An automated foreign exchange risk management platform which protects clients against volatile currency markets will this week announce a funding injection of almost $25m. Sky News understands that Bound, which was founded in 2021 by Seth Phillips and Dan Kindler, has landed the new backing in a Series A round led by AlbionVC, a prominent […]
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Our Money team interview top chefs from around the UK every month, hearing about their cheap food hacks, views on the industry and more. Today, we speak to TV regular Mitch Tonks, founder and chief executive of the Rockfish restaurants. Tinned seafood is like a time capsule… perfectly preserved fish that are bursting with flavour.
Former player and broadcaster John Virgo has died at the age of 79, World Snooker has announced. He died at his home in Spain, World Seniors Snooker chairman Jason Francis said on social media. In a touching tribute, Mr Francis described the star on X as “an amazingly loyal friend to me, and someone you
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Weeks of heavy snowfall in Japan has killed at least 35 people, government officials have said. And there are fears the worst is yet to come – with more heavy snowfall expected this weekend. Nearly 400 more have been injured, 126 people seriously, primarily around the northern and central regions of the country – and
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Inquests into the deaths of five babies Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering are set to open today. Proceedings at Cheshire Coroner’s Court will concern babies C, E, I, O and P, who all died at the Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015 and 2016 when Letby was employed as a nurse in the neonatal
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Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour high command may be relieved that Peter Mandelson has quit the House of Lords. But for both the prime minister and the soon-to-be ex-peer, their humiliation and torment may be about to get even worse. Mr Mandelson faces a full-blown probe by the Met’s specialist crime team into allegations
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has moved out of Royal Lodge, palace sources have said – as police assess claims that a woman was sent to the former duke by Jeffrey Epstein in 2010. The former duke’s move is part of a permanent move to Norfolk, which may take some time, according to Sky’s royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills.
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Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse have condemned the US Department of Justice’s release of files about the disgraced financier, with one saying “a five-year-old could have done a better job”. Jess Michaels claims she was raped by Epstein in his penthouse after meeting him as a 22-year-old professional dancer in 1991. Speaking to Sky News’
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A National Cancer Plan for England “that will revolutionise the way we treat cancer”. It is a bold and ambitious claim to make, but this strategy cannot afford to be anything else. Cancer destroys far too many lives. According to the charity Macmillan, someone in the UK is diagnosed with the disease at least every
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The government says it wants to recruit 10,000 more foster carers by the end of the next parliament, launching what ministers describe as a major drive to reverse a long-term decline in support for vulnerable children. Backed by £88m in funding, the plan promises to open fostering up to younger and more diverse households, sweep
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