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Met police officer sacked after running coffee shop on the side

Commander Brittain ruled PC Stanley Kennett’s actions risked bringing the profession into disrepute

The Independent UK

Monte Paschi board member resigns amid insider trading probe

Stefano Di Stefano, a senior official at the finance ministry and a board member of Monte dei Paschi di Siena, is under investigation by the Milan public prosecutor’s office.

Euronews

Starmer tells Labour MPs he is ‘not prepared to walk away’ after call for him to resign – as it happened

Prime minister addresses parliamentary Labour party amid Mandelson scandal fallout

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MPs resoundingly vote to scrap two-child benefit cap

It will be further scrutinised by MPs and peers before it can become law, but the Government has said it wants to ditch the two-child limit from April

The Independent UK

'Impossible' to travel in London in future without being scanned by facial recognition, court told

The Metropolitan Police is facing legal action brought by a youth worker and the director of a civil liberties campaign group

Evening Standard

Failure to properly vet officers resulted in serial rapists within Met ranks, review finds

Abandoning checks on staff and officers was ‘a dereliction of the Met’s duty to keep London safe’, says home secretary

The Guardian - UK

Arizona Parents' Bill of Rights Claim Over School's Concealment of Child's "In-School Gender Transition" Can Go Forward,

rules an Arizona appellate court, rejecting defendants' claims that the case was moot, and wasn't timely filed.

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Should You Buy Monolithic Power Stock Before Dec. 22?

The company's stock will find its place in the Nasdaq 100 on Dec. 22.

Barchart

British Police Release Statement Regarding Investigation Into Former Prince Andrew's Potential "Criminal Acts"

The Metropolitan Police Service launched an inquiry into allegations that Andrew used a taxpayer-funded protection officer to investigate Virginia Giuffre.

Marie Claire

Virginia Giuffre's family 'deeply disappointed' Met Police won't investigate claims Andrew ordered smear campaign on her

Met Police said, after assessing the allegations, this ‘has not revealed any additional evidence of criminal acts or misconduct

Evening Standard

Italy’s banking clash: MPS, Mediobanca, and their billionaire backers

Although the EU is pushing for greater banking consolidation in Europe, the reality in Italy is proving complicated.

Euronews

MI5 admits it ‘unlawfully’ obtained data from ex-BBC journalist

Vincent Kearney complained to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.

Evening Standard

MPS offer for Mediobanca hits minimum take-up threshold

As a requirement for the takeover, MPS needed investors to offer up at least 35% of Mediobanca shares. This goal has been surpassed, with MPS securing 38.5% of Mediobanca.

Euronews

MPS relaunches bid for Mediobanca with €13.5bn partial-cash offer

Monte dei Paschi raises its offer for the acquisition of Mediobanca, adding €0.9 in cash per share and lowered the threshold for the validity of the takeover bid to 35%. The offer is now worth a total of €13.5 billion. Piazza Affari reacts with falls for both stocks.

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Mediobanca shareholders reject bid to acquire Banca Generali

The rejection could threaten Mediobanca’s independence as the Milanese lender seeks to fend off a takeover by Italian competitor MPS.

MarketBeat

Why Monolithic Power's Earnings and Guidance Ignited a Rally

Monolithic Power's strong earnings and exceptional guidance confirm its critical role in supplying the power-hungry artificial intelligence hardware market.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer defers recognising Palestine amid pressure from 221 MPs and Macron

KEIR Starmer has deferred on recognising Palestine amid pressure from over 200 MPS of all parties and French president Emmanuel Macron ...

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs alarmed by rise in sponsored events arranged by party

Invitations for receptions sent from parliamentary office include ads for housebuilders and public affairs firms

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Detective who said trans event was like being in ‘lion’s den’ loses tribunal

Melanie Newman said she wanted to challenge what was said at the event but feared being ‘labelled part of the cult’.

The National (Scotland)

The 26 MPs who voted against proscribing Palestine Action

MPS have voted to declare Palestine Action a proscribed group.

Euronews

Italy’s Monte dei Paschi bank gets ECB nod for Mediobanca takeover

Mediobanca has shown its opposition to the takeover bid, launched in January, warning it would weaken its business model.

The Guardian - UK

Sellafield nuclear clean-up too slow and too costly, say MPs

Parliamentary committee raises concerns over ‘suboptimal’ workplace culture at ageing waste dump

The Guardian - UK

TfL blocks ads calling on people to lobby MPs to decriminalise abortion

London transport body says allowing Bpas adverts on its network could bring police and City Hall into disrepute

Evening Standard

Met Police officer spared the sack after using work phone to send images of penis

The PC sent the lewd messages over the course of a year between January 2024 and January 2025

International Business Times

Italy Bank Merger Wave Heats Up As Mediobanca Eyes Banca Generali

Mediobanca is planning to use its 13.1 percent stake in Italy's largest insurance company, Generali, to pay for the acquisition of the group subsidiary Banca Generali, the statement said.

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