Vulture hedge fund Elliott Advisors hands out 93m to 107 London staff
The pay comes as turnover at Elliott Advisors rose by 5 per cent to 142.6million, accounts filed at Companies House show. Read more...
Champions League Match Is Postponed Over Racism Claim
European soccers governing body said it would investigate accusations by the Turkish club Basaksehir and its opponent, Paris St.-Germain, that a match official had used racist language. Read more...
A Total Failure The Proud Boys Now Mock Trump
Members of the far-right group, who were among Donald Trumps staunchest fans, are calling him weak as more of them were charged for storming the U.S. Capitol. Read more...
Knicks Set to Acquire Anthony
To acquire Carmelo Anthony, the Knicks will give up Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, Wilson Chandler and Timofey Mozgov along with the Knicks' first-round pick in 2014. The Knicks are also giving up two second-round picks acquired from Golden State, in 2012 and 2013, and will send million cash to Denver. Read more...
How 8 Countries Have Tried to Keep Artists Afloat During Panemic
Governments around the world have tried to support the arts during the pandemic, some more generously than others. Read more...
Iranians Detained for Happy Video Are Released on Bail
One of the stars of "Happy in Tehran," an exuberant music video that offended the sensibilities of Iran's conservative judiciary, reported on Instagram Wednesday that she was free. Read more...
N.B.A. Postpones Two More Games Because of the Virus
The N.B.A. has now postponed four games because of the virus, and said it would be meeting with its players union on Monday to discuss changes to health protocols. Read more...
The 20 safest airlines in the world for 2021 revealed and Qantas named is No1, with BA 10th
The ranking is drawn up by Australia-based AirlineRatings.com, which monitors 385 carriers and takes into account audits from aviation governing bodies and airlines' crash and incident records. Read more...
Arsenal target Emiliano Buendia 'accepts he must wait until summer' to clinch a move to the Emirates
Buendia has been a key player in the attack for the Canaries this term who currently top the Championship at the half-way point of the season, with seven goals from 20 appearances. Read more...
The best-selling picnic basket in the world is from The Beach People
A handmade wicker basket has become the best-selling picnic basket in the world, and it has been bought more than 3,000 times since it launched in 2019. Read more...
Almost Missing Summer
Metropolitan Diary As the writer awoke in the October chill, she began to romanticize summer, then remembered what it had been really like. Read more...
From furlough to the FTSE 250 Britain's economy in 2021 explained in charts
The ONS this morning found the UK economy went into reverse in November, shrinking 2.6% on October as it was hit by a second national lockdown. Read more...
Iran unveils underground missile base on Gulf coast, state media says
Iran has unveiled an underground base for "strategic missiles" on its Gulf coastline, according to state media. Read more...
Pfizer tells Canada it will not receive any Covid-19 vaccine doses next week
Frustration visibly boiled over with some Canadian leaders Tuesday as Pfizer told the country that it would not receive any vaccine doses next week due to the continuing manufacturing disruptions at its facility in Belgium. Read more...
Government warns of worsening chaos at Britain's ports as lorry traffic returns to normal levels
Tailbacks stretching for miles are expected if drivers aren't equipped with the correct customs paperwork or negative covid tests which the French demand. Read more...