Author: Laura Robinson
City grandee Ken CostaCity grandee Ken Costa is one of the few prominent investment bankers to have been a Marxist. As a student in his native South Africa, he was active in the struggle against apartheid and met Nelson Mandela a number of times. Costa says he is ‘probably the only banker’ to have joined a Black Lives Matter march.Appropriately enough at Christmas, a time when generations gather together, he is concerned by the growing division between the old and the young.In Costa’s view, it is one of the most urgent problems facing the western world. If the chasm between the…
Pascal Struijk gave his side an early lead before an own goal from Leif DavisCrysencio Summerville made it three before Joel Piroe added a fourthChris Sutton says Jurgen Klopp IS right to call out his own fans – It’s All Kicking OffBy Ross Heppenstall For Mailonline Published: 09:30 EST, 23 December 2023 | Updated: 09:45 EST, 23 December 2023 Daniel Farke could not hide his delight after Leeds marched to a stunning victory to close the gap on Ipswich to seven points in the automatic promotion race.First-half goals from captain Pascal Struijk, an own-goal from ex-Whites defender Leif Davis and…
The government does not know how many Britons who left to fight for Islamic State ten years ago remain in Syria today, it has been revealed.A quarter of some 900 British citizens who have left to the region since 2013 are still yet to return, according to the Home Office.More than 200 of them are whereabouts unknown. A 2018 report referencing persons of ‘national security concern’ claimed 20 per cent had been killed overseas and 40 per cent had returned to the UK.Maya Foa, executive director of human rights charity Reprieve, told The Times the government should know who the…
By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 17:04 EST, 22 December 2023 It’s been a gripping year, with a banking crisis, the departure of two heavyweight FTSE 100 chief executives and the sight of private equity sharks sinking their teeth into our best loved firms.But there were also signs of stability, with cooling inflation sparking hopes that the economy can revive itself in 2024. Think you know the score? Test your knowledge of the past 12 months in our City quiz. 1 What is the name of the NatWest chief executive who resigned this year over the Nigel Farage debanking row?A) Alison…
Copycats who have been ‘inspired’ by a mass shooter and vowed to replicate his mass slaughter in Prague on Thursday are being targeted by Czech police.David Kozak opened fire at Prague’s Charles University yesterday, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 20 in a calculated attack, officials said.The bloodshed, which marks the Czech Republic’s worst mass shooting, took place in the school’s philosophy department building, where the gunman was a student.The gunman also died, authorities said. His name has not been released, but it has been widely reported that he was 24-year-old David Kozak, who had killed his father…
This is the terrifying moment a Norwegian cruise ship with British tourists on board was struck by a ‘rogue wave’, sending passengers sliding around the floor and knocking out its power during a ferocious North Sea storm.MS Maud was sailing some 162 miles off Denmark’s west coast and about 217 miles off Britain’s east coast when the monster wave shattered its windows on the bridge. The luxury cruise ship, which was carrying 400 passengers and crew, had started a 14-day Northern Lights expedition sailing from Tilbury on December 9 and was due to return to the Essex port on December 23.Dramatic footage…
Boljulio Aleria was bitten by a python before he turned around and bit it backBy James Reynolds Published: 04:05 EST, 22 December 2023 | Updated: 12:14 EST, 22 December 2023 A man survived a terrifying python attack by biting the 10ft snake to death – before villagers could feast on its remains.Boljulio Aleria, 48, was riding his motorcycle through Antequera in Bohol province, the Philippines, when the huge snake emerged from grassland and blocked his path.He stopped and waited for the serpent to pass, but was shocked when it slithered toward him instead in the early hours of Wednesday morning.The…
The Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants have yet to play this seasonJason Kelce has suited up for the Eagles 190 times in his career, second all-timeDailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news By Eric Blum For Dailymail.Com Published: 09:32 EST, 22 December 2023 | Updated: 09:32 EST, 22 December 2023 New York Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale has heaped praise on Jason Kelce as he gears up to face the Eagles star this weekend. ‘He embodies Philly,’ Martindale said of Kelce. ‘Just like the fans, mean but smart.’ ‘It’s like playing [against] Peyton Manning,’ Martindale said continued. ‘And it’s not sexy.…
The gunman who unleashed terror on Prague and murdered 14 people was an introverted history ‘nerd’ who had made a homemade bomb in the cellar of his home, it has been claimed.David Kozak, 24, described as a model student, killed 14 people and injured 25 during yesterday’s deadly rampage in which he targeted students and tourists from the balcony of the Charles University’s philosophy building.Before launching Kozak’s deadly rampage at the university, during which he was filmed taking shot after shot at his victims, the history student had murdered his father and texted his female friend to say he was suicidal.Now, it…
At the start of A Haunting In Venice, Hercule Poirot — formerly the world’s most famous detective — is a forlorn figure: retired and living in exile.But by the end, we see him sitting on the roof of his palazzo, consulting a potential client. Et voila! He’s back in business.It’s a big hint of what Kenneth Branagh, who plays Agatha Christie’s most famous creation, might do next… and it can be revealed that Christie’s great-grandson is also ‘hopeful’ that the actor will carry on detecting.Critics were mixed about A Haunting In Venice, which added horror-inspired flourishes to the classic whodunnit,…