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Announcing the Zain Zohaib Qawwali UK Tour – November 2023 🎶

by TheSufi · Published 15th September 2023 · Updated 15th September 2023

Get ready to experience the magic of Qawwali like never before as Zain Zohaib, the maestros of this enchanting musical genre, embark on their much-anticipated UK Tour this November! 🇬🇧

Presented by the esteemed @strings_entertainment, this tour promises to be a musical odyssey that transcends boundaries, taking you on a soul-stirring journey through the enchanting world of Qawwali.

🌟 Event Details:

🗓️ date: various in november 2023, 📍 location: slough [10 nov], bradford [11 nov], birmingham [12 nov] and romford, london [17 nov], 🎟️ ticket sales: eventbrite.

Prepare to be captivated by the timeless melodies and devotional fervor that define Qawwali. Zain Zohaib, with their powerful and emotive voices, will transport you to a realm where music becomes a spiritual experience, where hearts connect, and souls are uplifted.

This tour is not just a musical event; it’s an opportunity to immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage of Qawwali, a genre that has been enchanting audiences for generations. Whether you are a seasoned Qawwali enthusiast or someone new to this mesmerizing form of music, the Zain Zohaib Qawwali UK Tour promises an unforgettable experience for all.

Stay tuned for more updates on ticket sales, tour dates, and venues. Mark your calendars and get ready to embark on a musical journey that will leave an indelible mark on your heart and soul.

Don’t miss out on this chance to witness the magic of Zain Zohaib live in concert. Get ready to be swept away by the harmonious melodies, powerful vocals, and the spiritual essence of Qawwali. Stay connected for more exciting updates, and we look forward to sharing this musical adventure with you in November 2023!

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The iconic singer and musician Chaka Khan brings her incredible voice and global influence to the 29th edition of Meltdown, the UK’s longest-running artist-curated music festival.

Celebrating 50 years of a pioneering career, Chaka Khan will be bringing her incredible voice and global influence to the Southbank Centre during the ten-day summer festival that includes dozens of concerts, parties and a host of free activations to look forward to.

Commenting on her curatorship, Khan said, ‘‘The Southbank Centre's about to light up! We're going to funk it up, rock every crowd, and touch every soul. It's a community celebration, an all-ages bash. Join us and immerse yourself in a world that's vibrant, diverse, and absolutely unforgettable.’

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MICA PARIS  Wed 19 Jun, 7pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall   |   Tickets from £20 Join us for a powerhouse evening with Mica Paris, the vocalist whose career has taken her from a church choir to topping the charts.

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SIPHO. Wed 19 Jun, 7:45pm, Purcell Room at the Queen Elizabeth Hall  |   Tickets from £17.50  The singer and songwriter takes us on a journey through the deepest parts of his inner world in this intimate, personal and powerful concert.

REUBEN JAMES  Thu 20 June, 7:30pm Purcell Room at the Queen Elizabeth Hall  |   Tickets from £20 Rising star British singer, songwriter and pianist Reuben James takes to the floor for an evening of soul, jazz and spellbinding songs.

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JUDI JACKSON Thu 20 June, 7:30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall  |   Tickets from £25 With a voice that demands to be heard live, the rising-star jazz vocalist takes to the stage to spread love at this year's Meltdown.After winning vocalist of the year at the 2020 Jazz FM awards, Judi Jackson has continued to put her world-class talent in the spotlight, releasing her full-length debut album Grace in 2023.

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WAR Fri 21 June, 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall   |   Tickets from £35 Formed in 1969, the original street band fuses soulful sounds with a mission to spread a message of brotherhood and harmony.

MORCHEEBA Sat 22 June, 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall  |   Tickets from £30 Genre-mashing Morcheeba take on Meltdown with the band’s signature fusion of downbeat, chill, electro-pop and soul music. Audiences can expect songs from their new album Blackest Blue and more.

BIG JOANIE  Sat 22 June, 7:30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer |   Tickets from £15  The iconic Black feminist punk band return to the Meltdown stage, merging the fury of 1990s riot grrrl with synth-heavy post punk.

HOUSE GOSPEL CHOIR Sun 23 June, 7pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall   |   Tickets from £30 Experience the fusion of the biggest house, gospel and garage tunes, brought together by the legendary House Gospel Choir.

PENG FEMME JAM  Sun 23 June 7:45pm, Purcell Room at the Queen Elizabeth Hall  |   Tickets from £10  Make some music with the Peng Femme Jam, where female and non-binary musicians are given the spotlight to perform, jam and be their full selves.

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The official guide to unmissable london theatre shows 2023.

London Theatre is about to become even more exciting in 2023.

If you haven’t booked tickets to your favourite London theatre shows for 2023, what are you waiting for?

The New Year is set to welcome a dazzling delivery of new shows to London’s most famous West End stages. From musicals to comedies, to historical dramas and everything in between, you won’t know which tickets to buy first. 

Lucky for you, we’ve put together a guide to highlight some of the best shows 2023 has to offer.    

As well as new delights you’ll still be able to catch some of the biggest shows from 2022 as they continue to astound audiences into the New Year. 

Read on for our official guide to unmissable London theatre shows 2023 (new and old)…

New shows for 2023

George takei’s allegiance.

Where: Charing Cross Theatre

When: 9 January – 8 April

Their loyalty was questioned, their freedom taken, but their spirit could never be broken. 

Inspired by the true events surrounding its star George Takei, Allegiance is the story of the Kimura family, whose lives are upended when they and 120,000 other Japanese-Americans are forced to leave their homes following the events of Pearl Harbor. 

Sam Kimura seeks to prove his patriotism by fighting for his country in the war, but his sister, Kei, fiercely protests the government’s treatment of her people. An uplifting testament to the power of the human spirit, Allegiance follows the Kimuras as they fight between duty and defiance, custom and change, family bonds and forbidden loves.

Legendary performer George Takei stars alongside Broadway star Telly Leung ( Broadway’s Alladin, Glee ) in this enthralling and epic new musical conceived just for the UK.

The Unfriend

Where: Criterion Theatre

When: 15 January – 16 April

While on holiday Peter and Debbie befriend Elsa: a lusty, Trump-loving widow from Denver, USA. She’s less than woke but kind of wonderful. They agree to stay in touch – because no one ever really does, do they?

