The leads are the most watchable thing in this raucous period yarn about a grimy pair of status-obsessed nobles Black-belt performances from Claire Foy and Richard E Grant put some vim and vigour into this haranguingly one-note and unidirectional period romp of the raucously bewigged and be-poxed 18th century. It’s written and directed by American film-maker Peter Glanz, who gives us candlelit int...
The leads are the most watchable thing in this raucous period yarn about a grimy pair of status-obsessed nobles Black-belt performances from Claire Foy and Richard E Grant put some vim and vigour into this haranguingly one-note and unidirectional period romp of the raucously bewigged and be-poxed 18th century. It’s written and directed by American film-maker Peter Glanz, who gives us candlelit interiors like a knockoff Barry Lyndon, and periodic deafening orchestral stabs with a touch of Amadeus as furious people in costume storm down corridors. But Grant and Foy are always there, selling it hard and there are one or two nice lines. They play Sir Chauncey and Lady Savage, who are living in a vast crumbling country estate: he’s a parvenu, an adventurer, a lover of the new Hanover dispensation who loathes Jacobites, but fundamentally a social alpinist who married for money and took his wife’s noble name. She was entranced by his roguish ways and she forgave him everything but is, however, having an affair with the footman, Halifax (Jack Farthing), while he is carrying on with the maid, Dorothy (Bel Powley). Richard McCabe and Vicki Pepperdine play two ghastly neighbours with dodgy teeth: the only people who will associate with them. Continue reading...
Lord Mann’s review prompts new training for health bosses and restrictions on political symbols on uniforms The NHS is taking action to tackle antisemitism after a government-ordered report found that Jewish patients and staff face “routine ostracism” in the service. Anti-Jewish hatred in the NHS means some patients hide their identity and staff “suffer in silence”, a review by Lord Mann, the gove...
Lord Mann’s review prompts new training for health bosses and restrictions on political symbols on uniforms The NHS is taking action to tackle antisemitism after a government-ordered report found that Jewish patients and staff face “routine ostracism” in the service. Anti-Jewish hatred in the NHS means some patients hide their identity and staff “suffer in silence”, a review by Lord Mann, the government’s adviser on antisemitism, has found. Continue reading...
Elahere is first new drug for chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer to be approved by NHS for 20 years Hundreds of women with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer can now be offered a new life-prolonging treatment, after NHS England approved its introduction. It is the first new drug for resistant ovarian cancer to be approved for more than 20 years. Ovarian is the 18th most common type of cancer globally...
Elahere is first new drug for chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer to be approved by NHS for 20 years Hundreds of women with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer can now be offered a new life-prolonging treatment, after NHS England approved its introduction. It is the first new drug for resistant ovarian cancer to be approved for more than 20 years. Ovarian is the 18th most common type of cancer globally, affecting more than 300,000 women a year. More than three-quarters of patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage, making it harder to treat. Continue reading...
Not much of the fabled golden generation remains, but the Red Devils have a winnable group and possess genuine quality in De Bruyne and Doku This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tou...
Not much of the fabled golden generation remains, but the Red Devils have a winnable group and possess genuine quality in De Bruyne and Doku This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June. Continue reading...
Scheme aims to help 18-year-olds in England who lack support after leaving system to find trusted people with whom they have lost touch Growing up and leaving the care system is daunting enough, but for 22-year-old Hannah, from Hertfordshire, the biggest anxiety was the sudden reality of no longer having a crowd in her corner. Turning 18 as a care leaver in England has been described as a “cliff e...
Scheme aims to help 18-year-olds in England who lack support after leaving system to find trusted people with whom they have lost touch Growing up and leaving the care system is daunting enough, but for 22-year-old Hannah, from Hertfordshire, the biggest anxiety was the sudden reality of no longer having a crowd in her corner. Turning 18 as a care leaver in England has been described as a “cliff edge” at which young people lose access to their social worker and support staff who provide day-to-day advocacy and help in a crisis – a reassuring and constant adult presence. Continue reading...
UK-based investors pulled money from cash funds and piled into bonds last month, enticed by surging yields, according to fund flow data compiled by Calastone. Bond funds domiciled in the county drew £877 million ($1.18 billion) in May, marking the strongest month of inflows in almost three years. At the same time, money market funds shed almost £670 million, their third-worst month on record, acco...
