationals Park to offer hugs and words of encouragement. Everything was going according to plan for manager Craig Counsell and the Brewers — get a lead, mix and
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