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Jockey Tom O’Brien, Cheltenham festival winner, dies aged 39

O’Brien rode more than 1,000 winners over jumps ‘Tom meant so much to so many people across our sport’ Tom O’Brien, who rode more than 1,000 winners over jumps including five Grade Ones and two at the Cheltenham festival, has died at the age of 39 after being diagnosed with cancer. O’Brien, who retired from race riding in April 2023, had a close association with Philip Hobbs’s stable near Minehead throughout his 20-year career in the saddle and enjoyed his most prestigious Grade One victories aboard Hobbs’s Thyme Hill in the Stayers’ Hurdle at Aintree in April 2021 and the Kauto Star Novice Ch

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Entertainment

‘Like having your brain squeezed’: Succession’s Jesse Armstrong and more on the rollercoaster of TV writers’ rooms

As co-writer of new thriller Hunting Alice Bell, our film critic entered the hallowed Room – and was struck by its support, buzz, abrasion and chocolate snacks. He asks legendary showrunners about their experience ‘Write, write, write until your fingers break!” That was Chekhov’s advice to writers. Until I started writing for television I thought I understood what he meant. I thought I knew what writing was: the solitude, the making yourself do it, the finger-shattering pain of doing it seriously, on your own. As well as being chief film critic for the Guardian, I have written fiction and in s

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Crypto

Deutsche Bank Brings Bitcoin Custody Into Its Institutional Banking Empire

Germany’s largest lender, Deutsche Bank, has officially launched its digital asset custody service for institutional clients across Europe, bringing bitcoin, ether, and regulated stablecoins into its banking infrastructure. The Nov. 11 debut marks another significant step toward integrating cryptocurrency services into traditional finance (TradFi). The TradFi giant’s launch follows years of preparation, regulatory scrutiny, and […]

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