Co-op Bank launched a strategic review in a November trading update The lender has been the subject of a number of takeover bids By Mike Sheen Updated: 12:48 GMT, 21 December 2023 The Co-operative Bank is considering a merger with Coventry Building Society following a strategic review launched in November. […]
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The Royal Society of Arts has apologised and launched an internal investigation after an event in support of Israel was held at its venue in London. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the building in central London on Thursday to protest over the event. The arts organisation said it “neither condones nor […]
Zahra Hankir’s “Eyeliner: A Cultural History” takes readers on a global investigation of how the cosmetic product is used worldwide ByLESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press November 29, 2023, 12:25 PM This image released by Penguin Press shows “Eyeliner: A Cultural History” by Zahra Hankir. (Penguin Press via AP) The Associated Press […]
Antisemitism is ‘a sign that the society itself is breaking down’, journalist Bari Weiss has warned, as she excoriated the ‘hip, young people with pronouns in their bios’ who cheered when Hamas murdered 1,200 people on October 7. Weiss, who founded online news site The Free Press, said she had […]
“What’s the craziest thing you ever did for love?” This is Jahad Chris Carter’s favorite question to ask strangers he meets, usually in Washington Square Park in Manhattan, or as he likes to call it, his office. As the creator and host of “Hopeless Romantic Society,” a man-on-the-street-style series on […]
Clara The New-York Historical Society, founded in 1804, has gradually upped the ante when it comes to dining. Its Storico, run by Stephen Starr’s organization, closed in July. Next up is the Oberon Group from Brooklyn, where it runs Rucola, Rhodora, June Bar and more, with a focus on sustainability. […]
Will and Sara review High Society from Osprey Games. It’s a bidding game where balancing your wealth and prestige is crucial to success!
For a man as seemingly intelligent as Gareth Southgate, he displayed something of a blind spot when it came to his selection of Jordan Henderson as England captain. Southgate expressed his surprise that England fans booed Henderson but surely he can’t be that obtuse? Football fans can sometimes be deluded […]