UK-based investors pulled money from cash funds and piled into bonds last month, enticed by surging yields, according to fund flow data compiled by Calastone. Bond funds domiciled in the county drew £877 million ($1.18 billion) in May, marking the strongest month of inflows in almost three years. At the same time, money market funds shed almost £670 million, their third-worst month on record, according to a report from the London-based network for funds. Rising bond yields “offered an enticing opportunity to switch out of safe-haven money market funds,” said Edward Glyn , Calastone’s head of global markets. Bond yields globally shot up to the highest since mid-2024 in May, according to Bloomberg indexes , while 10-year gilt yields rose to 1998 levels on inflation concerns from the Iran War and political uncertainty in the UK. Read more: UK 30-Year Yields Hit 1998 Levels as Political Crisis Deepens Mixed-asset funds also had a strong month, adding more than £2.7 billion in the second-highest inflow on record. Equity funds, on the other hand, shrank by almost £260 million, led by outflows from emerging markets, Europe and Asia, the report said. “Strong inflows into both fixed income and multi-asset funds indicate that investors were ready to redeploy capital, but many chose diversification over concentration,” Glyn said. “Overall, May looked less like a return to risk and more like a carefully managed re-entry into markets.” Calastone compiles data on orders from UK-based investors into funds domiciled in the UK, which may invest in a wide range of geographies.
(RTTNews) - Ahead of Wednesday's market holiday for Election Day, the South Korea stock market had moved higher in three straight sessions, rallying more than 610 points or 7.7 percent in that span. Now at a fresh record closing high, the KOSPI sits just above the 8,800-point pla
(RTTNews) - Ahead of Wednesday's market holiday for Election Day, the South Korea stock market had moved higher in three straight sessions, rallying more than 610 points or 7.7 percent in that span. Now at a fresh record closing high, the KOSPI sits just above the 8,800-point pla
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is ending an almost 30-year-old policy that forbade companies and individuals from airing their grievances or denying wrongdoing after they settled enforcement cases with the derivatives regulator. The so-called gag rule, in place since 1998, will be revoked as soon as the policy update is published in the Federal Register , the agency said Wednesday. “The ...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is ending an almost 30-year-old policy that forbade companies and individuals from airing their grievances or denying wrongdoing after they settled enforcement cases with the derivatives regulator. The so-called gag rule, in place since 1998, will be revoked as soon as the policy update is published in the Federal Register , the agency said Wednesday. “The Rule directly infringes upon the First Amendment rights of Americans and works to conceal the operations of agency enforcement from the American people,” the CFTC said in the rule update. The CFTC’s policy had been rooted in the practice of allowing alleged wrongdoers to settle lawsuits or pay penalties without admitting or denying violations laid out by the regulator’s enforcers. Letting defendants later refute the claims would go against the spirit of these negotiated settlements, the agency has said. The CFTC’s policy shift follows a similar move from its fellow Wall Street regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission . The SEC killed its half-century-old gag rule in May, with its chief saying speech critical of the government is “an important part of the American tradition.” The SEC had faced criticism of its rule, including from agency critics like Elon Musk and Mark Cuban , who supported legal challenges to end the policy. No party has formally challenged the CFTC’s policy, but in 2019 a nonprofit legal advocacy group, the New Civil Liberties Alliance, submitted a petition to the CFTC to end it, the derivatives regulator said. The agency let the petition “sit in limbo,” NCLA said in a statement Wednesday. “While this is good news for regulated individuals and businesses, the CFTC has gagged untold numbers of enforcement targets,” Kara Rollins, the group’s senior litigation counsel, said in a statement. “We hope there is meaningful relief provided for those individuals as well.” The CFTC on Wednesday said the agency will not enforce existing no-deny provisions tha...
Darren Jones’s messages include requests for advice on the reshuffle and remarks about former business secretary Jonathan Reynolds The prime minster’s close ally Darren Jones sent his commiserations to Peter Mandelson after he was sacked as US ambassador in messages that were not disclosed as part of the humble address release. Jones’s texts also included requests for advice on the reshuffle and d...
Darren Jones’s messages include requests for advice on the reshuffle and remarks about former business secretary Jonathan Reynolds The prime minster’s close ally Darren Jones sent his commiserations to Peter Mandelson after he was sacked as US ambassador in messages that were not disclosed as part of the humble address release. Jones’s texts also included requests for advice on the reshuffle and disobliging comments about the then business secretary Jonathan Reynolds and the influence of trade unions. Continue reading...
