5 h. ago Record numbers of Americans have applied for UK citizenship because of London’s values, says Khan

Record numbers of Americans have applied for UK citizenship because of London’s values, says Khan  The Guardian

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5 h. ago Record numbers of Americans seeking UK citizenship because of London’s values, says mayor

Record numbers of Americans seeking UK citizenship because of London’s values, says mayor  The Guardian

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33 h. ago BBQ and Sunday roast fans to fork out more for their grub as price of beef rockets

The price of beef has hit a record high as strong American and Chinese demand and dwindling global cattle numbers spark a 25% year-on-year price increase in the UK.

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6 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 09 September: Miners agree merger, Dunelm and Mobico post results

London-listed Anglo American is to merge with Canada’s Teck Resources in a deal that creates a copper-focused mining giant worth more than $50 billion.

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6 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 09 September: Mining giants agree merger, gold price at new high

London-listed Anglo American is to merge with Canada’s Teck Resources in a deal that creates a copper-focused mining giant worth more than $50 billion.

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8 d. ago California Schemin’ review – James McAvoy’s directorial debut is an unlikely rap tale

Toronto film festival: the actor makes for a hit-and-miss first time film-maker with the undeniably involving true story of Scottish rappers who pretended to be AmericanAt the start of the century, a struggling Scottish rap duo decided to overhaul their image in extreme fashion: they began posing as two Americans from California, and managed to secure themselves a record deal with a label in London. Eventually the hoax was revealed, and one of them released a memoir about the charade. That wild story has now been adapted into a film, California Schemin’, which marks the alternately confident and unsteady directorial debut of actor James McAvoy.McAvoy is a son of Scotland himself, and perhaps feels some kinship with rappers Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, who found the cultural tastemakers of the south to be indifferent or even hostile to Scottish artists. Though McAvoy has fared just fine as an actor, Bain and Boyd – who would come to be known as Silibil N’ Brains – had a much tougher go...

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2 w. ago Wealthy Americans pour record sums into private credit funds

Individual investors among the biggest sources of growth as institutional demand slows

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2 w. ago Trump administration brings back program not used for 30 years to screen for possible citizenship

Practice fell out of favor in early in 1990s, with government opting to use FBI background checks instead

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3 w. ago Green spaces are key to combating record heat in marginalized communities

Millions of Americans are facing record heat with temperatures frequently over 90 degrees Fahrenheit

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