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Nigel Higgins asked if FCA would drop investigation into Staley’s relationship with Epstein if CEO quitBank of England governor Andrew Bailey was accused by the Barclays chair of having “destroyed” Jes Staley, a court heard on Friday, after the City watchdog led by Bailey at the time launched an investigation into the banker’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Nigel Higgins, who made the accusations and is still the Barclays chair, also asked in 2019 whether the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) would be willing to drop its investigation if Staley resigned. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/07/andew-bailey-jes-staley-fca-epstein Author : Kalyeena

Pair among 12 charged with bribery or misconduct relating to council contracts, say Merseyside policeA total of 12 people, including the former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson, have been charged with offences related to bribery and misconduct over the awarding of contracts from Liverpool city council between 2010 and 2020.Anderson, who stood down in 2021 after he was arrested, is charged with one count of bribery, one count of misconduct in a public office and one count of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/07/ex-liverpool-mayor-joe-anderson-and-derek-hatton-face-bribery-charges Author : Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent Publish

President tells Fox ‘I think they want to get that letter … because we can’t let another nuclear weapon’Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has scrambled to convince Donald Trump to lift tariffs on his country, which together with Mexico and China is one of the US’s largest trading partners.That effort included a phone call between the two leaders on Wednesday, which appears to have had some effect – on Thursday, Trump exempted Canada from some of the tariffs he had imposed, along with Mexico.Trudeau responded Tuesday by placing tariffs on the US, and he questioned whether further negotiations would make

Judge says cofounder Roger Hallam’s term was ‘manifestly excessive’ as she cuts his and six other activists’ sentencesA lengthy jail sentence handed to the Just Stop Oil cofounder Roger Hallam was “manifestly excessive”, the country’s most senior judge has said, as she reduced his and five other climate protesters’ sentences on appeal.Hallam was originally jailed for five years for conspiring to disrupt traffic by having protesters climb on to gantries over the M25 for four successive days in 2022. His sentence was reduced to four years. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/07/just-stop-oil-protesters-jail-sentences-shortened-after-appeal Author : Damien Gayle Publish date : 2025-03-07