When Elsa invites herself to stay a few months later, they decide to look her up online. Too late, they learn the truth about Elsa Jean Krakowski. Deadly danger has just boarded a flight to London! What began as a casual holiday friendship is suddenly a threat to the lives of their children.

Peter and Debbie now face the ultimate challenge of the modern world – how do you protect all that you love from mortal peril without seeming a bit impolite? Because guess who’s coming… to MURDER.

This riotous dark comedy from writer Steven Moffat and director Mark Gatiss, the award-winning team behind BBC’s Sherlock , stars an uproarious cast including Reece Shearsmith ( Inside No. 9 ), Amanda Abbington ( Sherlock ) and Frances Barber ( Silk ).

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

Where: Harold Pinter Theatre

When: 18 January – 18 March

“Let’s just talk until it goes.”

You’re going to speak more than 123 million words in your lifetime. What will you do when they run out?

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons is a tender and funny rom-com about what we say, how we say it, and what happens when we can’t say anything anymore.

Starring Jenna Coleman ( The Serpent, All My Sons ) and Aidan Turner ( Poldark, The Lieutenant of Inishmore) , this bold and brilliant play from Sam Steiner ( Fingernails, You Stupid Darkness! ) is directed by Josie Rourke ( Mary Queen of Scots, As You Like It ).

Where: The Old Vic

When: 27 January – 1 April

“Be the change that you want to see. Be the change for you and me”

This revolutionary story celebrates the life of Sylvia Pankhurst – feminist, activist, pacifist, socialist, rebel – the lesser-known Pankhurst at the heart of the Suffragette movement, who changed the lives of working women and men across the world.

Following its 2018 run as a work-in-progress, Kate Prince’s Sylvia is back where it all began for its world premiere, uniting dance, hip-hop, funk and soul to shine a light on a remarkable moment in history, with original music by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde.

Where: @sohoplace

When: 18 February – 22 April

What could turn a woman from a lover into a destroyer of love?

Medea tells the story of a woman laid bare by grief and rage, and her terrible quest for revenge against the men who have abandoned her.

Sophie Okonedo brings her visceral, mercurial brilliance to literature’s most titanic female protagonist, whose complexity and contradictions have kept audiences on the edge of their seats, unable to look away, for almost 2,500 years.

The Great British Bake Off Musical

Where: Noël Coward Theatre

When: 25 February – 13 May

Follow the trials and tribulations of the bakers as they enter the hallowed tent, including a policeman, a carer, a sixth form student, a retired dinner lady, an environmentalist vegan, an Italian fashionista, and more, as they come together to share their journeys of friendship, love, and laughter.

From your neighbours to your colleagues to your grandparents to your children, everyone is welcome in the Bake Off tent.

Expect a scrumptious signature slice of humour, heart, and abundant joy, with sixteen wonderful new memorable songs.

Bonnie & Clyde

Where: Garrick Theatre

When: 4 March – 20 May

Two small-town kids from the middle of nowhere became the biggest folk heroes in all of America. They craved adventure – and each other. Their names were Bonnie and Clyde.

Following a sell-out run at the Arts Theatre, Frances Mayli McCann and Jordan Luke Gage return for a limited West End season. 

Featuring music by Tony nominee Frank Wildhorn ( Jekyll & Hyde ), lyrics by Tony and Oscar winner Don Black ( Sunset Boulevard ), a book by Emmy Award nominee Ivan Menchell, and directed by Nick Winston.

Bonnie & Clyde is the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire nation.

A Little Life

When: 25 March – 18 June

A Little Life follows four college friends in New York City: aspiring actor Willem, successful architect Malcolm, struggling artist JB, and prodigious lawyer Jude.

As ambition, addiction, and pride threaten to pull the group apart, they always find themselves bound by their love for Jude and the mysteries of his past.

But when those secrets come to light, they finally learn that to know Jude St Francis is to understand the limitless potential of love in the face of life.

James Norton ( Happy Valley, Grantchester ) stars in visionary director Ivo van Hove’s ( Network, Hedda Gabler ) English language premiere of A Little Life , his acclaimed production of the million-copy bestseller by Hanya Yanagihara ( To Paradise, Booker Prize Shortlist for A Little Life ).

The much-anticipated play also stars Luke Thompson ( Bridgerton, Hamlet ), Omari Douglas ( It’s A Sin, Constellations ), Zach Wyatt ( The Witcher, I and You ), Elliot Cowan ( The Crown, 2:22 A Ghost Story ), Zubin Varla ( Tammy Faye, Equus ), Nathalie Armin ( Force Majeure, The Doctor ), and Emilio Doorgasingh ( Best of Enemies, The Kite Runner ).

Mrs Doubtfire

Where: Shaftesbury Theatre

When: 12 May – 13 January, 2024

Direct from a sensational run in Manchester – where it played to sold-out crowds and standing ovations – the new comedy musical Mrs Doubtfire is ready to dazzle and delight the West End from 12 May.

Out-of-work actor Daniel will do anything for his kids. After losing custody in a messy divorce, he creates the alter ego of Scottish nanny Euphegenia Doubtfire in a desperate attempt to stay in their lives. 

As his new character takes on a life of its own, Mrs Doubtfire teaches Daniel more than he bargained for about how to be a father.

A hilarious and heartfelt story about holding onto your loved ones against all odds, Mrs Doubtfire is the musical comedy we all need right now.

When: 26 May – 19 August

• The Fall of the Soviet Union. With the dawning of a new Russia, there are winners and losers, and today’s patriot can fast become tomorrow’s traitor.

As a new generation of oligarchs fights to seize control, Patriots follows billionaire businessman Boris Berezovsky from the president’s inner circle to public enemy number one.

BAFTA-winning Tom Hollander ( The Night Manager, Travesties) will reprise his starring role as Berezovsky, the ‘kingmaker’ behind Vladimir Putin, with Will Keen ( His Dark Materials) also returning to play Putin, and Luke Thallon as Abramovich. Joining them from the original Almeida cast are Matt Concannon, Ronald Guttman, Sean Kingsley, Paul Kynman and Jessica Temple.

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News updates from May 23: US lawsuit aims to split up Live Nation-Ticketmaster; China starts military drills around Taiwan

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US antitrust lawsuit aims to split up Live Nation-Ticketmaster

China starts military drills around taiwan as ‘harsh punishment’, elon musk’s xai secures new backing from andreessen horowitz, sequoia and tribe, starwood capital limits property fund redemptions to preserve liquidity, eurozone wage growth risks denting case for rate cuts.

