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What is happening at Metro Bank and why is it in need of so much money?

Shares have tumbled by 30% in the bank now operating at the edges of its capital requirements

The Guardian - UK

Metro Bank shares plummet as bank seeks to shore up balance sheet

Stock falls by quarter after news high street lender looking to sell off mortgages or tap investors for more cash

The Guardian - UK

Metro Bank shares crash as City worries about fund raising plans

METRO Bank shares crashed 25% this morning as the City digested the latest blow to the lender – a plan to raise £600 million to shore up its finances.

Evening Standard

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WTO slashes world trade forecast as manufacturing slowdown bites – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as WTO warns that global economic fragmentation is hurting trade growth

The Guardian - UK

Metro Bank shares plunge as it looks to raise up to £600m in new financing

Bank in talks with investors about raising £250m in equity financing and £350m in debt

The Independent UK

Metro Bank looking to raise up to £600m in new financing

Bank in talks with investors about raising £250m in equity financing and £350m in debt

The Independent UK

Metro Bank considering raising hundreds of millions from investors

High street lender recently failed to convince regulators it could be trusted to hold less cash against its mortgage risks

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Teri Bristol, Chicago DJ who helped pave the way for women in the booth, dies at 66

“She broke down some pretty major barriers and pushed through that glass ceiling and marched to her own drummer,” said Joe Shanahan, founder of Smart Bar and Metro.

Chicago Sun-Times

Metro Trains staff to strike for better pay, conditions

Operations staff at Metro Trains will take industrial action next month in a bid to secure an improved enterprise bargaining agreement.

AAP

Metro trains now running at 120 kmph on Airport Line: DMRC official

NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro has increased the operational speed of Metro trains on the Airport Express Line to 120 kmph starting Sunday, officials said.

The Times of India

Why do I keep failing Metro Bank’s security checks?

I moved house a few years ago and have been passed from pillar to post as I try to update my details

The Guardian - UK

Rail union threatens strikes across Melbourne train network during busy September period

Daniel Andrews urges ‘good faith’ negotiations as industrial action could coincide with AFL finals and the Royal Melbourne Show

The Guardian - AU

Dead leopard on A646 was ‘some tart’s coat’

A dead leopard on the A646 turned out to be “some tart’s coat”, said Metro. Ben Lilly, 40, was driving on the A646 near Hebden Bridge when he thought he spotted a leopard. He “cautiously left his car, heart racing and fearing his face may be ‘ripped off’ by the…

The Week

Unserved by metro, vast Bengaluru stretches desperately need feeder buses

Linking the last-mile is often the Achilles heel of the city’s mobility. In these unserved areas, this glaring connectivity gap extends to several miles. Struggling to maintain its existing fleet of about 6,300 buses, is the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) prepared to deploy enough shuttle buses with requisite staff…

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Fish On Friday will release new album 8mm in October

It's Belgian prog rock quartet Fish On Friday's first new studio album for three years

The Guardian - AU

‘You all did us proud’: what the papers say about England’s Women’s World Cup loss

British heartbreak at the Lionesses’ defeat to Spain in the football final was reflected across UK papers, while Spanish front pages were jubilant

The Hindu

Chennai’s Food Street, where nightlife thrives and dazzles

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Holding asylum seekers on barges is about ‘fairness’ to UK taxpayer, says Sunak – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Race across Europe ends with dramatic finale in Istanbul

The Man Who Pays His Way: The Trans-European marathon ended with a sprint

The Times of India

Man held for making 'obscene gestures' at woman at Delhi metro station

NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old man was arrested for allegedly making obscene gestures at a woman at Mandi House metro station in Delhi, police said on Thursday.

The Week

The rise of Brotox: why more men are getting cosmetic surgery

The number of men turning to Botox and other cosmetic procedures is surging, latest figures show.

The Week

UK’s ‘wonkiest pub’ shut after 192 years

The UK’s “wonkiest pub” has closed after 192 years, said Metro. Originally built as a farmhouse in 1765, The Crooked House became a pub in the 1830s. The building started to sink in the 1800s due to subsidence caused by mining. It has attracted visitors from across the world due…

The Conversation

Inflation is down overall, so why are my grocery bills still going up?

Despite Canada’s inflation rate falling to its lowest point in two years, food prices remain high. The Consumer Price Index slowed to 2.8 per cent in June compared to last year, but food prices increased by 8.3 per cent. Food prices in stores increased by 9.1 per cent.

The Guardian - UK

City AM bought by Matthew Moulding’s online beauty retailer THG

London-based free newspaper saved from administration by multimillionaire businessman

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