Markets cheer Clinton in US president debate
Financial markets cheered Hillary Clinton's performance in the first US presidential debate, with stocks and high-risk currencies staging a 'relief rally' as investors hailed her as the victor over Republican ...
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Sacked Corrie star Marc Anwar apologises for 'unacceptable' tweets
A Coronation Street star sacked from the soap for "racially offensive" tweets has apologised for using "unacceptable" language about Indian people. Marc Anwar, who plays Sharif Nazir in the show, was dismissed by ITV after the Sunday Mirror published screenshots from his account where he allegedly referred to Indian people as "b*******" and "p***-drinking c****". In a video apology, the Pakistan-born actor said he had not intended to cause offence in his tweets about the disputed Kashmir region.
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Australia softens 'backpacker tax' after outcry
Some 600,000 backpackers travel to Australia every year, many of them finding work picking fruit
AFPSuspect gives himself up after France supermarket shooting
A gunman opened fire near a supermarket west of Paris, injuring two people. Police surrounded a building, believed to be the suspect's home, after he fled the scene of the attack outside the Super U store in Port-Marly, about 20km west of Paris. A police official said the man quickly handed himself in following the incident, which took place at around midday.
Sky NewsBritney Spears was back to her best as she hit the stage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival
The pop princess showed that she is still number one.
SNAPPA CelebrityAdele Clears Up Joke About Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie Divorce, Does Not Give A "F***ing Sh*t"
Oh Adele, always bringing us down to Earth with her wisdom and straight up tell it like it is attitude. The singer proudly corrected herself after fans thought she was heartbroken by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s divorce news. Turns out, she couldn’t give a flying flip.
HollyScoopMonarch Airlines: Social media frenzy amid concerns over airline going bust
Hundreds of people have taken to social media in speculation over the future of budget airline Monarch since rumours surfaced over the weekend that they were going bust. Despite the fact that Monarch Airlines have now denied the rumours and confirmed that flights are operating as normal, hundreds of people have continued to take to Twitter to raise concerns over whether they will be able to travel with the airline on tickets already bought for the holiday season. A spokesperson for Monarch said they did not know where the rumours came from, however, confirmed that they were "not true".
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EU may refuse to sign up to new banking rules - sources
By Andreas Kröner, Jonathan Gould and Huw Jones FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union may opt out of new global rules aimed at preventing another financial crash because officials are worried they put European banks at a disadvantage at a time when they are losing market share to U.S. rivals. European regulatory and banking sources said the rules, nicknamed "Basel IV" by bankers because they are an addition to "Basel III" capital rules that are already in place, unfairly penalise Europe's banks. U.S. regulators, and other supporters of the proposals, say they are needed to make sure banks have enough spare capital to match the amount of risk they have taken.
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Hollande confirms Calais migrant camp shutdown, urges UK help
By Elizabeth Pineau CALAIS, France (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande said on Monday that France will completely shut down "the Jungle" migrant camp in Calais by year-end and called on London to help deal with the plight of thousands of people whose dream is ultimately to get to Britain. "The situation is unacceptable and everyone here knows it," Hollande said on a visit to the northern port city where as many as 10,000 migrants from war-torn countries such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan live in squalor. France plans to relocate the migrants in small groups around the country but right-wing opponents of the Socialist leader are raising the heat ahead of the election in April, accusing him of mismanaging a problem that is ultimately a British one.
ReutersMatt LeBlanc signs £2m Top Gear deal amid panic offer to keep Paul Hollywood at BBC
It has been reported Matt LeBlanc has signed a new deal to host Top Gear for a whopping £2million after Paul Hollywood turned down an offer to co-host the motoring show. It’s understood negotiations to keep the former Friends star at Top Gear are complete and he’s put pen to paper on an eye-watering deal – overseen by BBC TV Controller Charlotte Moore – to take the motoring show forward on his own. The news comes after the BBC lost a bidding war with Channel 4 to broadcast the Great British Bake Off after the rival channel brought a huge £75million three-year deal to the table.
Mary GallagherEjector seat firm to be prosecuted over Red Arrows pilot death
An ejector seat manufacturer is to be prosecuted over the death of Red Arrows pilot Sean Cunningham, the Health and Safety Executive said. Flight Lieutenant Cunningham, 35, died after his ejector seat initiated during pre-flight checks of his Hawk XX177 jet at RAF Scampton in November 2011. Martin Baker Aircraft Ltd will be prosecuted over an alleged breach of health and safety law.
Sky NewsRory McIlroy storms Fedex Cup and Tour Championship double ahead of Ryder Cup
Rory McIlroy warmed up for the Ryder Cup in sublime fashion after winning the Tour Championship to claim the Fedex Cup, following a dramatic play-off victory over American Ryan Moore. The Northern Irishman warmed up for the Ryder Cup by claiming his second PGA Tour title in three weeks and beating Dustin Johnson to the $10m [£7.7m] prize in Atlanta. McIlroy was tied with Moore and Kevin Chappell on 12-under after a fourth round 64 at East Lake, after Johnson had relinquished the lead and his place at the summit of the Fedex Cup standings.
