Revolut has secured a UK banking licence – with “restrictions” – more than three years after Britain’s most valuable fintech firm lodged its application with regulators. It is a milestone for the company, and will help pave the way for an eventual stock market listing, but it may still be …
Read More »Real Madrid Fans Could Have To Wait For Six Weeks To Get Mbappe Shirt
After years of negotiations, Real Madrid have finally signed France superstar Kylian Mbappe. Understandably, every ardent Madridista wants to add Mbappe’s No. 9 jersey to their collection as soon as possible, leading to a massive queue on the Real Madrid online store. As things stand, fans will have to wait …
Read More »Paris can wait: how we dodged the summer crowds by Interrailing to Europe’s smaller towns
We were sitting enjoying a quiet beer at a bar in Ghent when I realised we’d made the right decision. Ghent was humming but not heaving, cheerful but not chaotic. It was the first night of our three-week Interrail trip with our 18- and 16-year-old sons. Now, after a long …
Read More »Former 1/6 Committee Chair Tells Trump To Go Home And Wait For His Sentencing
Former 1/6 Committee Chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) told Trump to go back to Mar-a-Lago and wait for his felony sentencing. Rep. Thompson said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA, “After inciting a deadly insurrection that defiled the halls of Congress, how dare Trump …
Read More »Lomax faces nervous wait on record-breaking night
Zac Lomax scored a ridiculous 32 points as the Dragons smashed the Tigers in front of a home crowd in Wollongong. Lomax had a five-way share of the club’s post-merger record of 22, but blew it out of the water with a hat-trick of tries, and a perfect night with …
Read More »Kieran McKenna not losing sleep over Chelsea snub amid Manchester United wait
Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna would have preferred a move to Manchester United over Chelsea even if the Blues had not already taken him out of the running for their own vacancy. The Athletic’s David Ornstein reported on Sunday that McKenna was no longer in the running for the vacancy …
Read More »Demon ends 12-year wait with back-to-back titles
Alex de Minaur beat Casper Rudd 6-4, 6-4 to become the first player to win back-to back titles in the Mexican Open since 2012. The third-seeded de Minaur won his eighth ATP title to become the fourth player to repeat as champion in Mexico, the first since David Ferrer in …
Read More »Depleted West Indies end 27-year wait to stun Australia in Brisbane
West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph bowled through pain to rip through a shell-shocked Australia and help deliver an extraordinary eight-run upset for his inexperienced side on day four of the second Test in Brisbane. Forced to retire hurt from a toe-crushing Mitchell Starc yorker the previous evening, Joseph bounced …
Read More »“Worth the wait” Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden, 43, writes as she weds her longtime partner
New Zealand’s former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern married her longtime partner Clarke Gayford in a private ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 13, after cancelling ceremonies during strict COVID-19 controls she imposed on the country. Ardern, 43, and Gayford, 47, got engaged in May 2019 and were meant to be married in …
Read More »“I have never believed that I have to wait for a man to toast me,” Aisha Yesufu says as she recounts how she asked her husband out
Aisha Yesufu has recounted how she asked her husband out when she was 23 and he was 35 years old. The activist explained that she has never waited for a man to ask her out and she advised other women to take thr lead when they see a man they …
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