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Denise Coates’s gambling empire reports turnover of £4bn in year to March 2025, up from £3.7bnDenise Coates, the billionaire boss of Bet365, a self-described “ultimate gambler” and Britain’s highest-paid woman, took home at least £280m in pay and dividends in 2025 despite a slump in pre-tax profits.Coates’s Stoke-based gambling empire recorded turnover of £4bn in the year to March 2025, up from £3.7bn the year before. Pre-tax profits fell to £349m from £627m in the previous year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/23/bet365-boss-denise-coates-receives-at-least-280m-in-pay-and-dividends-despite-profit-slump Author : Rob Davies Publish date : 2025-12-23 07:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Pro-Palestine and Indigenous activist groups say state government ‘trying to strip away the right to peacefully protest for everyone’ in wake of Bondi attackThe NSW parliament is once again rushing through anti-protest laws. Will they survive a court challenge?What does ‘globalise the intifada’ mean, and why does NSW want to ban the chant?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has said he is “confident” new laws to ban protests for up to three months can withstand a constitutional challenge from three groups

Advocates say State Electricity Commission’s $650m Delburn windfarm will be a ‘new chapter’ for region previously home to Hazelwood coal power stationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereVictoria will have its first publicly owned windfarm after the government’s electricity commission spent $650m on a 33-turbine project in the Latrobe valley.Construction of the Delburn windfarm is due to start in early 2026 and climate advocates said the purchase of the project by the State Electricity Commission marked a key turning point for a region known for

Financier will assume the role on 15 February, ahead of US free trade negotiations, says prime minister Mark Carney Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, announced that financier Mark Wiseman will serve as the country’s next ambassador to the US, an appointment that comes at a critical time in relations between the two major trading partners.Wiseman will assume the role on 15 February and will be involved in negotiations with the US regarding the review of their free trade agreement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/23/former-blackrock-executive-mark-wiseman-named-as-canadas-next-ambassador-to-us Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-12-23 00:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to