An 18-year-old accused of pushing a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol Harbour is set to escape with a police caution – if he attends a meeting on other monuments, his lawyer has revealed. The bronze memorial to the 17th Century slave merchant was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest on … Read more
The Edward Colston statue in Bristol was pulled down by demonstrators on Sunday Edward Colston was born to a wealthy merchant family in Bristol, 1636. After working as an apprentice at a livery company he began to explore the shipping industry and started up his own business. He later joined the Royal African Company and … Read more
A woman in Los Angeles has been caught on camera yelling at staff in a Trader Joe’s after she was asked to wear a face mask. The unnamed woman had stood in line around 5.30pm Friday with other shoppers on the opening day of the new store in North Hollywood. She was said by another … Read more
Sadiq Khan has announced he will ‘review and improve’ the diversity of London’s public landmarks and called for the removal of all slave trader statues in the capital. It follows the tearing down of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol over the weekend by Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstrators. Last night, some people … Read more
Black Lives Matter protesters have torn down a statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol and dumped it in the harbour – as demonstrations continue to sweep Britain following the death of George Floyd in America. Footage shows demonstrators heaving the metal monument down with ropes before cheering and dancing around it, … Read more
Senior Citigroup trader suspended over claims he stole food from his staff canteen By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 3 February 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 3 February 2020 A top City trader was suspended over claims he stole food from his staff canteen. Paras Shah, a senior bond trader at … Read more
Rogue trader Nick Leeson ‘boasts he is doing very well on the stock market’ amid the coronavirus pandemic Leeson ‘said “markets exist through crises” after declared he is “back trading”‘ He boasted ‘we are continuing to have another few great and profitable weeks’ Leeson was jailed for six-and-a-half years after Barings Bank went bust in … Read more
‘Hound of Hounslow’ trader who sparked trillion-dollar stock market crash from his bedroom should be spared jail, say prosecutors By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:08 BST, 15 January 2020 | Updated: 22:19 BST, 15 January 2020 Navinder Sarao was extradited to the US on charges of market manipulation after he carried out … Read more
A high-flying tattooed City of London trader who loved glamorous women, cocaine, and his red vintage Ferrari died at 42 after an insider trading career that spanned two continents. James Harris, an optician’s son who started his career as a tea boy on the London Stock Exchange, was found dead from an opioid overdose last … Read more