International Business TimesMum bakes student daughter a ‘sorry we thought you did meth’ cake after school drugs test blunder
A red-faced mum was so mortified about believing her daughter was a drug addict that she baked her a very special cake to apologise.
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Coronation Street Spoilers: The Week Ahead In Weatherfield
Blackmail, corruption and a death - standard week on The Street then!
Katy Brent-StaceyJapan scrambles fighter jets in South China Sea
Japan scrambled fighter jets on Sunday after 40 Chinese military aircraft strayed near its airspace. The jets were launched after the aircraft, including surveillance planes, a Su-30 fighter and an H-6K bomber, flew along the Miyako Strait between Japan's Miyako and Okinawa islands. China conducted a "routine drill on the high seas" aimed at "testing far-sea combat capabilities," Shen Jinke, the country's spokesperson for the People's Liberation Army Air Force said in a statement.
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Eva Green says Peculiar film shows 'being a bit strange is okay'
Eva Green says it's okay to be strange - and that standing out can be a good thing. The French actress was speaking ahead of the release of her latest film, Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children. Directed by Tim Burton and based on the bestselling book by children's author Ransom Riggs, the film tells the story of Jacob, who goes in search of the film's eponymous character after his grandfather dies.
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Ben Needham: Police begin excavation of new search area in Kos
Police have begun detailed excavation work in the hope of finally solving the 25-year-old mystery surrounding the disappearance of Ben Needham. A team from South Yorkshire Police, supported by colleagues from Greece, are digging on farmland on the Greek island of Kos near where Ben was last seen on 24 July, 1991. Detective Inspector Jon Cousins said his officers would work with an archaeological team from the island to focus efforts on a particular patch of land.
Sky NewsFTSE Moves: Bank and housing stocks send the London market into sharp decline
Top flight shares fell sharply in afternoon trading triggered by declines in bank and housing stocks.
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UK mortgage approvals hit 19-month low, more weakness seen
Britain's housing market showed signs of slowing in August with the number of mortgages approved by banks falling to its lowest level since January 2015 and analysts said they expected further weakness ahead as Brexit uncertainty dampens demand next year. British banks approved 36,997 mortgages for house purchases last month, down from 37,672 in July and 21 percent lower than in August 2015, the British Bankers' Association said on Monday. The figures extended a slowdown which began at the start of this year ahead of the introduction of a new tax on homes bought by landlords in April and Britain's referendum decision to leave the European Union in June.
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God Save The King! First-ever computer music recording restored
Two researchers from New Zealand have successfully restored the first recording of computer-generated music, which was created on a giant machine built by Alan Turing. The huge computer, which filled most of the floor at a laboratory in Manchester, is said to have paved the way for modern electronica and synthesisers. The University of Canterbury's Jack Copeland and composer Jason Long took on the task of restoring the recording because the audio on the 12-inch acetate disc was badly distorted.
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Optimism in Britain's finance industry hits financial crisis low
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Optimism about the outlook for Britain's financial services sector is at its lowest point since the financial crisis, a survey of finance firms showed on Monday. The latest survey of 115 financial services firms by business lobby CBI and consultancy PwC found that optimism fell during the three months to September, the third quarter in a row that it has dropped, marking the longest decline since the depths of the financial crisis in 2009. Over half of all financial firms surveyed said the general impact of Britain's Brexit vote was negative, with only one in ten firms seeing any upside.
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HSBC top lawyer calls for new global anti-financial crime measures
Governments worldwide should pass new laws to facilitate the sharing of information between themselves and the private sector in order to better combat financial crime, HSBC's top lawyer told a banking conference in Geneva on Monday. "Put simply, the way we do financial crime compliance is outdated," Stuart Levey, chief legal officer at HSBC told the annual Sibos financial conference. Levey, who was under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the U.S. treasury department from 2004 to 2011, called on the inter-governmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to set far-reaching global standards to help banks share information with governments and vice-versa.
ReutersSaudi Aramco to consider London Stock Exchange for 2018 listing, says CEO
Saudi Aramco will be looking to list a part of the state-owned company in 2018 on overseas exchanges, with the London Stock Exchange among the front runners, according to chief executive officer Amin Nasser. Speaking at a conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Monday (26 September), Nasser said the move "would happen in 2018" with London, New York and Hong Kong among the exchanges the company was considering. Aramco, estimated to be worth about $2.5trn (£1.94trn, €2.9bn), is expected to list around 5% of its equity.
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Aunt of dead Syrian boy Alan Kurdi: William and Kate must help refugees
The aunt of Alan Kurdi, the two-year-old Syrian boy whose body was found washed up on a beach last year, has told Sky News the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge should use "their power to deliver messages" to encourage the UK to take in more refugees. Tima Kurdi spoke to Sky News at her home near Vancouver in Canada, as William and Kate met a family of Syrian refugees in the city, on the second day of their tour of the Commonwealth realm.
Sky News'Great white shark' attack leaves teen surfer with severe injuries
A 17-year-old surfer has "severe lacerations" after being attacked by a shark while surfing with friends in Ballina, Australia. Cooper Allen was on the first day of the spring holiday when the attack happened at the New South Wales beach. "Apparently the prime attack was on the board, so it took the brunt," Craig Nolan, president of Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore Surf Lifesaving, told ABC.
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