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RISHI SUNAK has set out his vision for ripping up bureaucratic EU rules to unleash the potential for the UK’s financial services. The Chancellor wants a new framework for financial regulation in the UK. It seeks to remove laws originally imposed by Brussels to give British firms more flexibility to boost the national economy. When the UK left the bloc, EU law was automatically rolled over. Ministers are eager to now go through the laws one by one and eradicate all those that are deemed unnecessary. The proposals outlined would give the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority…

Aston Villa look set to approach Rangers in the next 48 hours for permission to speak to Steven Gerrard, after the former Liverpool man was identified as their No 1 choice to succeed Dean Smith as manager. Gerrard, who is under contract until 2024 at Ibrox, is reportedly interested in a potential return to England should Rangers grant permission for talks. A compensation package of around £2m is unlikely to be a stumbling block for Villa’s owners, Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens. The 41-year-old has long been talked of as Jürgen Klopp’s successor at Anfield and, somewhat coincidentally, their current contracts end in…

The National Football League (NFL) has denied a comment from Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers that he was told by a league doctor that people who take a vaccine for COVID-19 will not catch or spread the disease. NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy told news outlets in an emailed statement, “No doctor from the league or the joint NFL-NFLPA infectious disease consultants communicated with the player. If they had, they certainly would have never said anything like that.” The statement counters what Rodgers said in an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Nov. 5. “One of the main docs said it’s impossible for…

Iain Duncan Smith is facing questions over his £25,000-a-year second job advising a multimillion-pound hand sanitiser company after he chaired a government taskforce that recommended new rules benefiting the firm. The MP and former Conservative party leader chaired the Task Force on Innovation, Growth, and Regulatory Reform, which reported back in May after he and two other MPs were asked by Boris Johnson to recommend ways of cutting supposed EU red-tape. However, the fresh spotlight on moonlighting by MPs has now prompted questions about the taskforce’s recommendations that alcohol-free hand sanitisers should be formally recognised as suitable for use in the…

“Be alert spiritually for your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour” – Pastor Chris Oyakhilome. The November Global Communion Service with Pastor Chris was one to savor as the man of God declared that the month of November is set aside for ‘Watching and Praying’. “Be alert spiritually for your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour,” he admonished, positing that God’s wisdom is at work in His children, therefore, no one will fall prey to the Devil as we watch and pray.. Reading from…

Primark owner Associated British Foods has set out ambitious expansion plans as it bets on a strong sales rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic, with customers returning in large numbers in countries where vaccines have been rolled out. The fast fashion retailer is planning to open more than 100 new shops over the next five years, as it pushes into the US, France, Italy and Spain. It would take the number of stores worldwide to 530 from 398 at present. In the US, where Primark opened its first store in Boston six years ago, it plans to go from 13 to 60 outlets over the…

Frank Lampard held talks with Norwich City on Monday as the club’s search for a new manager goes on. The former Chelsea manager is one of three candidates being considered by the promoted side and no decision on a frontrunner has been taken. The 43-year-old has been out of a job since January 2021, having endured a run of two wins in eight Premier League games. In his only full season in charge of Chelsea, he guided them to fourth and reached the FA Cup final. Lampard is yet to decide whether Norwich is the right move for him and Monday’s…

The UK justice secretary, Dominic Raab, has defended the MP and former attorney general Geoffrey Cox for working for a month in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) during lockdown. Earlier this year, Cox earned more than £150,000 in his second job as a lawyer advising the Caribbean tax haven in relation to corruption charges brought by the Foreign Office. Raab, who was foreign secretary at the time, said Cox was legitimately working as long as the job was properly declared. Speaking to Times Radio, he said: “I’m not going to get dragged into what individual MPs do, but having the former attorney general…

The effectiveness of the three COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States has declined in recent months, with protection against infection falling under 50 percent for two of them after six months, according to a new study. Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine dropped to 58 percent in September from 89.2 percent effectiveness in March, researchers found. During the same time frame, Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine fell to 43.3 percent from 86.9 percent, and Johnson & Johnson’s shot declined to 13.1 percent from 86.4 percent. Dr. Stephen Hahn, head of the Food and Drug Administration during the final portion of the Trump administration, said last year that the…

The prospect of a trade war between the UK and the EU has edged closer, with Ireland giving the clearest hint yet that Brussels plans to suspend the entire trade deal struck last December if the British government suspends the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol. The Irish foreign minister, Simon Coveney, accused the UK of “deliberately forcing a breakdown” in negotiations over Northern Ireland, adding that there was still time to step back from the brink. “The trade and cooperation agreement that was agreed between the British government and the EU was contingent on the implementation of the withdrawal agreement, which includes the protocol.…