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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
The Lewisham pubs that are an asset of community value to locals
Lewisham is home to a number of pubs recognised as assets to the local community. The ACV designation, under the Localism Act 2011, allows communities to nominate buildings or land that further the social wellbeing or interests of the local population. Once registered, owners must inform the council if they intend to sell, giving community groups the opportunity to bid for the property. Alongside the three pubs currently open for business, The Baring Hall Hotel in Grove Park is also currently registered with an ACV, although it has been closed since 2020, as well as The White Hart and The Dirty South which also both closed that year. Here's a closer look at three Lewisham pubs that have earned this status. The Bell, Sydenham 59 Bell Green, SE26 5SJ Registered since 2019 by the Sydenham Society, The Bell has been a long-standing local pub that has served Sydenham for generations since it opened in the 19th century. The Bell has been a long-standing local pub that has served Sydenham for generations. (Image: Google) The pub was awarded an ACV after being nominated by The Sydenham Society, recognising it for its historical significance and as a community space and meeting point for locals. The Perry Hill, Catford 78-80 Perry Hill, SE6 4EY Another pub nominated by The Sydenham Society, formerly named The Two Brewers, this pub was added to the list on account of its community-focused program and role in revitalising the area. This pub was added to the list on account of its community-focused program and role in revitalising the area. (Image: Google) Today the pub offers an outdoor beer garden and space for events and is valued for supporting local creatives. The Birds Nest, Deptford 32 Deptford Church Street, SE8 4RZ Known for its eclectic music scene and artistic flair, The Birds Nest has been a part of the community for decades. (Image: Google) Known for its eclectic music scene and artistic flair, The Birds Nest has been a part of the community for decades, offering a creative space for artists and musicians. It was nominated as an asset by The Deptford Society in 2020, who highlighted its cultural significance as well as its accessibility to a wide cross-section of the local community.
Hypebeast
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Yeat Brings BNYX on For "I'M YEAT"
Summary Yeatis back with his third studio single of 2025. Coming off his appearance atDrake's headliningWireless Festivalset for a performance of 'IDGAF,' Yeat has shared another collaborative venture with one of his right-hand producers,BNYX. Dubbed 'I'M YEAT,' the assertive new single follows up 'The Bell' and 'Feël no wayz (Yeat mix)' – both of which landed on the heels of the rapper's Coachella performance, where he debuted both of the songs. A bass-heavy, braggadocious new offering, 'I'M YEAT,' opens with a sample of the infamous 'yah yeet yah' Vine video. Another sample follows suit, a fan outside of Yeat's show preaching: 'If you see the money that's Yeat! If you smell the money, that's Yeat! If you feel the money, that's Yeat!' These same words appear consistently throughout the actual song as well, the rapper interpolating the iconic clip into a contagious hook. The track also arrives with its official music video, a compilation of 'Real Lyfe Sh*t' footage of Yeat on tour and living lavishly. Stream 'I'M YEAT' on all streaming services now.