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The US Department of Justice is seeking to split up Live Nation-Ticketmaster in an antitrust lawsuit that accuses it of abusing monopolistic power in the live entertainment industry.

The DoJ alongside 30 US state and district attorneys-general on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment , alleging they illegally maintained monopolies in ticketing and concert promotion and that their “exclusionary conduct” harmed live concert venues.

As a result of the alleged anti-competitive conduct, “fans pay more in fees, artists have fewer opportunities to play concerts, smaller promoters get squeezed out, and venues have fewer real choices for ticketing services”, Merrick Garland, US attorney-general, said on Thursday. “It is time to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster.”

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Will Schmitt in New York

US SEC clears path for ethereum ETFs

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has cleared a path for exchange traded funds that invest directly in the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency to launch later this year, according to a regulatory filing .

The SEC on Thursday granted rule changes in support of eight ETFs that would invest in ether, the native cryptocurrency of the ethereum blockchain. A second layer of approvals will be needed before the products from issuers including BlackRock, Fidelity, Grayscale Investments and Ark Invest could hit the market.

The ether ETFs would debut after the January launch of the first spot bitcoin ETFs in the US.

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Felicia Schwartz in Washington

US aid to Gaza via pier trickles in well below targets

The US military has struggled to move aid to Gaza via a recently completed temporary pier as the project has been beset by logistical and weather challenges.

Since the US and Israel anchored the pier to Gaza’s shore last week the United Nations has distributed about 71 trucks worth of aid to people in Gaza, US officials said on Thursday.

Before the pier was completed, the US said the pier would be able to handle receiving 90 trucks per day of aid to start, with a goal of reaching 150 trucks per day eventually. 

The UN has said at least 500 trucks of aid per day are needed to meet significant needs in Gaza. 

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US stocks slip despite Nvidia surge

US stocks reversed early gains, as signs of a tight labour market in the world’s biggest economy countered another set of blockbuster results from chipmaker Nvidia.

Wall Street’s S&P 500 closed 0.7 per cent lower in New York on Thursday, having made small gains to reach a record intraday high earlier in the session. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.4 per cent, also retracing an earlier advance. Nvidia shares rose 9.3 per cent to close at a record high.

The reversal followed jobs data released earlier on Thursday, which showed initial applications for US unemployment fell to 215,000 for the week ending May 18, versus a Reuters consensus estimate of 220,000.

The figures — although better than expected — suggest the labour market remains relatively tight, and sparked a sell-off in US government debt. Yields on interest rate-sensitive two-year Treasuries were up 0.06 percentage points to 4.94 per cent.

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Antoine Gara in New York

A $10bn property fund managed by Starwood Capital is significantly limiting its investors’ ability to exit their investments as it works to preserve liquidity and stave off a fire sale of real estate assets in what it believes are poor markets. 

The fund, known as Sreit, told investors on Thursday it is restricting investor redemptions to 0.33 per cent of assets a month, a more than 80 per cent decrease in their liquidity rights. Since its inception in 2018, the fund allowed investors to redeem as much as 2 per cent of its net assets monthly, or 5 per cent a quarter. 

Facing high redemption requests and dwindling liquidity, Starwood has decided to increasingly “gate” investors because it believes the US Federal Reserve will soon cut interest rates, providing for “sunnier skies” in which it would favour selling property.

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Louisiana lawmakers pass bill to reclassify abortion pills as controlled substances

Louisiana lawmakers passed a first-of-its-kind bill on Thursday that would reclassify two abortion pills as controlled substances, in the latest effort by Republican states to tighten restrictions on birth control.

The bill, which included an amendment that effectively bans abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol, was passed by a 29-7 majority in the Republican-dominated Louisiana state senate, with most lawmakers voting along party lines. The governor is expected to sign the bill into law later on Thursday. 

Louisiana has a near-total ban on medical abortions. The US Supreme Court is considering whether access to mifepristone should be restricted. 

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US stocks reverse gains heading into close

US stock indices reversed early gains on Thursday, as investors weighed another set of blockbuster results from Nvidia against signs of reaccelerating business activity in the world’s biggest economy.

Wall Street’s S&P 500 was down 0.8 per cent by the afternoon in New York, having made small gains to reach a fresh all-time high earlier in the session. The Nasdaq Composite lost 0.6 per cent, also retracing an earlier advance.

Those moves came as early or “flash” indices from S&P Global showed signs of acceleration in both manufacturing and services in the US economy.

Treasuries sold off, pushing the yield on the two-year note 0.05 percentage points higher to 4.93 per cent. The yield on the 10-year note rose 0.04 per cent to 4.47 per cent.

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Ian Johnston in London

Zantac makers found not liable for woman’s cancer by Chicago jury

A jury in Chicago found drugmakers GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim were not liable for the colorectal cancer of an 89-year-old woman who took their heartburn drug Zantac, in the first of thousands of cases to go before a jury.

A second case that was due to start in Illinois on Thursday has also been dismissed on technical grounds.

“This outcome is consistent with the scientific consensus that there is no consistent or reliable evidence that ranitidine increases the risk of any cancer,” GSK said of the active ingredient name for Zantac.

Pharmaceutical companies have faced thousands of claims since a Connecticut lab said in 2019 it found a carcinogen in Zantac. GSK and other companies that marketed the medicine have chosen to settle several previous cases.

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Kana Inagaki in Tokyo

Nio chief says EU probe of Chinese electric cars does not ‘make sense’

Chinese electric-car maker Nio will continue to push ahead with its plans to expand in Europe, even as its chief executive criticised an EU investigation of EV imports from China saying it did not “make sense”.

William Li, who is often referred to as China’s Elon Musk , said the company would consider partnering with a local manufacturer to build a factory in Europe, although it first needed to build sales volumes in the region.

“We are from China but we are also a global company,” Li said on Thursday after Nio opened its first showroom in Amsterdam. “We are against such an approach where the tariffs are used to stop the flow and trade of electric vehicles.”

“I think that many of the accusations by the European Commission do not make sense,” he added.

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George Hammond and Tabby Kinder in San Francisco

Elon Musk’s xAI has secured new backing from Silicon Valley venture capital groups Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital and Tribe Capital, as the billionaire closes in on a new funding round valuing the artificial intelligence start-up at $18bn.

