My ‘niblings’ gave me a positive reason to return to the home town where I’d experienced homophobia as a boy. Over time, they transformed my sense of family and self When I found out I had become an uncle, I was 22 and on a year abroad as part of a languages degree, living in Madrid. I’d spent much of my time there having raucous fun on the city’s gay scene, dancing till the early hours then slopi...
My ‘niblings’ gave me a positive reason to return to the home town where I’d experienced homophobia as a boy. Over time, they transformed my sense of family and self When I found out I had become an uncle, I was 22 and on a year abroad as part of a languages degree, living in Madrid. I’d spent much of my time there having raucous fun on the city’s gay scene, dancing till the early hours then sloping off with Spanish men. It felt a long way from my family life back home in Bolton. As this was 1997 – a time before mobile phones – calls from landlines had to be rationed to once a week. But my mum phoned to tell me my sister had gone into labour and then, two days later, the phone rang again with the news that I had a nephew. It felt like an abstract concept, not quite real. Continue reading...
An administrator appointed to oversee the affairs of Hong Kong’s fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court has said it will arrange an extraordinary general meeting at the request of displaced owners, but stopped short of providing a time frame. In a written statement on Wednesday, Hop On Management Company said it was studying the Lands Tribunal’s reasons for dismissing its application to extend the statutory ...
An administrator appointed to oversee the affairs of Hong Kong’s fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court has said it will arrange an extraordinary general meeting at the request of displaced owners, but stopped short of providing a time frame. In a written statement on Wednesday, Hop On Management Company said it was studying the Lands Tribunal’s reasons for dismissing its application to extend the statutory deadlines for convening and holding the meeting. It did not indicate whether the company would lodge...
Apollo ( APO ) Tuesday announced that Apollo-managed funds completed the sale of their interest in Altemira Holdings Co, a pan-Asian aluminum packaging company, to funds managed by MBK Partners. Altemira was established in April 2022 through the combination of the aluminum can and foil business formerly operated by Showa Denko K.K. (now named Resonac Holdings Corporation) and the aluminum can and ...
Apollo ( APO ) Tuesday announced that Apollo-managed funds completed the sale of their interest in Altemira Holdings Co, a pan-Asian aluminum packaging company, to funds managed by MBK Partners. Altemira was established in April 2022 through the combination of the aluminum can and foil business formerly operated by Showa Denko K.K. (now named Resonac Holdings Corporation) and the aluminum can and rolled and extruded products business of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation. The transaction follows Apollo Funds’ successful exit of MAFTEC announced in June 2025. Apollo Funds’ private equity investments in Japan include Panasonic Automotive Systems and Nippon Sheet Glass (pending closing). More on Apollo Global Management Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO) Presents at Bernstein 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference Transcript Why We Believe Apollo Is Misunderstood Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript The 10 least attractive large-cap financial stocks in the U.S Apollo, Blackstone shop $36B of debt for buying Google chips for Anthropic - report
In this article .FTSE Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Martin Odegaard lifts the Premier League trophy as Arsenal are crowned champions of the Premier League for the 2025-26 season. Michael Regan | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images This report is from this week's CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch As Martin Odegaard, Arsenal's capt...
In this article .FTSE Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Martin Odegaard lifts the Premier League trophy as Arsenal are crowned champions of the Premier League for the 2025-26 season. Michael Regan | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images This report is from this week's CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch As Martin Odegaard, Arsenal's captain, lifted the Premier League trophy at Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park ground in south London on May 24, one could be forgiven for thinking all is well with English football (or soccer...). In winning their first league title in 22 years — and their 14th overall — Arsenal became the third different club to lift the trophy in as many seasons, following Liverpool in 2024-25 and Manchester City in 2023-24. That highlights a competition that's tougher than Europe's. Spain, the second-richest league after England, remains a duopoly between Barcelona and Real Madrid, who have been champions in 20 of the last 22 seasons. In Germany, Bayern Munich have won 13 of the last 14 seasons, while in France, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have been title-winners in eight of the last nine. Of Europe's top leagues, only Italy's Serie A is as competitive as the Premier League, with four clubs — Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Napoli — winning the title during the last seven years. English clubs are also thriving in international competitions. Only victory on penalties for PSG against Arsenal in last Saturday's Champions League final prevented an English clean sweep after wins for Aston Villa and Palace in the Europa League and Europa Conference League. Chelsea, meanwhile, are current holders of FIFA's Club World Cup. That may reflect the wealth of English clubs. The Premier League sells its TV rights (both home and overseas) for more than any other football competition, while English clubs took half the places in Deloitte's latest ranking of the world's 30 richest clubs by revenue, with the re...