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Peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle has announced plans to raise £300m through a stock market flotation. Launched in 2010 by three former Oxford University students, Funding Circle works by matching lenders to tens of thousands of small business borrowers, currently in the UK, US, Germany and the Netherlands.Funding Circle said that the money raised will be used to bankroll expansion into new markets.The lender has now made loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in excess of £5bn since being established eight years ago, with £1bn in the first half of this year alone.The cash injection will also “enhance” the balance sheet…

“You’re going to edify yourself, build yourself up,” Pastor Chris charges global audience concerning the month. The Global Communion Service with Pastor Chris came to a crescendo with the declaration of the word of the Spirit concerning the month, as the man of God announced September 2018 to be ‘the Month of Auto-Edification’! In this special month, believers around the world will pray specially in tongues of the Spirit, building up themselves as the Word of God says. Reading 1 Corinthians 14, verses 2 through 4, Pastor Chris highlighted the importance of praying in tongues just as the Apostle Paul…

Two Reuters journalists have been jailed for seven years after being found guilty of breaking state secrets laws while investigating the massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were arrested last December while carrying official documents given to them by police.The pair had been gathering evidence about the execution of 10 men in the village of Inn Din in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State.The deaths happened during a widespread campaign of violence which started last August and saw more than 700,000 Rohingya flee to neighbouring Bangladesh.The military crackdown followed attacks on police posts by…

Fire crews have been battling a large fire at Liverpool’s historic Littlewoods building. Nine fire engines were in attendance at the 1930s art deco building on Edge Lane on Sunday night, having been called to the scene east of the city centre just before 8pm.An area the size of two football pitches was ablaze from the first floor of the five-storey building upwards, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said.Six hours later, the fire service reported that the blaze had been brought under control and the crews had been able to prevent the fire spreading through the whole site. Image: The…

Police have launched a crackdown on drivers with poor vision to address road safety concerns. Motorists pulled over by police officers during September will be tested to see if they can read a number plate from 20 metres (65 feet).Drivers who fail to show that they can pass the test will have their driving licences immediately rescinded.Thames Valley, Hampshire and the West Midlands forces will be running the crackdown, supported by the road safety charity Brake and opticians firm Vision Express. Image: Police are launching a crackdown on visually impaired drivers It comes after Surrey Police posted dash-cam footage of…

A Belfast man has been bitten by a shark as he tried to pull it from the water during a fishing trip. He suffered a serious injury to his lower arm during a deep-sea angling expedition off the coast of Cork.It is believed he was bitten by a blue shark – the most common species in Irish waters and one not usually considered dangerous to humans.”This was more of an angling accident than a shark attack, there was a bit of a struggle when pulling the shark on board,” an RNLI spokesperson said.”We’re not trying to panic anyone.”The RNLI added:…

Singer Neville Staple has spoken of the “heartbreaking loss” of his grandson, 21, who was stabbed to death. Fidel was rushed to hospital in a life-threatening condition after being stabbed in Coventry in the early hours of Saturday.He was discovered at the back of Club M in Croft Road and later died in hospital, West Midlands Police said.A man has been arrested and police are appealing for witnesses.Mr Staple, lead vocalist in ska band The Specials, wrote on Facebook: “We are truly devastated to announce the heartbreaking loss of my grandson Fidel (my daughter Melanie’s son), who died today as…

A teenager is in hospital after being shot in southwest London. The 16-year-old boy was found in a critical condition and taken to a nearby hospital.Scotland Yard said officers were called to the scene on York Road, Wandsworth, at about 12.45am on Sunday.The boy is now in a stable condition.No arrests have been made.:: London’s surge of violence Police are currently dealing with an incident in York Road #Wandsworth cordons are in place, Usk Road also closed – traffic disruption expected, motorists please avoid area.— Wandsworth Police (@MPSWandsworth) September 2, 2018 Wandsworth police tweeted: “Police are currently dealing with an…

Thousands have marched through a German city after racist violence flared up following the arrest of an Iraqi and a Syrian over a fatal stabbing. Marchers demonstrated both for and against migrants in the eastern city of Chemnitz.Sunday and Monday evenings saw outbreaks of violence triggered by the arrest of two suspects allegedly involved in the stabbing of Daniel Hillig, a 35-year-old German-Cuban.Following the arrests, mobs attacked people they took to be foreigners, including an Afghan, a Syrian and a Bulgarian man.The rallies on Saturday, which drew 8,000 people according to police estimates, ended peacefully although there was palpable tension…

A Danish billionaire who owns stakes in Asos, the online fashion retailer, and Numis, the City broker, is to anchor the impending public listing of Funding Circle, the peer-to-peer lender. Sky News has learnt that Anders Povlsen, who is one of Britain’s biggest landowners, has agreed to buy a minimum 10% shareholding in Funding Circle when it floats in the autumn with a valuation of up to £2bn.Mr Povlsen is one of Scandinavia’s wealthiest tycoons, owning the clothing retailer Bestseller and big stakes in Asos and Zalando, a German peer.He also owns a chunk of Klarna, the Swedish payments business,…