The investors have committed to joining xAI’s latest financing in which Musk is seeking to raise close to $6bn, said people familiar with the negotiations.

However, one investor involved in the round said the Tesla and X chief remains “a few hundred million dollars” short of that target.

Tribe and Sequoia declined to comment. Andreessen Horowitz and Musk did not respond to a request for comment.

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Macron delays controversial electoral reform in New Caledonia after riots

Emmanuel Macron, president of France, has promised not to immediately force through electoral reform in New Caledonia after an 18-hour visit to the Pacific archipelago aimed at easing a political crisis that sparked deadly rioting. 

The territory, which is strategically important to the French military and is also home to vast nickel reserves, has been riven with unrest since mid-May when Macron’s government pushed ahead with a plan to change the constitution to expand the voting franchise for local elections. 

“I have pledged that this reform won’t be pushed through with force now in the current context,” Macron said at a press conference held around midnight in the New Caledonian capital Nouméa after meetings with local politicians, activist groups, and local executives.

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Boeing to burn cash as delivery pace slows

Boeing’s chief financial officer Brian West on Thursday said the company would burn cash this year, while second quarter jet deliveries would remain muted.

The company’s 737 Max deliveries have fallen as it has slowed production to improve quality following the mid-air blowout of a door panel on a commercial flight in January.

Deliveries to China also are paused because the country’s regulator has concerns over a lithium battery in a cockpit voice recorder, West said, which means second-quarter deliveries could be “possibly a little worse than the first quarter”.

Combined with factory disruptions, the cash is “going to be hard to make up”, he said.

Shares of Boeing dropped 6 per cent in early afternoon trading.

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Norfolk Southern reaches $310mn settlement for US train derailment

The US Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice reached a $310mn settlement with railway company Norfolk Southern after its train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in Ohio last year and sparked national calls for improvements to railroad safety.

Under the settlement, the company will pay $235mn for clean-up, along with a $15mn civil penalty for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and funding for environmental monitoring and community programmes. Norfolk Southern did not admit to any wrongdoing.

The train derailment forced the evacuation of up to 2,000 people and killed thousands of fish in nearby waterways, prompting fears of negative long-term health effects among residents. Norfolk Southern has also agreed to pay $600mn to resolve class-action lawsuits from the derailment.

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European stocks edge higher as Nvidia propels US indices

European stocks made modest gains on Thursday as US indices powered to fresh highs thanks to Nvidia’s latest forecast-beating results.

The Stoxx 600 closed 0.1 per cent higher, led by industrials and technology groups. Germany’s Dax made marginal gains and France’s Cac 40 added 0.1 per cent. London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.4 per cent, dragged lower by utilities groups.

In the US, Wall Street’s S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite stood 0.2 per cent and 0.7 per cent higher in late-morning trading in New York. Nvidia rose 10.4 per cent.

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US new home sales fall short of forecasts as mortgage rates bite

Sales of new single-family homes in April unexpectedly fell, as high mortgage rates continued to weaken demand for new builds.

Sales decreased to an annualised rate of 634,000 in April from a downwardly revised figure of 665,000 in March, according to the Census Bureau. That missed economists’ forecasts for 679,000 new home sales.

The 30-year fixed rate has remained above 7 per cent for the past five weeks, according to Freddie Mac, creating affordability challenges for would-be buyers. 

The softer demand has meant inventory for new builds rose 7.1 per cent to bring levels to 9.1 months of supply at the current sales rate, while the median sales price decreased to $433,5000 from $439,500 in March.

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Man charged with national security offences ‘related to Russia’

A 64-year-old man named as Howard Michael Phillips of Harlow has been charged with offences under section 3 of the National Security Act, London’s Metropolitan Police said on Thursday.

“The country to which the charge relates is Russia,” the Met said. Phillips had been remanded in police custody and was expected to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court later in the afternoon.

The force said that under an investigation led by officers from its Counter Terrorism Command, addresses had been searched in Hertfordshire and Essex. “Both searches are now complete,” it said.

It said the arrest was not connected to any other recent charges or investigations linked to offences under the Act.

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Nvidia helps elevate US stocks to fresh highs

US stock indices rose to fresh all-time highs in early trading on Thursday, boosted by another set of blockbuster results from Nvidia that pushed the chipmaker’s market value above $2.5tn for the first time.

Wall Street’s S&P 500 added 0.5 per cent to 5,340.26 — a new record — in early New York trading. The tech-dominated Nasdaq Composite gained 1.1 per cent.

Shares in Nvidia jumped 8.7 per cent after the company late on Wednesday announced stronger than expected earnings, a liquidity-raising 10-for-1 stock split and bullish forward guidance . 

Its bumper results meant Nvidia’s market cap on Thursday surpassed $2.5tn for the first time, making it larger than Amazon and Tesla combined.

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Ralph Lauren beats revenue expectations on improved demand in North America

Ralph Lauren beat revenue expectations in the three months to March on improving demand in North America, in a sign that luxury spending in the US may be recovering.

The maker of high-end polo shirts said revenue increased 2 per cent to $1.57bn, surpassing analysts’ expectations for $1.56bn.

But the company remained cautious, forecasting full-year revenue growth in the low single digits, missing analyst expectations. 

Earnings for the quarter came in at $1.38 a share, missing analyst expectations for $1.68.

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James Gorman confirms plan to step down as Morgan Stanley chair

James Gorman has confirmed he will step down as chair of Morgan Stanley’s board of directors, completing his exit from the Wall Street bank after almost two decades.

Gorman’s departure as chair completes Morgan Stanley’s leadership transition after Ted Pick took over from him as chief executive at the start of 2024 .

“Given this successful transition, it’s appropriate to confirm that I will formally step down as chairman of Morgan Stanley on December 31 of this year,” Gorman told shareholders at the bank’s annual meeting on Thursday.

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Capital Group and KKR team up to offer alts to wealthy investors

Capital Group and KKR are combining forces to offer wealthy investors access to alternative investments, one of the fastest growing investment sectors, the companies said on Thursday.

Capital, the world’s largest active asset manager with $2.6tn, has a strong distribution network, but does not manage alternative investments, which is KKR’s speciality.

Their first products, blended public and private credit funds, will launch next year. The two firms say this is the start of a broader platform that will make alternatives, which have previously been sold almost exclusively to institutions and the super wealthy, to a broader range of investors.