Phone Arena
12-07-2025
- Business
- Phone Arena
Questionable image of Tensor G5 prototype surfaces
Pixel 10 Pixel 10 Receive the latest Google news Subscribe By subscribing you agree to our terms and conditions and privacy policy On the other hand, there is some indication that Samsung Foundry felt that it would get the job of building the Tensor G5. As we told you last month, Korean financial newsletter "The Bell" said that Samsung Foundry is investigating why it lost the business of building the Tensor G5 to TSMC . While that doesn't prove that Samsung foundry built a Tensor G5 prototype, it does indicate that Samsung might have been surprised by Google's decision to have TSMC build the AP although most analysts were not. Samsung Foundry's yield problems have resulted in the Samsung unit's market share declining to 7.7% during Q1 2025 from 8.1% during the fourth quarter of last year. Meanwhile, TSMC's share has risen from 67.1% to 67.6% from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025, respectively. Galaxy S26 Galaxy S26 Pixel 10 Grab Surfshark VPN now at more than 50% off and with 3 extra months for free! Secure your connection now at a bargain price! We may earn a commission if you make a purchase Check Out The Offer As we've mentioned before, the Pixel 10 will be powered by the Tensor G5 application processor (AP). This will be the first Tensor chip designed from the ground up by Google ; previous Tensor chips used a Samsung Exynos AP as a foundation while Google added some customized parts of the chipset. The change will allow Google to design exclusive Pixel features right into the chipset. The Tensor G5 is also the first Tensor SoC built by the world's largest foundry, TSMC. The four previous Tensor APs were built by Samsung the struggles that Samsung Foundry is having with its yield at 3nm, it is no surprise that TSMC ended up with the job. But a tipster posted an image on "X" showing what he says is a prototype of the Tensor G5 AP. The tipster, @Jukanlosreve, wrote, " I received a photo of aprototype chip, and it's marked as SEC (Samsung). It certainly seems that, at least for the early versions of the, they were considering having the Tensor G5 manufactured at Samsung Foundry."@Jukanlosreve might have thought that the SEC marking on the chip stood for Samsung Electronics Company. However, while Samsung uses that abbreviation in press releases and news articles; it would not be a marking Samsung would typically use on a finished chip to indicate that it was made by Samsung Foundry. Also, there are signs that certain numbers on the chip have been concealed, possibly to perpetuate the myth that Samsung Foundry built a prototype of the Tensor most important project that Samsung Foundry is working on is the 2nm Exynos 2600 AP, expected to power the Galaxy S26 and+ in most markets outside of the U.S., Canada, and China. If Samsung uses the Exynos 2600 AP in those models, in most markets worldwide, themodels using Sammy's homegrown AP will be the first equipped by a chip produced using the 2nm process thing that is clear is that the Tensor G5 AP will not be manufactured by Samsung Foundry and will be produced by TSMC. Theseries is rumored to be unveiled on August 20th and released on August 28th.
The Diplomat
10-07-2025
- Business
- The Diplomat
How Tajikistan's Banks Help Russian Citizens Bypass SWIFT Ban
A recent investigation by the Russian outlet The Bell revealed that Russia's Sberbank, the country's largest bank, bypasses Western sanctions by sending its clients' funds to European bank accounts using Central Asian banks as intermediaries. Sberbank, a state-owned banking and financial services company headquartered in Moscow, is among the leading banks in Europe by market capitalization. After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Sberbank, like most Russian banks, was sanctioned by the United States on February 24 and by the European Union on July 21 of that year. The bank was subsequently cut off from SWIFT, the international financial messaging network through which banking systems of different countries communicate with each other. The international payment systems Visa and Mastercard left Russia soon afterwards. In the wake of the sanctions, Sberbank withdrew from the European market, closed its office in the United Arab Emirates, and sold its subsidiary in Kazakhstan. Despite this fallout, The Bell discovered that Sberbank's customers can open the bank mobile app and send up to 500,000 rubles (approximately $6,300) per transfer or up to 3,000,000 rubles (approximately $38,200) per month to Europe using bank card numbers of at least two European neobanks — the British-Lithuanian Revolut and German N26. If the recipient of the funds in Europe were to check the statement accompanying those transactions, they wouldn't see Sberbank as the bank of origin but rather find a random Central Asian name and Dushanbe or Tashkent as the origin of the funds. In the late 2010s, the central banks of Tajikistan and Russia started working on closer integration of the countries' banking systems, owing to the large volume of trade- and labor remittances-related money transfers between the two. The