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Vote for your star man in KentOnline’s team of the week.Congratulations to K Sports midfielder Todd Brand, who won last week’s poll with 25% of the vote after his match-winning double against Meridian VP.Have a look at today’s XI and pick your favourite at the bottom of the page.Ben Bridle-Card kept Isthmian Premier leaders Hornchurch at bay, including a big save from Ade Yusuff five minutes before Chatham broke the deadlock in a 2-0 top-of-the-table victory.Former Charlton and Birmingham youngster Ife Oni scored and helped Deal to a clean sheet in a 2-0 Southern Counties East Premier Division success at…

Location : The A34 southbound between the A272 and the junction with the A33 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:30 and 10:45 on 18 December 2023. Cause : Broken down vehicle. Delay : There are currently delays of 40 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

A man has been charged and is due to appear in court today in connection with the incident over the weekend Source link

Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in risky territory as sell-offs from whales mark a change in mood.The latest weekly close has done little to comfort nervous traders as a pause in “up only” BTC price activity continues.With just two weeks to go until the yearly candle concludes, the countdown is on — together with the pressure — across risk assets.Macro data releases — key short-term volatility catalysts — are set to keep coming for the remainder of December, with United States GDP due as markets digest last week’s moves by the Federal Reserve.It seems as if a “Santa rally”…

With a severe shortage of affordable housing in the United States, renters living along the East and Gulf coasts are uniquely vulnerable to hurricane disasters. Two new studies based on data from 2009 to 2018 show that renters living along the East and Gulf coasts of the United States face rent increases, higher eviction rates, and a lack of affordable housing in the aftermath of a hurricane. The research will be presented in December at the annual meeting of the 2023 Society for Risk Analysis Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Both analytical studies are based on 10 years of data…

His crimes would have had untold impact on individuals and organisations alike and such widespread offending requires the most painstaking detective work. Still, however hard working and resourceful investigators are, sometimes help comes from the most unlikely of places. Occasionally, feckless criminals gift the police golden opportunities to catch them on a plate. Despite the wit that must be needed to sustain a complex criminal operation, DFT handed the police two such ‘he did what?’ moments. First, he pitched up at Brighton Police Station to reclaim a lost wallet. A wallet within which police had already found several credit cards…

Location : The M6 southbound between junctions J23 and J22 . Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Broken down vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:15 and 09:30 on 18 December 2023. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:15 and 10:30 on 18 December 2023. Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed. Source link

Tamara, a buy now pay later platform for consumers in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region, has raised $340 million in a financing C round that values the fintech at $1 billion. Saudi asset manager and financial institution SNB Capital and Sanabil Investments, a wholly-owned company by Saudi’s sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund (PIF), led the Series C round. Other backers include Shorooq Partners, Pinnacle Capital, Impulse and others, joining existing investors such as Checkout.com. The round, composed of primary capital and a transaction of some secondary shares, is among the largest investments in a fintech in the…

The UK Government is ushering in a positive change in employment and wages, especially for the younger workforce. This development happens annually on 1 April of each year and stems from recommendations by the Low Pay Commission (LPC) who are dedicated to protecting the wages and living standards of the lowest-paid workers. Let’s delve into the details and understand what this means for this youngest working demographic.What’s changing?From April 2024, the minimum wage is poised to increase to £11.44 per hour for workers over the age of 21.This amounts to a 12.4% for over-21s which is a £1,800 raise for full-time workers,…

Unilever will sell its Elida Beauty business to an American private investment firm as it looks to optimise its personal care portfolio. The financial terms of the deal, which were not disclosed, are expected to close in mid-2024. The buyer, Yellow Wood Partners, has already invested in a host of personal care products including Dr Scholl’s foot care line and Real Technique makeup brushes. Fabian Garcia, president of Unilever Personal Care, said that the sale marks another step towards the “optimisation of its personal care portfolioâ€�. “Our priority is to step up the growth of our Power Brands by investing…