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UK utilities fall as National Grid launches £7bn capital raise

London’s FTSE 350 Utilities Index fell 6.2 per cent on Thursday, on track for its biggest daily decline since March 2020, with all seven of its constituents down on the day.

National Grid  contributed the most to the index decline, losing 10.2 per cent after announcing plans to raise £7bn in fresh capital to fund fresh investments.

Under-pressure water companies Severn Trent, United Utilities and Pennon Group lost 3.8 per cent, 3.7 per cent and 4.9 per cent, respectively. Power company Drax fell 8.2 per cent.

“We see increasing political risk into elections for the [water] sector, with some MPs calling to place the sector into special measures, which include dividend restrictions,” said Jenny Ping, utilities analyst at Citi.

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Kaye Wiggins in Hong Kong

Segantii to hand money back to investors as Hong Kong pursues criminal case

Segantii Capital Management has told investors it will hand back their money, weeks after Hong Kong authorities announced a criminal insider dealing case against the hedge fund and its founder Simon Sadler.

The firm told investors it would return external capital. “We have decided . . . that at this time, it is in the best interests of our investors to return their capital in an orderly manner,” a spokesperson for the firm said.

Segantii, which was founded by Blackpool Football Club owner Simon Sadler, grew into a dominant player in block trading, a corner of finance in which banks offload chunks of shares privately.

The hedge fund has previously said it intends to defend itself vigorously in the Hong Kong case. 

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Emma Dunkley, Ivan Levingston and Oliver Telling in London

Royal Mail owner fails to publish results

Royal Mail’s owner has failed to publish its full-year results more than four hours after they were expected, further infuriating investors as the lossmaking company faces a takeover bid from its largest shareholder.

“What a shambles,” bemoaned one top investor in International Distribution Services, which was cheduled to publish its financial results at 7am on Thursday.

The delay comes after investors were taken aback by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský’s bid for the former state-owned postal service, which has recently struggled to turn a profit as it faced declining demand for letter deliveries and an acrimonious dispute with postal workers.

Royal Mail declined to comment.

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Martin Arnold in Frankfurt

Collective wage agreements in the first quarter gave Eurozone workers an average 4.7 per cent annual pay increase, a slight increase on the previous three-month period, according to data published by the European Central Bank on Thursday.

The return of wage growth close to the record pace set in the third quarter of last year is a setback for investors hoping for back-to-back interest rate cuts from the ECB, which is widely expected to slash borrowing costs on June 6. 

The bank has said the timing and amount of rate cuts depends on whether pay rises for workers moderate this year and if those extra costs are absorbed by companies cutting profit margins instead of passing them on with higher prices.  

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Christopher Miller in Kyiv

Russian missile attack kills at least 6 in Kharkiv region

Ukrainian authorities said Russia launched missile strikes on Kharkiv and surrounding cities on Thursday, killing at least six people and destroying civilian infrastructure.

At least 15 Russian strikes targeted Kharkiv city and region, including the Vivat book publishing building, said governor Oleh Syniehubov. The city’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov, said the attacks hit transport infrastructure and a utility company. Local residents reported hearing several explosions. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attacks “extremely brutal” and reiterated his calls to western partners for more air defence systems. He also showed his growing frustration over the Biden administration’s ban on using American-supplied weapons to strike military targets inside Russia.

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What to watch in North America today

US jobless claims: New applications for unemployment aid are forecast to have decreased to 220,000 in the week ended May 18. A week prior, unemployment claims fell to 222,000 claims. 

US new home sales: Economists have forecast that sales of new homes in the US decreased in April to an annualised pace of 679,000 units, down from 693,000 in March.  

Biden: The US president will hold a press conference with Kenyan President William Ruto ahead of a state dinner. 

Corporate earnings: Ralph Lauren will report before the bell. Intuit and Ross Stores will report after the market closes. 

Fedspeak: Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic will deliver remarks on macroeconomics to Stanford University’s MBA class.

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Andy Bounds in Brussels

EU opens sixth trade case against China in a month

The EU has opened an antidumping investigation into imports of lysine from China, its sixth trade case against Beijing in a month. The only EU producer of lysine, an amino acid used in food supplements, complained about cheap Chinese imports.

The two sides are engaged in tit for tat trade skirmishing. The biggest cases are an EU investigation into subsidised electric vehicle imports and a Chinese probe into dumping of brandy by the EU.

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Maxine Kelly in London

Risers and fallers in Europe

Big share price moves in Europe today include UK retail investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown, UK petcare group Pets At Home and London-listed commercial property developer Great Portland Estates: 

Hargreaves Lansdown: Shares in the UK investment platform were up 10 per cent by mid-morning, having risen as much as 16 per cent, in the first session after the company’s board unanimously rejected a £4.67bn takeover approach from a group of private equity firms, including CVC Capital Partners and a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund.

Pets At Home: Shares in the UK-based petcare group shed 4 per cent after the competition watchdog on Thursday launched a probe of the sector over concerns about high prices and a lack of choice for pet owners.

Great Portland Estates: Shares in the commercial property developer dipped 3.3 per cent after the FTSE 250-listed group announced plans to raise £350mn in a fully underwritten rights issue to pursue “compelling new investment opportunities” as the commercial property market bottoms out.

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Paola Tamma in Brussels

Mondelez fined €337.5mn for breaching EU competition rules

The EU fined Toblerone-maker Mondelez International €337.5mn for infringing competition rules by restricting the sale of biscuits, chocolate and coffee between EU member states. 

Seamless trade across EU27 countries would naturally push down prices, but Mondelez “artificially partitioned the internal market,” the EU executive found. 

The global confectionery group, whose brands also include Oreo and Cadbury, engaged in 22 anti-competitive agreements between 2012 and 2019 by limiting where and to whom its wholesalers could resell its products, the commission said.

It also found that Mondelez abused its dominant position in the chocolate bars market by ceasing supply of its products to German and Dutch wholesalers to prevent cross-border sales to countries where prices were higher.

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Valentina Romei in London

UK business activity lower than forecast in May

Growth in UK business activity unexpectedly dropped to a two-month low in May, according to a closely watched survey that will provide disappointing news for the prime minister ahead of the election on July 4.

The S&P Global / Cips flash UK composite output index dropped to 52.8 in May, from 54.1 in April. This was lower than the 54 forecast by economists but well above the 50 mark that separates expansion from contraction.

