During his speech at the Future of FinTech Conference on Thursday, he voiced the Bank of England’s (BOE’s) noncommittal interest in the development of a CBDC and its commitment to keeping cash “available for as long as [people] wish to use it.” Talking about the bank’s 2020 survey on CBDCs, …
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Some sections of the crowd at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium could be heard jeering the England team as they took a knee prior to their 1-0 friendly win against Austria in midweek – a scene which has also been witnessed at several Premier League grounds across the country since fans were allowed …
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During a Thursday appearance on Hollywood actor Dax Shepard’s ‘Armchair Expert’ podcast, the prince – who now lives in California after stepping down from his royal duties – said, “I’ve got so much I want to say about the First Amendment. I still don’t understand it, but it is bonkers.” …
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“The woke cancel culture mob continues to call voter ID racist. Now that the Queen of England will require an ID to vote, will Dems cancel her too?” tweeted the committee on Wednesday, along with a photo of Queen Elizabeth II. Brits and others in the know, however, were quick …
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The Great Western Railway (GWR), the London North Eastern Railway (LNER), Hull Trains, and the TransPennine Express (TPE) suspended some services out of London on Saturday morning. This means that train services are limited between Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne, York, and London, according to the BBC. GWR warned of “significant …
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A skeptic of crypto, Bailey was asked at a press conference about the rising value of cryptocurrencies. He said, as quoted by CNBC: “They have no intrinsic value. That doesn’t mean to say people don’t put value on them, because they can have extrinsic value. But they have no intrinsic …
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Boris Johnson is battling to keep the UK intact at next month’s local elections. Scottish and Welsh independence movements are firmly entrenched in the mainstream. Now another party wants to annex the northern part of England known as Northumbria, once an Anglo-Saxon kingdom. The Northern Independence Party (NIP) was formed six months ago …
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The latest data on monthly deaths found dementia was responsible for the largest number of fatalities in England in March, causing 10.1% of all deaths. Meanwhile, heart disease was cited as the main cause of death in Wales, at 11.8% of all recorded fatalities. Coronavirus was relegated to the third …
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The trio of players, who also included former England Under-21 star Hamza Choudhury, were not considered for selection in Sunday’s crucial fixture at West Ham – a game which could have vital ramifications in either side’s hopes of securing Champions League qualification. The move came after the players were confronted by Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers …
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The study, published in the medical journal Lancet Public Health on Thursday, finds that Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) offered substantial differences in primary care to people from some ethnic backgrounds. “This suggests the NHS as an institution is failing people from some ethnic groups,” said Dr Ruth Watkinson, from …
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