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Angela Hartnett is a chef and restaurateur known for her sophisticated yet simple Italian cooking. Her passion for food was instilled in her by her Italian mother and grandmother. After starting out in Gordon Ramsay’s kitchens at Aubergine and Pétrus, Angela became head chef at Pétrus, helping the restaurant achieve a Michelin star. In 2008, she co-opened the now Michelin-starred Murano in London’s Mayfair with Gordon Ramsay before taking full ownership two years later. Several Café Muranos have followed, as have Hartnett Holder & Co at Lime Wood in Hampshire and Cicoria at the Royal Opera House.The Guardian’s journalism is…

BUA Foods Plc has unveiled an ambitious expansion plan aimed at increasing local food production, improving the availability of staple foods and strengthening Nigeria’s food security. The company announced the plans on Wednesday at its 5th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abuja, after shareholders approved a record N504 billion dividend for the 2025 financial year. The shareholders also approved its audited financial statements, the re-election of retiring directors and other statutory resolutions. The approved dividend represents a final payout of N28 per ordinary share, following what the company described as another year of strong financial performance. Speaking at the meeting,…

ToplineThe Powerball jackpot jumped to $526 million—the third biggest lottery prize of the year so far—after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday night, although the eventual winner will take home a much smaller payout after taxes and deductions.The Powerball Jackpot rose to $526 million after Wednesday’s drawing.Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reservedKey FactsIf there’s a winner in the next draw, they will get to choose between receiving the $526 million split across 30 annual installments or a one-time cash payout of $233.5 million—the preferred option for most winners.If the winner chooses the cash prize, their…

TikTok is under formal investigation over concerns it has failed to protect children from harmful content, the UK’s online regulator, Ofcom, has announced.The social media platform’s approach to checking the ages of users has sparked “particular concerns” at the watchdog, almost a year after measures to protect children from the worst of online content came into effect under the Online Safety Act.Ofcom said TikTok is using a method of inferring children’s ages that may have failed to correctly identify “a significant proportion of children”, putting them at risk of exposure to harmful content.The regulator said it had not reached any…

Making Shabana Mahmood chancellor shows Burnham ‘subservient to City’ bankers, Green leader Zack Polanski saysZack Polanski, the Green party leader, says reports saying Shabana Mahmood is now set to be Andy Burnham’s chancellor have shown he would be “subservient to the City”.Polanski posted this on social media this morning. double quotation markWe don’t know what the cabinet will be yet, but the mood music is ominous. A Labour Party subservient to the City of London and harking back to the Blair years would be catastrophic for this country. People simply won’t stand for Rip Off Britain any more. And he…

Wema Bank has warned customers to be vigilant against fraudsters using fake advertisements and pop-up prompts on social media, websites, and messaging platforms to trick users into downloading malicious mobile applications capable of stealing banking information. In a mail sent to its customers on Thursday, the bank said cybercriminals are increasingly disguising malware as legitimate applications, including sports betting, live score, streaming, utility, banking support, and phone update apps. According to Wema Bank, once installed, the malicious applications can take control of a victim’s mobile device, steal banking credentials and transaction PINs, intercept SMS messages, and one-time passwords (OTPs). It…

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If Irvine Sellar, the larger-than-life developer who gave London the 95-storey hypodermic pinnacle of the Shard, had had his way, the UK’s tallest building would have been joined by a sibling: a 72-storey residential tower soaring above Paddington Station, the pair of leviathans winking conspiratorially at each other across the capital. In the end the Paddington Pole, as it became known, attracted the feather-spitting ire of heritage bodies and community groups, and after 1,800 objections, was refused planning permission by Westminster Council.Undaunted, Sellar and his architect Renzo Piano – the Italian imperator of hi-tech and co-designer, with Richard Rogers, of…

Labour Party has said it successfully uploaded names of its presidential, vice-presidential and National Assembly candidates before the 14 July deadline given by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to do so. The party made the clarification in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Ken Asogwa, in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr Asogwa said reports alleging failure to upload its presidential and vice-presidential candidates before the deadline were false, misleading and without factual basis. He said that the names of its presidential, Chibuzo Okereke, and vice-presidential candidates Bintu Konto, were uploaded on 10 July, four days before INEC closed its…

Jordan Pickford prepared detailed notes on how to save penalties from Argentina’s players ahead of England’s World Cup semi-final in Atlanta, but the goalkeeper never got to use them after his side lost 2-1 in normal time. The notes, taped to Pickford’s water bottle, were discovered by Argentina’s players, including Lionel Messi, as they celebrated their comeback win on Wednesday night. England had led through Anthony Gordon before Enzo Fernandez levelled for Argentina, who then scored twice late on to book their place in Sunday’s final against Spain, avoiding a shootout altogether. According to a report by Talk Sport, Pickford’s…