Chris Williamson of S&P Global Market Intelligence said the data signalled a further expansion of UK business activity, “with an encouraging revival of manufacturing accompanied by sustained, but slower, service sector growth.”

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Delphine Strauss in London

Net migration to UK slowed in 2023

Net migration to the UK slowed to 685,000 in 2023, with work replacing study as the main motivation for people to come to the country, but inflows remained well above historical averages.

Official data released on Thursday also showed the 2022 peak in net immigration was higher than previously thought, at 764,000, and that net inflows in the year to June 2023 were also 68,000 higher than previous estimates, at 740,000.

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Eurozone services sector drive rise in business activity

The Eurozone economy showed more signs of recovery as companies’ orders and hiring picked up at the fastest pace for a year and price pressures eased, according to a closely watched survey.

The flash composite purchasing managers’ index for the Eurozone, tracked by policymakers as an early gauge of economic fortunes, rose to 52.3 in April, up from 51.7 a month earlier. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a reading of 52. 

Faster growth in services offset a milder but continued downturn in manufacturing to lift S&P Global’s monthly gauge of corporate activity above the 50 mark, which separates expansion from contraction, for the third consecutive month.

German companies reported stronger growth than forecast, while French companies said activity had unexpectedly contracted.

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Max Seddon in Riga

Russia arrests another senior defence figure

A court in Russia has ordered a senior general to be held in pre-trial detention on corruption charges amid President Vladimir Putin’s shake-up of his security team.

Vadim Shamarin, head of the Russian general staff’s communications department, faces up to 15 years in prison for allegedly receiving a “particularly large bribe”, the court said on Thursday.

Shamarin is the fourth senior defence figure arrested in the past month. Putin appointed economist Andrei Belousov as defence minister last week, a move widely interpreted as signalling the Kremlin’s desire to crack down on graft in the sector.

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Market update: Nvidia earnings push up European stocks

European stocks and US futures rose early on Thursday, thanks in part to another set of blockbuster quarterly results from chipmaker Nvidia.

Europe’s region-wide Stoxx 600 added 0.3 per cent in early trading. Germany’s Dax and France’s Cac 40 both gained 0.4 per cent.

Contracts tracking Wall Street’s S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 rose 0.5 per cent and 0.8 per cent, respectively, ahead of the New York open.

Sentiment was boosted by Nvidia, which added 6 per cent in pre-market trading after results late on Wednesday showed its revenue soared 262 per cent in the past quarter, exceeding analysts’ lofty expectations.

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Philip Georgiadis in London

Wizz Air notches first profit since pandemic

Wizz Air has reported an annual profit for the first time since the Covid pandemic after carrying a record number of passengers, but it does not expect further growth this year because of aircraft shortages.

The ultra-low-cost airline on Thursday reported a net profit of €365.9mn for the 12 months to end of March, up from a €535mn loss a year earlier.

Chief executive József Váradi said “current trading indicators are positive”, but repeated previous guidance that growth would be flat over the next year as Wizz had been forced to ground dozens of planes to enable its Pratt & Whitney engines to be inspected. 

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Akila Quinio in London

Nationwide sets aside £127mn to cover potential remediation costs

Nationwide posted a fall in annual profits as the UK’s largest mutual set aside millions to cover potential compensation costs linked to customer complaints.

The building society posted annual statutory profits of £1.8bn in the year to April 4, compared with £2.3bn the previous year, as it set aside £127mn to cover for liabilities and charges.

Nationwide said £24mn of the provision would be used to cover potential remediation costs linked to “complaints from customers in relation to past sales or ongoing administration” following enquiries from regulators and the Financial Ombudsman Service, while £99mn would be used to cover litigation costs linked to its “discussions” with various authorities.

Nationwide is expected to complete its £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money by the end of the year.

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Kana Inagaki in Tokyo and Song Jung-a in Seoul 

China, Japan and South Korea to hold first trilateral summit since 2019

The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea will hold a trilateral summit for the first time since late 2019 as they seek to improve economic ties and ease tensions in the Indo-Pacific region.

According to South Korea’s presidential office, Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida and China’s premier Li Qiang will each travel to Seoul for bilateral talks with South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday, which will be followed by a trilateral meeting on Monday.

People with knowledge of the discussions said the summit will probably focus on economic and trade issues amid tensions with Beijing on the political and security fronts.

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Rachel Millard in London

National Grid makes £7bn rights issue to fund transatlantic projects

National Grid has announced a £7bn rights issue to help fund around £60bn of investment in the UK and US over the coming the decade. 

The FTSE 100 company is also planning to sell off its liquefied natural gas import terminal in Kent, England, and its US onshore renewables business, National Grid Renewables, in order to focus on electricity and gas networks. 

John Pettigrew, chief executive, said the steps marked a “defining moment” for the company, adding that by the end of the decade it “is expected to support over 60,000 more jobs”.

About 52 per cent of the planned investment is due to be spent in the UK and 48 per cent in the US.

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Emma Dunkley in London

AJ Bell logs half a million customers

UK investment platform AJ Bell said assets have reached a record £80.3bn as the number of customers using the site crossed half a million.

The company said assets under administration jumped by more than a tenth over the six months to the end of March, driven by net customer inflows of £2.9bn and positive market movements.

Some 27,000 customers signed up to use the platform, which offers pensions and investments, boosting its customer base to 503,000.

Profit before tax increased to £61.4mn, up 47 per cent on the same period a year ago. 

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Suzi Ring in London

UK competition watchdog starts investigation into veterinary market

The UK competition regulator is pressing ahead with a full investigation of the veterinary sector, which could result in the break-up or sale of businesses in a bid to make the market more competitive.

The Competition and Markets Authority said it was opening the probe over concerns about high prices and a lack of choice for consumers. Beyond breaking up the dominant groups in the sector, the CMA could impose maximum prescription fees for customers.

The decision to launch a full investigation comes after the CMA received an unprecedented response to its consultation. Around 56,000 pet owners and people in the veterinary sector wrote to the watchdog over its concerns.

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Joshua Oliver in London

Great Portland Estates to raise £350mn for central London property

London office developer Great Portland Estates will seek to raise £350mn in a rights issue to pursue “compelling new investment opportunities” as the commercial property market bottoms out.

