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Irish Independent
7 days ago
- Irish Independent
Italy's Mount Etna erupts, sending tourists fleeing
Mount Etna attracts dozens of tourists daily, some of whom were seen running away from the eruption earlier today Andy Gregory , Rachel Clun ©UK Independent Mount Etna has erupted in Sicily today, spewing a huge column of smoke and ash into the sky above the Italian island. Footage shared on social media showed people running for their lives down the mountainside of Europe's largest and most active volcano, as a thick column of smoke intensified above them.
Fashion United
27-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion United
BGF commits three billion pounds in investments for UK businesses
Barclays-founded BGF has outlined a three billion pound commitment to invest in high-potential UK businesses as it looks to scale support for growth in early-stage firms. Over the next five years, the firm, which has previously invested in fashion brands like Seasalt and Strathberry, wishes to back British businesses to help drive their success, the company's chief executive officer, Andy Gregory, said in a release. He continued: 'BGF is an investment platform built to solve a hard problem. With our platform advantage, we've proven we can deploy scaleup capital into a broad base of UK businesses, in a way that is commercially rigorous, regionally inclusive, and can help businesses grow in all conditions. 'Few investors have the nationwide reach to deploy capital at the scale required to make a meaningful difference to the UK's scaleup landscape, and this next phase is about leveraging our platform advantage to unlock even greater impact for UK plc.' As part of the pledge, BGF is dedicating 300 million pounds of the fund to supporting female-powered businesses, an extension of its prior 25 million pound commitment to the Invest in Women Taskforce initiative. In her own statement, Debbie Wosskow, co-chair of the Invest in Women Taskforce, said the investment is 'one of the largest ever made in the UK'. She added: 'It marks a turning point in how we back women-led enterprise and is exactly the kind of action that can start to reshape our business landscape for the better.'
The Independent
27-03-2025
- The Independent
Amsterdam stabbing - latest: Multiple people wounded after mass knife attack in Dam Square
Five people have been injured in a mass knife attack near Amsterdam 's central Dam square, Dutch police have said. Footage shared on social media appeared to show a helicopter landing in the square, which is popular with tourists, with injured people being taken to hospital. The stabbing is reported to have taken place shortly before 3:30pm local time, with De Telegraaf newspaper reporting that at least fourteen police cars and an officer on a motorcycle had swarmed the scene within 15 minutes. The outlet cited a police spokesperson as saying that officers had received reports of a robbery. Police said a suspect has been arrested but said a motive for the stabbing remains unclear, and detectives said they would be seeking to establish a motive as part of their investigation. Dam Square is an area popular with tourists visiting the Dutch capital. It is in the historic centre of the city and includes landmarks such as the Royal Palace. Five injured in knife attack near Dam Square Five people have been injured after a stabbing near Amsterdam 's central Dam square, police have said. Police said a suspect has been arrested but said a motive for the stabbing remains unclear. A large cordon has been set up on both Sint Nicolaasstraat and Dam Square, local media reported. Footage shared on social media appeared to show a helicopter landing in the square, with injured people being taken to hospital. The stabbing is reported to have taken place shortly before 3:30pm local time, with De Telegraaf newspaper reporting that at least fourteen police cars and an officer on a motorcycle had swarmed the scene within 15 minutes. Athena Stavrou27 March 2025 15:43 Pictured: Dam Square cordoned off as ambulances attend scene Athena Stavrou27 March 2025 15:46 Full story: Five injured in knife attack near Dam Square Five people have been injured after a stabbing near Amsterdam 's central Dam square, police have said. Police said a suspect has been arrested but said a motive for the stabbing remains unclear. A large cordon has been set up on both Sint Nicolaasstraat and Dam Square, local media reported. Footage shared on social media appeared to show a helicopter landing in the square, with injured people being taken to hospital. My colleague Andy Gregory has the full story: Athena Stavrou27 March 2025 15:50
