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14.12 / 18:41
Art
Environment
Serbia a step closer to EU membership but Kosovo relations remain key
Serbia has moved a step closer to joining the European Union after opening talks on a series of environmental policies.
14.12 / 18:15
Art
Drugs
Malta set to be first EU country to legalise cannabis for personal use
Malta is set to become the first European Union country to legalise cannabis at home and for personal use.
14.12 / 16:47
Art
LGBT
Same-sex parents and their children must be recognised as a family across whole EU, rules court
The EU's top court has ruled that same-sex parents and their children must be recognised as a family in all member states.
14.12 / 16:45
exit
Zopa co-founders speak out against fintech’s peer-to-peer exit
The original founders of peer-to-peer lending pioneer Zopa spoke out against the firm’s decision to exit the industry, arguing that the transition to focus solely on banking goes against the startup’s early ethos.
14.12 / 15:24
14.12 / 15:21
Art
Jail
Sergei Tikhanovskaya, the husband of Belarus opposition leader Svetlana, given 18-year jail term
The husband of Belarus' main opposition leader has been handed an 18-year jail term.
14.12 / 14:39
Moelis
Moelis & Co hires dealmaker James Nichols to bolster London team
Independent investment bank Moelis & Co has bolstered its London operation with a managing director covering the business services sector.
14.12 / 11:55
Art
Nazi
Nazi reference as COVID pass protesters vandalise French WWII memorial
A famous monument to the memory of French resistance fighters and combatants in World War II has been vandalised with graffiti spelling out “Anti Pass”.
14.12 / 11:01
Art
Sport
Training
Ukrainians sign up for military training as Russia tensions ratchet up
Armed with fake wooden assault rifles and rubber knives, a small group of about 30 Ukrainians gather in the woods on the outskirts of Kyiv.
14.12 / 11:01
Art
Sport
Albania's former top prosecutor arrested in Italy on corruption charges
The former chief prosecutor of Albania has been arrested while on the run from authorities in Italy, police said.
14.12 / 11:01
Art
Sport
Omicron: Boris Johnson braces for MP rebellion against latest COVID measures
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could face the wrath of his party's MPs on Tuesday with dozens set to rebel against a vote to introduce new COVID-19 measures.
14.12 / 06:33
Citi
CEO
Pfizer
reports
Mainland China reports its first omicron Covid case
BEIJING — Mainland China reported its first case of the omicron Covid variant on Monday in the city of Tianjin, about two hours' drive from the capital of Beijing.
13.12 / 22:13
Art
Prosecutors say Anne Sacoolas to face UK court over Harry Dunn death
Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US diplomat, is due to appear in court charged with causing death by dangerous driving, the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service said on Monday.
13.12 / 17:19
UPS
CEO
Platform
open
APImetrics and Finextra launch open access fintech, open banking and crypto API data dashboard
Live on Finextra, the dashboard presents the activity of the top 30 regulated open banking brands and 36 leading crypto exchanges operating in the UK.
13.12 / 16:55
HSBC
Barclays hires HSBC’s Aamir Khan to bolster M&A after departures
Barclays has continued its European hiring spree with the appointment of a senior dealmaker covering UK takeovers.
13.12 / 16:55
Citi
How City firms are still falling short on ethnic diversity in numbers
Financial services companies in the City are still a long way off from offering the right work environment for ethnic minorities, despite recent efforts to bolster diversity, according to a new index of racial equality in the sector.
13.12 / 16:55
Working from Home
Goldman Sachs asks UK staff to return to working from home
Goldman Sachs is joining many of its banking rivals by rolling back its return to office programme in the UK, as spiralling cases of the Omicron variant have prompted the government to roll out new restrictions.
13.12 / 11:49
Lawyers
FCA turns to external lawyers to help with staffing crisis
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is recruiting private law firms and headhunters to help process applications, amid almost twice its typical number of staff vacancies after an employee outcry over pay.
13.12 / 03:16
Alantra names 17 new partners after UK hiring spree
Alantra has named 17 new partners — more than double last year — as the mid-market investment bank has embarked on a hiring spree in Europe.
12.12 / 21:29
Religion
Human Rights
tornado
COVID in Europe: UK increases virus alert level as Omicron spreads
COVID-19 cases are sweeping Europe once again — here is a breakdown of how each country has reacted to the surge.
12.12 / 20:05
UPS
BlackRock
BlackRock’s Rachel Lord backs call for UK to mandate menopause policies
One of BlackRock's most senior executives has thrown her support behind a petition calling on the UK government to mandate employers with more than 250 workers to introduce menopause policies.
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