The fundraise came despite the company announcing that the value of its £2.3bn portfolio of mostly London office and retail properties had dropped 12 per cent in the year to March.

Chief executive Toby Courtauld said: “We believe values are now at or around their cyclical trough and consequently, we turned net buyer during the year for the first time since 2013.”

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William Sandlund in Hong Kong

Markets update: Chinese equities drop as tech sector stumbles

Hong Kong and Chinese equities sold off on Thursday, weighed down by the technology sector, while Japanese and South Korean markets edged higher.

The Hang Seng index shed 1.8 per cent, leading losses in Asia. Declines were greater in mainland Chinese tech companies, with the Hang Seng Tech index falling 2 per cent. Tech group NetEase was among the worst performers as it lost 5.9 per cent ahead of its first-quarter earnings announcement.

The mainland’s CSI 300 dropped 1.3 per cent. Japan’s Topix rose 0.7 per cent, with technology groups that have exposure to the semiconductor industry among the top gainers.

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What to watch in Europe today

G7: Finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in the Italian coastal city of Stresa.

Economic data: EU flash consumer confidence indicator for May will be published. Eurozone, France, Germany, Italy and the UK’s flash May manufacturing and services PMI survey data will be published by S&P Global.

UK Covid inquiry: Cabinet secretary Simon Case gives evidence.

Labour shortlist:  Details to be announced for candidate to stand in the North Islington seat of former leader of the opposition Jeremy Corbyn, who was blocked from standing for the party last year

Corporate earnings: AJ Bell, Aviva, Bloomsbury Publishing, Hill & Smith, International Distributions Services, National Grid, Nationwide Building Society, Ralph Lauren, Rolls-Royce, Tate & Lyle and Wizz Air are all expected to deliver updates.

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Nic Fildes in Sydney

BHP shares drop as deadline for Anglo American deal is extended

BHP shares fell sharply on Thursday after its latest all-share offer for Anglo American opened the door to a further week of talks over a potential takeover.

The Australian miner’s third “final” and conditional offer was pitched at £38.6bn. Anglo American rejected the approach over concerns over the structure of a potential takeover but agreed to engage with BHP for a further week.

RBC Capital Markets said the new offer was “well above the top-range of what we see as being value accretive” and now embedded too much synergy and execution risk into the takeover. 

Shares in BHP fell almost 3 per on Australian markets, altering the value of the bid for Anglo.

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Markets update: Hong Kong-listed Chinese equities fall

Stocks in Hong Kong led losses in Asia as Chinese companies listed in the city sold off.

The benchmark Hang Seng index shed 1.4 per cent, while the Hang Seng Tech index dropped 1.4 per cent. GDS Holdings, which builds and operates data centres in mainland China, led losses with a 14 per cent drop after reporting first-quarter results.

Among Asian currencies, the Malaysian ringgit weakened the most against the dollar, at 0.5 per cent, and the People’s Bank of China set its daily fixing point around which the renminbi can be traded at Rmb7.1098 a dollar, its weakest level since January.

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Kathrin Hille in Taipei

China has started military exercises around Taiwan three days after President Lai Ching-te took office.

“This is a harsh punishment for. . . separatist plots for ‘independence’ and a serious warning against outside interference and provocations,” the People’s Liberation Army said in a statement.

The PLA said the army, navy, air force and rocket force would practise seizing control of the battlefield, striking key targets and operating close to Taiwan’s main island on Thursday and Friday.

State media said manoeuvres would take place in the Taiwan Strait as well as north, south and east of Taiwan and around Taipei-controlled islands off the Chinese coast. 

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What to watch in Asia today

Events: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing hosts a tech symposium at its headquarters in Hsinchu to discuss its latest products and expansion plans. The governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand delivers remarks in Queenstown following the central bank’s decision yesterday to hold interest rates.

Economic data: Singapore announces final first-quarter gross domestic product figures, Thailand releases April trade data and India has its May purchasing managers’ indices. Hong Kong and Singapore publish their April consumer price indices.

Corporate updates: Lenovo, Xiaomi, NetEase and Meituan report earnings.

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James Politi in Washington

Nikki Haley says she will vote for Trump in US election

Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor, has backed Donald Trump in the race for the White House after bashing him repeatedly as unfit for the office during their bitter Republican nomination fight earlier in the year.

Haley’s endorsement is the latest sign that traditional conservative Republicans are falling in line with Trump’s candidacy even after failing to stop his ascent to the party’s nomination against Joe Biden.

In Haley’s case, the support comes despite Trump’s vitriolic and humiliating attacks on her throughout the campaign, including his use of “Birdbrain” as a derogatory nickname against her.

“Trump has not been perfect on . . . policies,” Haley said. “But Biden has been a catastrophe. So I will be voting for Trump”.

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Attracta Mooney in London

US judge allows ExxonMobil to pursue suit against climate activist

A US district judge in Texas has ruled ExxonMobil’s lawsuit over a climate-focused shareholder resolution will be allowed to proceed against Arjuna Capital, a registered investment adviser, while dismissing a separate claim against European group Follow This.

Exxon filed a lawsuit against the two climate-focused investor groups earlier this year to block a resolution they filed demanding it do more to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. The pair withdrew their resolution in response, asking the judge to dismiss the lawsuit.

But in an opinion issued Wednesday, district Judge Mark Pittman said the case against Arjuna could continue, arguing it was “not absolutely clear” the pair would not file future resolutions, which he argued were “vexing for corporations”. He said Exxon could not pursue the case against Netherlands-based Follow This because of jurisdiction issues.

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Daniel Thomas in London

News Corp strikes content deal with OpenAI

News Corp has struck a deal with OpenAI to allow its news content to be used by the AI developer to train its models and improve its consumer services.

OpenAI will receive access to current and archived content from publications including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and New York Post in the US and The Times and The Sun in the UK. A number of Australian titles will also be included. 

No financial terms were given when the deal was announced on Wednesday, although the Wall Street Journal, one of the titles included in the deal, reported that it could be worth more than £250mn to News Corp over five years.

Robert Thomson, chief executive of News Corp, said that OpenAI’s Sam Altman understood “the commercial and social significance of journalists and journalism”.

In April, the Financial Times signed a content licensing deal with OpenAI. 

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Jaren Kerr in New York

US stocks fall from record highs ahead of Nvidia earnings

US stocks fell from record highs as traders assessed minutes from the Federal Reserve’s most recent meeting and prepared for Nvidia’s earnings results.