Beijing’s latest efforts to tighten oversight of cross-border capital flows have sparked concerns that a reduction in mainland demand for Hong Kong homes could impact the city’s recovering property market. The debate follows a series of measures unveiled in recent weeks, including tighter scrutiny of unauthorised offshore brokers and guidelines issued to crack down on illegal cross-border fund-tra...
Beijing’s latest efforts to tighten oversight of cross-border capital flows have sparked concerns that a reduction in mainland demand for Hong Kong homes could impact the city’s recovering property market. The debate follows a series of measures unveiled in recent weeks, including tighter scrutiny of unauthorised offshore brokers and guidelines issued to crack down on illegal cross-border fund-transfer channels. The move has fuelled fears that mainland residents could face greater hurdles in...
Explore the exciting world of Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) with our contributing expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends and potential investment opportunities! *Stock prices used were the prices of April 22, 2026. The video was published on June 10, 2026. Continue reading
Explore the exciting world of Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) with our contributing expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends and potential investment opportunities! *Stock prices used were the prices of April 22, 2026. The video was published on June 10, 2026. Continue reading
The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it plans to toughen oversight of submarine communications cables that handle 99% of international internet traffic, proposing rules that will make it harder for Chinese companies to provide equipment and fast-track approvals for trusted U.S. tech firms. The FCC said it was planning to require licenses for the first time for operators of su...
The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it plans to toughen oversight of submarine communications cables that handle 99% of international internet traffic, proposing rules that will make it harder for Chinese companies to provide equipment and fast-track approvals for trusted U.S. tech firms. The FCC said it was planning to require licenses for the first time for operators of submarine line terminal equipment, which perform the most critical function of a submarine cable system by connecting to U.S. terrestrial facilities. U.S. companies such as Facebook parent Meta and Alphabet unit Google are likely to benefit from the process to get quicker approval to operate additional undersea cable systems to handle growing internet traffic.
Elon Musk is photographed at SpaceX in Brownsville, Texas. Marvin Joseph | The Washington Post | Getty Images The world's richest person is on the doorstep of trillionaire status. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk owns a stake in his reusable rocket maker that's worth $866.5 billion on paper, according to the company's updated IPO prospectus published on Wednesday. SpaceX said it plans to price its upcoming IP...
Elon Musk is photographed at SpaceX in Brownsville, Texas. Marvin Joseph | The Washington Post | Getty Images The world's richest person is on the doorstep of trillionaire status. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk owns a stake in his reusable rocket maker that's worth $866.5 billion on paper, according to the company's updated IPO prospectus published on Wednesday. SpaceX said it plans to price its upcoming IPO at $135 a share for a valuation of about $1.77 trillion. For the 54-year old Musk, the SpaceX offering, which is expected next week, comes 16 years after he took Tesla public. Now he owns stock in the electric vehicle maker that's worth about $355 billion, and has options that could add over $100 billion to that number. Musk's voting control of SpaceX after the offering will be north of 82%, according to Wednesday's filing. However, he has to hold onto all of his shares for a year. "We believe that Mr. Musk's substantial ownership interest in us provides him with an economic incentive to assist us to be successful," SpaceX said in the risk factors section of the prospectus. After the 366-day lock-up period, "Mr. Musk will not be subject to any obligation to maintain his ownership interest in us and may elect at any time thereafter to sell all or a substantial portion of or otherwise reduce his ownership interest in us," the filing says. Musk's net worth has been steadily building for well over a decade, with Tesla's stock starting to pop in a big way in 2013. He first became the world's wealthiest person in 2021, passing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos . But Tesla's stock sank 65% in 2022, before again soaring to new heights in the years that followed. Forbes currently lists Musk's net worth at $826 billion, way above Google co-founder Larry Page , who sits in second place just below $300 billion. Assuming SpaceX hits the Nasdaq next week at or near its expected valuation, Musk will oversee two of the eight most valuable U.S. companies. SpaceX would be ahead of Tesla and Meta a...
Lovable and Google signed an expanded multi-year deal athat involves a 5x expansion of Lovable's footprint on Google Cloud, and expanded access to Anthropic Claude.
Lovable and Google signed an expanded multi-year deal athat involves a 5x expansion of Lovable's footprint on Google Cloud, and expanded access to Anthropic Claude.