Blackstone-backed platform acquires the UK’s dominant MGA ahead of regulatory changes due in April 2027 ANV Group Holdings has completed its acquisition of Assured Underwriting Group (AUG), a London-based MGA that underwrites the bonds and insurance tour operators must hold by law to trade. The deal brings into ANV’s credit and protection segment a business whose…
India’s World Cup-winning captain Harmanpreet Kaur has stepped down from the role across all three formats. The batter, 37, led India to their first-ever global women’s title at the 2025 50-over World Cup on home soil. Harmanpreet is only the third Indian captain, after men’s players Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni, to guide a team…
One of the UK’s biggest oil refineries spilled pollution into local rivers and the Mersey Estuary on dozens of occasions in 2023 and 2024, documents shared exclusively with the BBC suggest. EET Fuels, formerly known as Essar, which runs Stanlow refinery, pleaded guilty this year to 12 charges of breaching environmental law between 2018 and…
Set Trending Topics as a preferred source on Google. After Zhipu and MiniMax, China’s two best-known A.I. labs now want to go public as well: DeepSeek is preparing a listing in Shanghai, while Moonshot AI, the company behind the Kimi models, is aiming for Hong Kong. Both have grown to valuations above $50 billion within…
Paris – Uruguayan designer Gabriela Hearst celebrated the art of Afghan women in her spring/summer 2027 collection, presented this Monday in Paris. The collection featured traditional prints and embedded craftsmanship. The Afghan inspiration was evident throughout the collection, appearing in white ensembles with small incorporated mirrors; dresses with full skirts and fitted bodices featuring traditional…
A global billionaire index released by Bloomberg featured the names, countries, ages and net worths of the 500 richest people in the world. Below are the top 10 among the 500 richest men in the world, their ages and net worth. Elon Musk Tech billionaire Elon Musk, an American, comes first on the global billionaire…
A VIDEO circulating on social media appears to show a woman being hit by a car while she was buying food at a coffee shop in Kota Kinabalu. The CCTV footage has drawn plenty of attention online, with many viewers wondering how an ordinary morning food run could end that way. But was a woman…
BOLOGNA – OCTOBER 05: Vincenzo Montella, Head Coach of Turkiye, looks on before the UEFA Nations League 2026/27 group phase match between Italy and Türkiye at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on October 05, 2026 in Bologna. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images) Vincenzo Montella warns Turkiye are doing the best they can at ‘a new level’…
Network analysts Streetwave have completed a survey of mobile phone signal strength across Cornwall that was carried out using food waste bin lorries. During the summer months, the trucks carried a box containing four off-the-shelf mobile phones running network analysis software, which carried out detailed network tests as the lorries moved from one property to…
U.S. independent contracting travel network Fora has officially debuted in the U.K., the businesses’ third international market following its entry into Canada and Mexico in 2025. The launch coincides with Fora’s recent ABTA and ATOL certifications, and builds on the U.K. advisor community Fora established since opening its first international chapter in London in 2024. …