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Natalie Portman says method acting is a 'luxury that women can't afford'

Natalie Portman says method acting is a 'luxury that women can't afford'

Source: The Nation LONDON - Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman has called method acting "a luxury that women can't afford," adding that she's never used the technique. "I've gotten very into roles, but I think it's honestly a luxury that

Venture capital investment in UK firms still below pandemic-era peak By Reuters

Venture capital investment in UK firms still below pandemic-era peak By Reuters

Source: Investing.com UK LONDON (Reuters) - Investment in UK start-ups fell to $21.3 billion in 2023, down from $31.3 billion in 2022 and a little over half of the peak fundraising in 2021, as higher interest rates cooled risk appetite, a report by HSBC (LON:HSBA) Innovation

Rate hikes push up cost of financing student loans

Rate hikes push up cost of financing student loans

Source: The Star LONDON: The UK Treasury is facing a hit of more than £10bil (US$12.7bil) per year as higher interest rates push up the cost of financing student loans, meaning the taxpayer will now take a loss even on debt that is fully repaid, according to a

Rajnath Singh holds 'fruitful discussions' with UK counterpart on security and defence industrial co-op

Rajnath Singh holds 'fruitful discussions' with UK counterpart on security and defence industrial co-op

Source: Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K Author: Daily Excelsior LONDON, Jan 9 : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday met his British counterpart Grant Shapps and held "fruitful discussions" on a wide range of issues related to defence cooperation, security and also on enhancing

Actor Idris Elba calls for action over UK knife crime

Actor Idris Elba calls for action over UK knife crime

Source: The News International LONDON: Actor Idris Elba on Monday urged the UK government to take urgent action to reduce knife crime, with public concern at mounting numbers of young people being injured or killed in stabbings. Elba, who shot to fame as drugs kingpin Stringer Bell in the hit

'Appalling' false convictions for UK Post Office 'thefts' spur outrage

'Appalling' false convictions for UK Post Office 'thefts' spur outrage

Source: The News International LONDON: Public anger is mounting over what has been described as Britain´s biggest-ever miscarriage of justice that saw hundreds of subpostmasters wrongly convicted of theft because of a computer software glitch. Lives were ruined by the false accusations that led to some Post Office branch

Committee unanimously backs call for municipal tools to discourage 'renovictions'

Committee unanimously backs call for municipal tools to discourage 'renovictions'

Source: CTV Newsnet London, Ont. is one step closer to strengthening policies to combat 'renovictions' that force low-income tenants from their homes. On Monday, members of tenant advocacy group London Acorn attended a meeting of council's Community and Protective Services Committee to show their support for