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A Post Office Capture victim says delays in the justice system have left him fearing he may never live to see his name cleared.Steve Marston was convicted in 1998 of stealing nearly £80,000 from his branch, based on faulty computer software called Capture that pre-dated the infamous Horizon scandal. His case has been with the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) for nearly a year, but has still not been referred to the Court of Appeal. Image: Steve Marston fears he won’t be alive to see his name cleared ‘Sleeping isn’t easy’Mr Marston, who turns 70 in February, told Sky News:…
Susan Stamberg, a “founding mother” of National Public Radio and the first female broadcaster to host a national news program, has died. She was 87. Stamberg died Thursday, NPR reported. It did not provide a cause of death. Stamberg joined NPR in the early 1970s when it was getting off the ground as a network of radio stations across the country. During her career, she interviewed thousands of people, from prominent politicians and artists to the less well-known like White House chefs and people who work behind the scenes in Hollywood. She explained in an oral history interview with Oregon…
George Springer on Max Scherzer’s Game 4 performance and the Toronto Blue Jays evening the series against the Seattle Mariners.
Max Scherzer spoke with Big Papi, Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter after the Toronto Blue Jays’ win in Game 4 against the Seattle Mariners.
MUMBAI :Japanese lender Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation has no immediate plans to raise its stake in India’s Yes Bank beyond 24.99 per cent, a senior executive at the bank told Reuters on Friday.In his first interview since the deal concluded in September, Rajeev Kannan, group executive officer and head of SMBC Group’s India division, said the bank is focused on contributing to Yes Bank’s board as its largest shareholder and does not intend to take on an executive role in the lender. “We are not actively looking at increasing our stake in Yes Bank beyond the regulatory permissible limit of…
They are experiencing a significant downturn in their industry despite official reports of economic growth“IN THE past, once I reached my destination, I would go directly to a hotel for the night and have meals at restaurants. Nowadays, I sleep and prepare my meals in the truck, and there is nowhere to have a shower.”As the trucking industry has slumped in the past two years, 53-year-old truck driver Chen Yong is using various means to tighten his belt. Even in mid-summer, he rarely sleeps overnight in hotels and will make do by sleeping in his truck three nights in a…
Its latest GDP print puts it on track to meet the official forecast of 4% to 4.8% expansion this year MALAYSIA’s growth unexpectedly accelerated in the third quarter, with the economy firing across all sectors and exports defying US President Donald Trump’s higher tariffs.Gross domestic product rose 5.2 per cent in the July-September period from a year earlier, according to advance estimates from Malaysia’s Department of Statistics on Friday (Oct 17). That is faster than even the highest estimate in a Bloomberg survey, and exceeds the pace of expansion recorded in the previous three quarters.“Domestic demand continued to be the…
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WHEN Typhoon Yagi struck in 2024, it swept across Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam – impacting more than 7.5 million people. The storm caused widespread displacement, destroyed homes and croplands, and disrupted livelihoods, with women and children bearing the brunt of the impact. Across Indonesia, volcanic eruptions, floods, and landslides continue to wreak havoc, particularly in informal settlements in hazard-prone urban areas. According to the International Disaster Database, 146 million people in Asean were affected by climate events in 2024 – an increase of 15 million from the previous year and 11 per cent above the five-year average.…
ASIAN stocks tracked losses on Wall Street on Friday amid fresh credit market fears that compounded worries about trade tensions, a possible tech bubble and the US government shutdown.After a months-long run-up that has seen some indexes hit multiple records, investors have been sent reeling this week since US President Donald Trump stoked his tariff standoff with China on Friday, sparking tit-for-tat salvos that have broken the calm.Investors have been nervously watching the US banking sector since parts company First Brands and subprime lender Tricolor filed for bankruptcy in September, with the former owing billions to lenders.The announcement was followed…