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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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

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…

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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…

The Hindu

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

Louder

‘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 Guardian - AU

Chennai’s Food Street, where nightlife thrives and dazzles

The Hindu

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

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The Guardian - 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 Independent UK

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

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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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The Conversation

Increasing monopoly power poses a threat to Canada's post-pandemic economic recovery

Canada is currently grappling with a significant economic issue: market concentration. A select few corporations dominate key sectors, leading to reduced competition, rising prices and limited purchase options for consumers.

The Independent UK

Mail chief says Brexit was bad for advertising

Chief revenue officer at Mail Metro Media admits his conclusion is ironic

Chronicle Live

Council set to help improve safe late-night transport for workers in North Tyneside

Council motion to help protect late-night workers now in motion.

Chronicle Live

Tyne and Wear Metro boss Martin Kearney to leave North East for new job in New Zealand

Martin Kearney will exit Nexus in October, leaving transport bosses searching for new leadership at a crucial time as the Metro's new fleet of trains is being delivered

Liverpool Echo

Bus Regulation: The Musical coming to a theatre near you

Performers on roller skates play the buses to tell the history of public transport provision on Merseyside

Chronicle Live

New Metro train completes its first test run on the Sunderland line

It was the first time that the new train has been on the track between Pelaw and South Hylton - and first time across the Monkwearmouth railway bridge

The Week

Council accused man of stealing his garden

A council has been ordered to pay £32,000 to a man it accused of stealing part of his own garden. Christopher Pinto, 77, a retired magistrate, was accused of altering his garden’s boundaries to encroach on the Parkland Walk nature reserve in Highgate, north London. However, a court found in…

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