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METRO BANK TO CUT 20% OF ITS WORKFORCE – Bank is also set to review seven day opening Metro Bank has revealed plans to cut 20% of its workforce and slash its business hours commitments as part of efforts to save it from collapse. The struggling challenger lender, which announced a £30m cost-cutting plan last month, said it was now targeting £50m in annual savings amid wider efforts to shore up its balance sheet. It employs about 4,000 staff, meaning it expects to lose around 800 people under the plans. Metro, which earlier this week received shareholder approval for a…

THE 24 HR PLUS GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER WITH PASTOR CHRIS Set to take place from 6pm GMT+1 on 1st December to December 2nd  The 16th edition of the Global Day of Prayer with Pastor Chris is set to take airwaves globally from 6pm GMT+1 on Friday, December 1st through to Saturday, December 2nd.  This ceaseless 24-hour-plus prayer marathon will be broadcast live here on Loveworld UK and all other Loveworld Networks across the globe. Christians will unite together to pray for institutions, nations, children, leaders and people in different localities in our world, and the economies of the nation…

KING CHARLES III MEETS THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA AHEAD OF COP28 Charles celebrated his 75th birthday on November 14 The King said he has been “recovering” from having a “rather ancient birthday” as he began a series of engagements during a two-day trip to Dubai ahead of Cop28. Charles met the president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday morning in the first of a number of bilateral discussions with world leaders. The 30-minute meeting – ahead of an opening address to Cop28 on Friday – was the first with President Tinubu since Charles’s coronation. Charles celebrated his 75th birthday…

LONDON’S BLACK CAB DRIVERS JOIN UBER PLATFORM Black cabs are the only London vehicles which can pick up passengers from the street  Uber will open up its platform to London’s black cabs early next year, the ride-hailing firm said, signalling a dramatic turnaround in its relationship with drivers of the British capital’s iconic taxis. In recent years, London’s black cab drivers – who have to pass a test called “The Knowledge” requiring them to memorise thousands of routes within the city – blocked the streets in protests against the ride-hailing service. At the time, they argued Uber’s app-based ordering and…

VIRGIN ATLANTIC COMPLETES MAIDEN FLIGHT ON 100% SUSTAINABLE FUEL Showcasing the potential of low-carbon options A Virgin Atlantic passenger jet powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) completed a London-to-New York flight, showcasing the potential of low-carbon options, which are a tiny fraction of the industry’s fuel mix. The flight, operated by a Virgin Boeing 787 powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, is the first time a commercial airliner has flown long haul on 100% SAF. It had no paying passengers or cargo. The flight carried only Virgin’s billionaire founder, Richard Branson, and a few others, and it is set…

TRUCKS DELIVERING AID TO GAZA THROUGH EGYPT Unless the truce is extended the last batch of exchanges are to complete today Footage released by Israel’s army showed humanitarian aid trucks purportedly leaving Israel on Tuesday, November 28th to deliver gas and diesel to Gaza through Egypt. The prolonged six-day truce in the Gaza Strip conflict has allowed about 800 aid trucks to enter Gaza, and the first of three U.S. planes with humanitarian supplies for Gaza landed in Egypt on Tuesday. Israel’s siege has led to the collapse of Gaza’s health care system, especially in the north where no hospitals…

NATO MINISTERS MEET UKRAINE FOREIGN MINISTER TO DISCUSS UKRAINE We have to continue, he said, We have to keep fighting – Kuleba In a meeting with NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba dismissed concerns of a “stalemate” in his country’s fight against Russian invasion.  Kyiv’s goal of retaking Russian-occupied territories remains unchanged, he said and called on NATO countries to step up the supply of arms to his country. Kyiv also says the onset of winter has slowed Russia’s offensive in the east. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said, “We have to continue,” he said, “We…

MET OFFICE ISSUES SNOW AND ICE WARNINGS FOR UK – Told to prepare for ‘Hazardous Conditions’ Yellow weather warnings have been issued with snow falling in parts of the UK and ice forecast which could lead to “hazardous conditions”. The Met Office has said roads and railways are likely to be affected, with the warnings issued until Thursday morning which cover parts of Scotland and northeast England. Snow has already fallen in northern England with North Yorkshire Police on Wednesday warning motorists of road closures “because of snow and ice”. The A169 is currently closed at White Way Heads/Saltergate Moor,…

WALL STREET ENDS LOWER AMID CYBER MONDAY – Online shopping deals expected to entice shoppers to spend a record $12 billion U.S. stocks edged lower with investors taking a post-Thanksgiving pause as the holiday shopping season kicked in to high gear and retailers lured bargain hunters with Cyber Monday deals. All three major U.S. stock indexes ended the session modestly lower. Online shopping deals as part of Cyber Monday are expected to entice shoppers to spend a record $12 billion, according to Adobe Analytics, in the latest upbeat sign regarding the health of the American consumer, whose spending is responsible…

BAD REFEREEING IMPACTING ‘LIVELIHOODS & REPUTATIONS’ SAYS O’NEIL – Wolves boss Gary O’Neil speaks after 3-2 Fulham defeat Wolves manager Gary O’Neil has said bad refereeing decisions are affecting “reputations” and “livelihoods” after his team was on the wrong end of video assistant referee calls in Monday’s 3-2 defeat at Fulham. O’Neil said referee Michael Salisbury admitted the decision to award the first of two penalties against Wolves was an error, and believes four big decisions went against the visitors. Speaking to reporters Gary O’Neil said “”Maybe tonight has finally turned me against VAR. The impact that you are having…