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Activist short seller NINGI Research has released a report on Marex Group PLC (NASDAQ:MRX), a London-based financial services company, alleging it is "a financial house of cards built on a multi-year scheme of accounting manipulation, intercompany transactions, and fake profits."

It’s a ‘can-do’ object lesson for the Treasury. And imagine what such ambition could do for the fortunes of Birmingham, Manchester or Leeds, says author Jonn Elledge

It is a common belief among Scots that certain European peoples have a special regard for them, unlike any feeling they may nurture for other…

Ricky Jones, 58, is alleged to have encouraged violent disorder while addressing a crowd in Walthamstow, east London last year

Ricky Jones, 57, is alleged to have committed the offence while addressing a crowd in Walthamstow, east London, on August 7 last year.

Work is under way to excavate the estimated 180 tonnes of congealed waste near Hammersmith Bridge

Terry McMillan, 58, and Brendan McMillan, 27, from Chislehurst, Bromley, were killed in Southwark on July 28

Terry McMillan, 58, and Brendan McMillan, 27, from Chislehurst, Bromley, both died after reports of multiple stabbings in Southwark on July 28.

Reducing urban heat islands, greening local areas and using heat pumps for air conditioning can also play a role