The S&P 500 on Wednesday closed 0.3 per cent below the previous session’s record high, with about two-thirds of the benchmark index’s members declining. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.2 per cent.

Early declines for Nvidia moderated in the afternoon, leaving the semiconductor group down 0.5 per cent at Wall Street’s closing bell and ahead of its first-quarter earnings report.

The small-cap focused Russell 2000 fell 0.9 per cent.

Treasury prices fell, pushing the yield on the two-year note up 0.04 percentage points to 4.87 per cent.

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**** TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE **** ****         AT THE DOOR            **** On huge public demand, Axiom Productions presents return of the legend UK tour Attaullah Esakhelvi Live in concert  

Attaullah Esakhelvi is legendary presidential award winner artist who’s equally popular among three generations.  He is well known for his block-buster tracks including Kameez Teri Kaali, Idhar zindagi ka, Pyar nal na sehi, ae thewa, Idhar zindagi ka. After a very successful UK tour in 2020 and 2021, this year he is performing in 8 cities in the United Kingdom.  

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Tony Khan talks five years of AEW, 2024 Double or Nothing, Bryan Danielson's contract and Adam Cole's health

Aew celebrates the fifth installment of their debut event, double or nothing, on sunday.

All Elite Wrestling celebrates its fifth anniversary at AEW Double or Nothing on Sunday. The promotion returns to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the sight of its first event. It's a full circle moment for AEW founder Tony Khan and numerous stars who will have competed on both the inaugural card and the fifth-anniversary show by night's end.

"I think it's amazing how much we've been able to grow the business and how much wrestling we've been able to provide week in and week out," Khan told CBS Sports. "How much we've grown new jobs and new opportunities. It's amazing because when we launched five years ago this weekend at the original Double or Nothing, we had not even started doing TV yet."

Khan is a lifelong professional wrestling fan with executive roles with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham Premier League club. He formed AEW in 2019 with a select group including original executive vice presidents Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson. The four wrestlers had previously organized a very successful one-off event called All In in 2018 in conjunction with Ring of Honor, a promotion Khan would later purchase. 

AEW debuted with their Double or Nothing pay-per-view event on May 25, 2019. It signified the launch of North America's largest non-WWE pro wrestling promotion since WCW folded in 2001. Fast-forward five years and that one event has expanded to three weekly television shows on major networks – plus additional televised specials – and nine PPVs in 2024.

"We began with two hours of TV every week on TNT and it's expanded so much," Khan said. "Now we do five hours of TV every week on TNT and TBS. It's amazing. It means we've more than doubled our content time. We've been able to hire more wrestlers and build what I believe is the best roster in pro wrestling with the greatest stars. 'AEW: where the best wrestle' is a mindset and I also believe it's a true statement."

One of AEW's strongest cases for being "where the best wrestle" is Bryan Danielson. "The American Dragon" has long been in the debate for best in-ring pro wrestler, something he continues to assert at age 43. Danielson's resume is bulletproof, including five WWE world title reigns and a classic WrestleMania moment. Not one to rest on his laurels, Danielson still puts on brilliant performances against in-ring savants like Omega, Will Ospreay and Kazuchika Okada.

Danielson told the "Casual Conversations" podcast that his contract expires sometime before AEW's big All In London show at Wembley Stadium on Aug. 25. Khan told CBS it's a top priority to re-sign Danielson, who will be involved at Double or Nothing on Sunday as one of the eight competitors in the annual "Anarchy in the Arena" match.

"I would like Bryan to stay, in a perfect world, forever here in whatever capacity he'd stay with us in," Khan said. "I'd hope that Bryan would finish his wrestling career here. I would do anything to make that happen. I want Bryan to stay with us wrestling as long as possible. I know that he's talked about an exit from full-time wrestling, which is what he's been doing this year whenever he's been healthy.

"The only thing better than that is to have Bryan Danielson stepping up for the company, AEW, and fighting on our behalf. He's said a lot of great things about why he wants to be in this match and about why he wanted to come to AEW. I appreciate some of the complimentary things he's said about me personally, but especially I appreciate the things he's said about AEW and what we do here and why he loves AEW. I think Bryan Danielson fits on AEW like a glove. As long as he will consider wrestling with us, that door is always open. I would bend over backwards for him and do anything for Bryan Danielson."

Khan is optimistic that Danielson and the company will agree to terms to keep him in some capacity.

"I definitely think so. I hope so," Khan said. "I don't know whether he'll be wrestling full-time after that but I really hope Bryan will stay with me here in the office forever… I talk to Bryan pretty much every day whenever I can. So I hope that will continue for the rest of our lives."

Another bright spot on AEW's roster is Adam Cole. The current leader of the Undisputed Kingdom stable has been sidelined since suffering a freak ankle injury on the Sept. 20 episode of AEW Dynamite. Cole hurt himself landing a small jump off the rampway while running to rescue MJF. Cole and MJF were engaged in an enemies-turned-best friends storyline that was a high point of AEW programming in 2023.

Cole's injury forced the promotion to pivot their direction for the angle. Both MJF and Cole are currently recovering from injuries. While Khan said MJF was welcome back to television anytime, he confirmed that Cole -- who still appears occasionally on TV -- is not cleared to compete.

"He's not 100% but he's getting better and better," Khan said. "I think that's great news for AEW. We love Adam Cole and the fans love Adam Cole. He's been a big part of the company now for almost three years of our five-year journey. It's crazy to think Adam Cole, a year ago at this time, really felt like he was getting towards the top of the wrestling world.

"I would love to get Adam Cole back in the ring and he works so hard on his rehab. He really wants to get back in the ring. I think that would be a great thing for AEW."

2024 is arguably the most important year in AEW history since year one. The company is still negotiating with Warner Bros. Discovery to renew AEW's media rights. Khan is optimistic he will strike a new deal to make 2025 AEW's first profitable year and further secure their longevity.

"I think it's important for AEW to maintain momentum and have a great 2024 because this is a huge year for our media rights renewals…" Khan said. "I'm very optimistic about our media rights renewal. We're having great conversations with WarnerBrothers Discovery. It's been very productive. We're still in an exclusive negotiating period with them and I'm very happy about that."

AEW Double or Nothing takes place on Sunday on pay-per-view. CBS Sports will have live play-by-play coverage of the entire card .

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