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• 銀行表示，已撤回在高等法院對前 Telegraph 所有者 Aidan 和 Howard Barclay 提起的訴訟。 • Telegraph 的前所有者在與 HSBC 就超過 1.4 億英鎊的逾期債務達成和解後，免於破產。 • 在週二的高等法院聽證會上，這家歐洲最大的銀行表示，已撤回對 Aidan 和 Howard Barclay 的法律程序。該家族於 2023 年因欠 Lloyds Bank 約 11.6 億英鎊的債務未償還，而失去了對 Daily Telegraph 和 Sunday Telegraph 的控制權。

Specialist lender says it expects its slice of £9.1bn compensation set by FCA to be about £320mClose Brothers shares surged on Wednesday after the UK bank declared it could “comfortably absorb” its slice of a £9.1bn compensation bill over the motor finance scandal, hours after one of its rivals announced it was selling its UK operations over looming costs.The specialist lender said it expected the final terms of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) compensation scheme to cost roughly £320m, a sum that is “broadly similar” to previous estimates and the £294m put aside to date. Continue reading...

• The Country Music Hall of Fame revealed its 2026 inductees on March 21: country star Tim McGraw, songwriter Paul Overstreet, and bluegrass pioneers the Stanley Brothers. • Tim McGraw, with over 75 million albums sold and hits like 'Live Like You Were Dying,' joins legends such as George Strait in the modern era category. • Paul Overstreet earns recognition for penning 16 No. 1 hits including 'Forever and Ever, Amen' for Randy Travis.

Specialist lender’s shares plunge after short seller claims it will have to raise provision for compensation Business live – latest updatesThe banking group Close Brothers is to cut about 600 jobs and roll out the use of AI “at pace” after posting further losses in the face of a mounting compensation bill for the motor finance scandal.The specialist lender said the cuts – nearly a quarter of its 2,600-strong workforce – would be made over the next 18 months across its teams in the UK and Ireland. Continue reading...