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BRITs 2019: Denise Welch proudly takes credit for The 1975's success  Daily Mail

Denise Welch has delightedly taken credit for the success of her son Matt Healy's band The 1975 following their BRIT Awards success.

Passenger cars are still part of the picture but Holden is highlighting its range of SUVs and work utes as it belatedly joins the shift towards high-riding vehicles.

A fellow member of the Red Devils' 1999 Treble-winning squad believes his former team-mate should be given a permanent contract at Old Trafford

Joe Schmidt’s side are aiming to reap the benefits of some fine-tuning in Rome.

Trivia and word buffs: test your knowledge with today's superquiz and Target.

Musicians are often undervalued and underpaid but it is because of music rights management organisations like APRA AMCOS that we can even hope to stay afloat as a business.

The night racing season wraps up for another year in Sydney's inner-west with an eight-race program at Canterbury.

The shareholder primacy model that has defined U.S. business in the past few years has made executives and shareholders richer, and kept worker salaries stagnant. Now, a diverse group of politicians and researchers are saying it’s time to reconsider the model.

Sebastian Giovinco insists he joined Al-Hilal to become the first player to ‘win Leagues in Europe, the US and Saudi Arabia’ and still has Italy in his sights.

Use a single password for every website, and you're compromising your security. Use a different one each time, and you're bound to lose track of them. The solution? RoboForm Everywhere, a catch-all tool that will not only manage the passwords on every site you visit but generate better ones.

The U.K. government’s mandate that the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) allocate about $1 billion for a fund intended to give a financial boost to industry competitors has hit roadblocks that could spark controversy as the first of the funds are issued. Reports in the Financial Times on Wednesday (Feb. 20) said that Banking Competition […]

SalesTrip, a new corporate travel expense management firm, is launching its product this week in the U.K. The company has integrated a travel booking and spend management solution that it says is the first to operate on Salesforce, reports in Realwire said on Wednesday (Feb. 20). Designed for corporate users of Salesforce, the tool targets […]

The U.S. dollar hovers in positive territory early Thursday after the Federal Reserve’s January meeting minutes from the prior session didn’t put another dovish damper on market sentiment.

Product innovation is necessary for every company to grow and evolve in a competitive market. But if your audience “doesn’t get” your new product, success is much less of a guarantee.

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LAURIE WHITWELL: Stoke are exploring the possibility of sacking Saido Berahino amid the fallout from his drink-driving case. The club are weighing up the drastic action after being deeply angered.

The language barriers between officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and indigenous immigrant and asylum seekers have life-or-death consequences, according to a new report released by the Center for American Progress. The CAP report was conducted in response to the deaths of Maya children in the custody of the Customs and Border Protection […]

The district's operations levy, which was also on the February special election ballot, passed with 62 percent voter approval.

Duke freshman Zion Williamson’s knee injury should prompt renewed scrutiny of the NBA’s age limit.