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THE mantra of one game at a time has become the stock stance for Steven Gerrard and his players this season as they have moved to within weeks of…

Victoria Miro announces representation of Ali Banisadr Ali Banisadr, The Prophet, 2020. Oil on Linen, 168 x 224 cm, 66 x 88 in. LONDON .-Victoria Miro announced the representation of Ali Banisadr. The Brooklyn-based artist, acclaimed for his urgent, ravishing paintings that deftly combine elements of figuration and abstraction within a signature language, will present new work as part of the gallery’s forthcoming online group exhibition themed around the colour blue (from 24 February). A solo ...

Fashion chain Ted Baker has revealed a hit of up to £5 million from Brexit as tumbling festive sales also laid bare the toll taken by the pandemic. The group said the expected Brexit bill comes as it faces extra duty and shipping costs following the end of year agreement, which will only be "partially offset" by new customs warehouse capability. Ted Baker reported retail sales nearly halving in its crucial Christmas quarter, plunging 47% in the 13 weeks to January 30 as the coronavirus l...

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© Kenny Elrick / DCT Media Royal Scots Dragoon Guards help to set the stage for the mass vaccination centre ‘show’ at the P&J Live arena Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up   Oh happy day! For so long now, this critic has been despondently tolerating a life without the spiritual enrichment of the live arts – as in ...

THE funding of furlough has come under the spotlight after being dubbed a “mad" financial merry-go-round by Scottish hospitality industry…

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AS the games, weeks and months have gone on this season, there have been small but significant shows of strength from Rangers. The ultimate one will, of course, arrive sooner rather than later when Steven Gerrards side are crowned Premiership champions. It is a matter of when, not if, the long-awaited 55th title is won. But the business that Gerrard and the Ibrox board were able to sanction during the January transfer window was another real indicator of where Rangers are and where they a...

Clydesdale Bank office, Glasgow By Scott Wright SHARES in Clydesdale Bank owner Virgin Money UK closed up nearly eight per cent last night after first-quarter results showed it returned to statutory profitability and made no further provision for bad loans amid the continuing economic fallout from coronavirus. But the institution set aside a further £49 million for payment protection insurance (PPI) pay-outs after processing of final complaints was completed on January 25. It highlighted...

Advertisement El Salvador, aided by millions of dollars in U.S. military aid, became an epicenter of human rights violations. In March 1980, Archbishop Óscar Romero was shot to death while saying Mass. (Pope Francis canonized him as a saint on Oct, 14, 2018.) On Dec. 2, 1980, four U.S. Catholic missionaries in El Salvador were raped and murdered by the El Salvador National Guard: Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, Ursuline Sr. Dorothy Kazel and lay missionary Jean Donovan. "Peter and...