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An elite Irish commando unit stormed a drug cartel’s ‘mother ship’ carrying £136 million worth of cocaine on Tuesday in a major operation off the coast of Ireland.Members of the highly trained Army Ranger Wing descended by fast-rope from a helicopter on to the deck of the MV Matthew in the early hours, after the vessel became the focus point of a multi-agency operation which began on Sunday.Cops believe the ship was being used by Narco criminals to smuggle the drugs in to Ireland and on to other European countries. The major multi-agency operation followed an alert after a separate boat…
Lindsell Train fund managers split £36m in dividendsThe managers behind Lindsell Train took home £36 million in dividendsThis is despite disappointing returns for the fund’s investorsThe pair took the lion’s share of a total dividend pot of £49 million By Calum Muirhead Updated: 05:15 EDT, 27 September 2023 The fund managers behind Lindsell Train split nearly £36m in dividends last year – despite disappointing returns for investors.Nick Train and his wife received around £18m from the investment trust for the year to the end of January, as did his business partner Michael Lindsell and his wife, according to accounts filed with Companies…
Ric Flair sported a white tux and bowtie to his prom more than 50 years agoAnd some fans even joked that he looked like a popular ‘Karate Kid’ characterDailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports newsBy Jake Nisse For Dailymail.Com Published: 11:47 EDT, 26 September 2023 | Updated: 12:00 EDT, 26 September 2023 Ric Flair has shared a photo from his high school prom, and the wrestling legend looks unrecognizable in his younger days.Flair can be seen with a full head of blonde hair, a white tux and a youthful smile as he posed next to his date.Given that the…
BUSINESS LIVE: Cost-of-living crisis drives record Aldi UK salesBy Live Commentary Updated: 12:28 EDT, 25 September 2023 The FTSE 100 closed down 59.92 points at 7623.99. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Aldi UK, Aviva and Entain. Read the Monday 25 September Business Live blog below.> If you are using our app or a third-party site click here to read Business LiveFTSE 100 closes down 59.92 points at 7623.99Aviva to buy AIG’s UK protection business for £460mAldi UK ramps-up investment as discounter achieves record sales Aldi UK has ramped-up its investment plans with £1.4billion of spending…
Son of an ex-Premier League and Barcelona star signs contract at the Nou CampThe 16-year-old previously played for PSG before moving to Spanish giantsMail Sport’s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives hereBy Dan Evans For Mailonline Published: 11:15 EDT, 25 September 2023 | Updated: 11:15 EDT, 25 September 2023 The son of a former Premier League and European star has followed in his father’s foot steps by signing professional terms at Barcelona. Youngster Shane celebrated his 16th birthday by penning his first professional deal at the Nou Camp.The teenager plays as a forward, similar to his father, and…
Financial Conduct Authority targets sexual bullies at workBy City & Finance Reporter Updated: 16:50 EDT, 24 September 2023 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has vowed to be tougher on workplace sexual harassment.The City watchdog will set out a crackdown on perpetrators and firms failing to punish them in a consultation paper this week. Guidance will be published on ‘serious instances of harassment and bullying’ and explain how ‘non-financial misconduct’ is part of the regulator’s test for financial service workers to be ‘fit and proper’. Crackdown: The Financial Conduct Authority has vowed to be tougher on workplace sexual harassmentThis summer hedge fund tycoon…
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Home Secretary Suella Braverman today vows to stamp out the grooming gangs behind organised child sex abuse – and raises the prospect of jail sentences for people who fail to alert the authorities.She highlights the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal, which led to the conviction a decade ago of a group of British-Pakistani men for offences against girls aged between 12 and 16. The authorities had failed to act despite widespread evidence of abuse – in some cases because they feared being accused of racism.The Home Secretary, writing in The Mail on Sunday, pledges to ‘track down and punish the…
The time has come to right one of the greatest injustices seen in Britain in modern times. The systematic rape, abuse and exploitation of young girls by organised gangs of older men – and the disgraceful failure of the authorities to act despite ample evidence – is a stain on our country.The grooming gangs scandal stretches back many years and continues to this day. It is nine years since Professor Alexis Jay’s devastating report on abuse in Rotherham. Dozens of trials have taken place in which harrowing victim testimony has made clear not only the suffering caused by evil predators…
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s blueprint to get UK back to workJeremy Hunt planning to tackle surging welfare bills in Autumn Statement Public finances could be boosted by getting people off health benefitsHunt also considering cutting back sharply on uprating benefits By Alex Brummer City Editor Updated: 16:54 EDT, 23 September 2023 Man with a plan: Chancellor Jeremy HuntThe Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is planning to tackle Britain’s surging welfare bills in his Autumn Statement amid increasing numbers of working-age people claiming benefits.Under the most optimistic scenarios drawn up by the Office for Budget Responsibility, the public finances could be boosted by nearly £18 billion…