6 h. ago Edinburgh Airport appoints London Gatwick VP of aviation development as chief commercial officer

Edinburgh Airport appoints London Gatwick VP of aviation development as chief commercial officer  Passenger Terminal Today

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29 h. ago UTA Appoints Darnell Strom to Lead London Office With Eye on Growth Into “Major International Hub”

UTA Appoints Darnell Strom to Lead London Office With Eye on Growth Into “Major International Hub”  The Hollywood Reporter

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6 d. ago OpenAI boss accuses Meta of trying to poach staff with $100m sign

Sam Altman describes offer from Mark Zuckerberg’s company as ‘crazy’, as scramble for talent intensifiesThe boss of OpenAI has claimed that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has tried to poach his top artificial intelligence experts with “crazy” signing bonuses of $100m (£74m), as the scramble for talent in the booming sector intensifies.Sam Altman spoke about the offers in a podcast on Tuesday. They have not been confirmed by Meta. OpenAI, the company that developed ChatGPT, said it had nothing to add beyond its chief executive’s comments. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago Cristian Romero decision after Tottenham appoint Thomas Frank speaks volumes

Cristian Romero decision after Tottenham appoint Thomas Frank speaks volumes  Football London

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1 week ago All the possible causes of Air India tragedy: From mechanical failure to pilot error

Amid intense speculation as to the cause, experts have unpacked the leading theories as to what brought the plane down.

Events

2 w. ago New Zealand is failing to protect its vast ocean resources. We owe it to the world to act | Helen Clark and Kayla Kingdon

Less than 1% of our country’s seas are highly protected and the damaging practice of bottom-trawling must be restrictedIt’s a remarkable feat that a small, isolated island nation of just five million people has managed to stake a claim to one of the largest ocean territories in the world.New Zealand’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) spans more than 4m square kilometres – an area 15 times the size of our landmass.Rt Hon Helen Clark is a former prime minister of New Zealand, and former administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).Dr Kayla Kingdon-Bebb is chief executive of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) New Zealand. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago CT commission appoints state's attorneys in New London and Windham judicial districts

CT commission appoints state's attorneys in New London and Windham judicial districts  NewsTimes

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2 w. ago Aid cuts will do irreversible damage, warns UN development chief

Outgoing UNDP head says funding reductions by US, UK and others will harm systems that took decades to build

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2 w. ago Former Hepworth Wakefield director appointed chief executive of London's Royal Academy

Former Hepworth Wakefield director appointed chief executive of London's Royal Academy  The Art Newspaper

Politics

2 w. ago Dominic Cooke appointed as the Almeida theatre’s artistic director

Cooke, who ran the Royal Court for several years, will succeed Rupert Goold at the illustrious London venue in 2026Dominic Cooke has been appointed as the new artistic director of the Almeida theatre in London, succeeding Rupert Goold in 2026.Cooke ran the Royal Court for several years and is an in-demand director with recent hits in the West End and at the National Theatre. “Twelve years after leaving the Royal Court, I couldn’t be more excited to be returning as an artistic director and to be taking the reins of this unique theatre,” he said. He described Goold’s Almeida as “a beacon of quality and innovation” and added: “I’m hugely grateful to him and his team to be handed an organisation in such good health. I look forward to building on this legacy and to future adventures in this magical space.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago OdysseyRe Appoints Matthew Sheppard Deputy Chief Underwriting Officer for London Branch

OdysseyRe Appoints Matthew Sheppard Deputy Chief Underwriting Officer for London Branch  Business Wire

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3 w. ago Smuggler who claimed £5m coke haul was sombreros has jail sentence cut

Border Force stopped Kristopher Purvis in Edinburgh Airport's "nothing to declare" customs channel when he claimed all he brought back from Mexico was four sombreros.

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3 w. ago The Wallace Collection appoints Selldorf Architects to lead masterplan to transform its historic London home

The Wallace Collection appoints Selldorf Architects to lead masterplan to transform its historic London home  The Art Newspaper

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4 w. ago United Airlines flight from Edinburgh cancelled after 'mechanical fault' found

A United Airlines flight travelling from Edinburgh Airport to Newark was called off after a mechanical issue with the plane was discovered prior to take off.

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4 w. ago Erin Patterson murder trial live: ‘highly unlikely’ that commercial mushrooms contaminated with death cap toxins, health official says

Australian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder after a mushroom lunch at her house in regional Victoria in 2023. Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMandy asks Atkinson about her evidence Patterson told her the dried mushrooms may have been purchased in Oakleigh, Clayton or Mount Waverley. Atkinson agrees Patterson was not sure where she had purchased the death cap mushrooms from.Patterson’s defence lawyer, Colin Mandy SC, is cross-examining Atkinson. Mandy asks about the conversation Atkinson recalled yesterday with Conor McDermott, a doctor at the Austin hospital on 31 July 2023 – two days after the lunch. Atkinson says she rejects that McDermott said “Glen Waverley” when mentioning where some of the mushrooms may have been purchased from. Mandy says his client did not provide Atkinson a specific date for when she purchased the mushrooms used in the beef wellington. Atkinson says ...

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