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Why more women are scooping top jobs at Britain’s most prestigious wealth managers
Spear's Magazine
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August 27, 2025
Is private banking and wealth management still dominated by men? Definitely. But a recent glut of high-level female hires points to a new direction of travel, as women look set to hold a larger share of the world’s wealth. Private banking and...
Camping holidays in France: more families swap hotels for mobile homes this summer
The Connexion
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August 27, 2025
Campsites have become an increasingly popular option for holidaymakers in recent years European tourists are helping to extend the summer holiday season in French campsites Dirk Jan Verkuil/Shutterstock French camping holidays have continued to...
Kurz to showcase new machine solutions at Labelexpo Europe
ProPack
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August 27, 2025
Under the motto ‘re:think what’s possible,’ Kurz (Booth: 3D73) will present its latest machine developments for industrial label finishing at Labelexpo Europe 2025 in Barcelona. The focus will be on modular, digital operating systems that combine...
The Eurostar rival that wants trains to Europe from across UK — not just London
Metro
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August 27, 2025
The Grand Place in Brussels, one of the first destinations Uber Trains hopes to roll into (Picture: Getty Images) High-speed Uber trains could soon be running from east London to Europe — but the dream is to extend cross-Channel services to every...
Japanese Publishers Take Perplexity AI to Court in Copyright Dispute
Markets Insider
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Japanese publishers are taking legal action against Perplexity AI, the AI chatbot startup valued at $18 billion. Nikkei Inc. and The Asahi Shimbun Co. filed lawsuits in the Tokyo District Court, each seeking an injunction and ¥2.2 billion (about...
It’s Groundhog Day: The EU’s tech rules are under attack — again
Politico Europe
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August 27, 2025
Without a hitch, a now-familiar playbook unfolded: The European Commission stood by its “sovereign right to regulate,” European lawmakers urged the EU executive not to give in, and experts quipped that the EU might have to relinquish the very...
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History Today: When the Guinness Book of Records debuted
Firstpost
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August 27, 2025
The Guinness Book of Records was first published on August 27, 1955, marking the beginning of a global phenomenon in documenting human achievement and extraordinary facts. The idea was the brainchild of Sir Hugh Beaver, then managing director of...
Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty stun Celtic, book first-ever Champions League spot
Punch
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August 27, 2025
Kairat Almaty carved their names into football history on Tuesday night, booking a maiden UEFA Champions League group-stage berth after outlasting Celtic 3–2 on penalties in Almaty. The Kazakh side frustrated the former European champions across...
I used to watch Arsenal with my dad and dream of European football and now Hibs have given me chance of a lifetime
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 27, 2025
Junior Hoilett remembers racing home from school in Ontario to watch his heroes Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldinho strut their stuff thousands of miles away in the magical realms of the Champions League. He always dreamed of one day gracing that stage...
Germany’s Welfare Model Has Reached the End of the Road
The European Conservative
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August 26, 2025
On August 25th, big news broke in Germany: 🇩🇪 Merz: Germany Can’t Afford Its Universal Welfare System In a press statement, Friedrich Merz declared that Germany no longer has the economic capacity to sustain its universal welfare model. “We cannot...
Britain’s running out of water – so why aren’t we collecting rain, like Germany?
The i paper
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August 26, 2025
13,000 gallons of rain falls on the average UK roof every year, yet unlike other European nations, we don't use it “Save water – bath with a friend”: this has to be the most risqué public information advice ever broadcast by the government, but it...
CONGRATULATIONS! West Seattle authors Steve Duda, Susan Rich, Susan Lieu chosen as finalists in Washington State Book Awards
West Seattle Blog - Washington State
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August 27, 2025
ORIGINAL TUESDAY REPORT: West Seattle’s tradition of literary excellence, as recognized in the annual Washington State Book Awards, continues! This year’s list of finalists is out, and it includes books by two West Seattle writers: –Steve Duda‘s...
Amending Draft EU ITS on Benchmarking of Internal Models
JD Supra - California
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August 27, 2025
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its final draft implementing technical standards (ITS), amending the Implementing Regulation on the benchmarking of credit and market risk for the 2026 exercise. The EBA flags that the most...
FDI Enforcement Trends in EU, EU Member States, and the UK: Q2 2025
JD Supra - California
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August 26, 2025
This LawFlash provides an overview of recent developments in foreign direct investment regulation and enforcement in the European Union and the United Kingdom for the second quarter of 2025. In the EU, every member state (except for Croatia) has a...
EU faces first test of fragile trade truce with Trump
Politico Europe
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August 26, 2025
This, Brussels argued at the time, was a price worth paying to shield the EU — and its regulatory autonomy — from future escalation from the mercurial Trump administration. “I can only repeat, and stress how much we’ve worked to ensure that we are...
GRETCHEN’S TABLE | Steamed mussels get bite from ‘nduja, a soft and spicy sausage from Southern Italy
Texarkana Gazette - Arkansas
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August 27, 2025
If you like eating and cooking foods from across the globe, you'll probably agree that sometimes the one ingredient that makes a certain dish sing is one you can't easily pronounce if you don't speak that country's language. For me, that includes...
Set your alarms! A huge travel sale launches tonight feat cut-price flights from Sydney to Europe
Time Out
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Sydney’s soggy winter got you craving a getaway? You’re not alone. According to research from the Tourism and Transport Forum Australia, 62 per cent of Aussies are planning to embrace a new travel trend this year. If you’re among them, and looking...
Spain Wildfires Insurance Aid 2025: Will your insurer really pay up?
Euro Weekly News
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August 26, 2025
Firestorm fallout: what Spain’s disaster aid really covers and what it does not. Credit: Gustavo MS_Photography, Shutterstock Spain’s record wildfires: aid promises, insurance traps, and the families left in limbo: Spain’s north-west has been...
‘Let there be peace!’: Book of Pope Leo XIV’s discourses to be published Aug. 27
Catholic News Agency
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August 26, 2025
ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 26, 2025 / 15:27 pm On Aug. 27 the Vatican will publish a compilation of Pope Leo’s discourses from the first months of his pontificate in a book signed by the pontiff titled “Let There Be Peace! Words to the Church and the...
CommentA new Labour property tax will sink Britain
The National News
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The problem with owning property is that it’s hard to move. And, if the rumours are true, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, desperate to raise funds but refusing to confront Britain’s structural problems, may be about to reach for the...