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FTSE group Ashtead plans to shift listing to New York in blow to UK
Ashtead Group, the £28bn construction rental company, plans to shift its primary listing to New York in the latest blow to the London stock market.
The company, which has been listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) since 1986, said the US was a natural home for the company, given …
Young Francophone Africans pack out poetry slams as region’s woes pile up
Clutching a microphone in one hand and pointing at the audience with the other, the Burkinabé poet and DJ Otemptic reeled about jihadism and women’s resilience in a patriarchal society to an audience of about 200 people at a slam at a venue in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
“I would like …
Thames Water will run out of cash by March without £3bn emergency funding
Thames Water will run out of cash by March next year if it fails to secure court approval for a £3bn financial lifeline, the troubled utilities company has said.
Britain’s biggest water supplier said on Tuesday that all of its funds may be “exhausted” if it fails to secure the …
‘Miraculous’: Syrians in UK tell of shock, joy, hopes and fears after fall of Assad
Before she fled Syria and came to the UK in 2016, Raya Homsi was told her fiance had been tortured to death in the Sednaya prison run by Bashar al-Assad’s regime. All she had to go on was the word of one person who said he had witnessed it.
Now, …
Tuesday briefing: What happened when the doors of Syria’s most notorious prison were finally opened
Good morning. Of all the horrific symbols of the deposed Assad regime, few carry the notoriety of Sednaya, the most feared node in the Syrian government’s repressive prison system. About 30,000 people were killed there between 2011 and 2020, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimated, more than in any …
‘This is a happy day’: Syrian rebels return home to reunite with family and rebuild
This time, the doors of the Syrian state broadcaster were held open for Mohammed Abu al-Zaid.
The rebel commander strode into the building, camo-clad and with a pistol on his hip, and greeted the channel’s staff. The warm welcome was a far cry from his entrance on Sunday morning, when …
Premium food, clothing and tech ‘will push UK Christmas spending to £22.7bn’
Premium food, clothing and technology purchases are expected to drive a 5% jump in festive spending to £22.7bn this year, according to figures that suggest UK consumers will outstrip the first post-pandemic Christmas in 2021.
The average spending on gifts and celebrations is expected to rise from £416 to £433 …
Tesla lobbied UK to strengthen rules on carbon emissions from cars and lorries
Tesla lobbied the UK government to strengthen rules on carbon emissions from cars and lorries, according to documents that also show the electric carmaker continued to push for increased taxes on fossil fuel cars.
The US carmaker, which is run by Elon Musk, pushed for the British government to strengthen …
Syria’s new leader has two identities – but which one will take the country forward?
On Sunday morning, a bearded 42-year-old man wearing a plain green military uniform walked into the Umayyad mosque in Damascus and addressed a small crowd, the Syrian nation, the region and the world.
With the mosque’s glittering decorations providing a backdrop, Ahmed al-Sharaa described the fall of the house of …
Who is Friedrich Merz, the pilot politician tipped to be German chancellor?
In July 2022, the prevailing political mood in Germany was grim. The economic powerhouse was on the brink of a recession, with Russia threatening to cut off its gas supplies. There were widespread fears of a decline in prosperity. The gloss was beginning to wear off Olaf Scholz’s coalition government.
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