integration essentially eliminated all intermediaries between the two banking systems, from international systems like SWIFT to private payment agents like Zolotaya Korona. As a result, the Russian and the Tajik governments increased control over incoming and outgoing funds, making money transfers between the two countries faster, cheaper, and independent from any geopolitical concerns outside of the relationship between Russia and Tajikistan. In 2023 alone, the volume of labor remittances from Russia to Tajikistan totalled $5.7 billion, most of which was transferred via the direct channels between the banking systems of the two countries and was therefore invisible to SWIFT. This integration closely mirrors similar efforts that Russia made in its relationships with China and Iran. While Russian banks have lost access to Western markets in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, banks in Tajikistan have remained a part of international systems like SWIFT and Visa Direct, a real-time mechanism of payment delivery directly to financial accounts using card credentials. There are currently 16 banks and 25 microcredit deposit organizations (MCDOs) registered in Tajikistan. Only three of those MCDOs (IMON International, Humo, and Vasl) and 11 banks have access to Visa Direct, allowing them to deposit money received from Russian banks into European bank accounts. Dushanbe City Bank, for example, has been mentioned in several online ads offering banking services to Russian citizens via private third parties, along with another Tajik bank, IBT, and the Kyrgyz Bakay and MBank banks. The bank was founded in 2007 under the Avesto Group, a conglomerate closely tied to Tajikistan's ruling family. A typical third-party ad of this kind offers Russian citizens for just 16,999 rubles (approximately $215) an opportunity to remotely order and receive within a week a Visa- and SWIFT-connected bank card from 'a Tajik online microcredit deposit organization that has been on the market for 14 years.' Some ads, such as this one, specify that the MCDO could not be named because 'Visa and Mastercard monitor the Internet to identify any organizations that offer banking services to Russian citizens.' Serving as an intermediary for sanctioned Russian banks would put Central Asian banks in violation of both domestic and international anti-money laundering, counterterrorism financing, and customer due diligence laws and standards. Such violations, if proven, could result in the suspension of a banking license, a ban from systems like SWIFT and Visa, and other international sanctions. In January 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned 'a Kyrgyz Republic-based financial institution' that allegedly helped facilitate Russia's sanctions evasion schemes. 'If Revolut learns about this [scheme] and passes [the findings of The Bell's investigation] to Visa, the intermediary bank in Tajikistan will be found quickly because these actions are a serious violation,' an expert on Tajikistan's banking system who asked to remain anonymous out of safety concerns told The Diplomat. Both Revolut and N26, the European banks identified in The Bell's reporting, responded to the outlet's questions by outlining their policies to comply with sanctions and warning that the evasion scheme The Bell reported on would violate their terms of service.
Scottish Sun
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
English town on the edge of the Cotswolds with award-winning pub and four huge festivals a year
Plus, The Sun's Caroline McGuire took her kids to the Cotswolds attraction that has cute farm animals, huge playground and nearby campsite COUNTRY ESCAPE English town on the edge of the Cotswolds with award-winning pub and four huge festivals a year THE Cotswolds are undoubtedly one of the prettiest places to visit in the UK - but there is one particular town on the edge of the region which is lesser known. Situated in the Evenlode Valley, Charlbury is a quaint Oxfordshire town with a number of festivals throughout the year. 4 Situated in the Evenlode Valley, Charlbury is a pretty Oxfordshire town Credit: Alamy One such festival - coming up on June 28 - is Charlbury Beer Festival. On June 28, the Cricket Club takes place with 60 cask ales and over 18 craft beers from local breweries as well as live performances. Another festival is the Riverside Festival, which BBC Radio 6 Music's Steve Lamacq, claims to be "one of the top festivals in the UK". The festival is free and family-friendly, with a range of different music including rock, indie, jazz and folk. The festival has a number of children's activities too. Arguably, though, the most famous festival in the town is Wilderness music festival. This year's line-up includes Aurora, Wet Leg and Annie Mac. In addition to a large musical line-up, there are also food-related guests such as Prue Leith. There is also a 'Talks, Comedy and Conversations' line-up including Great Company with Jamie Laing Live and Food Stories with Jay Rayner. Attendees can also partake in yoga and wellness sessions. Inside the coolest new place to stay in the Cotswolds In the town itself, there is a railway station that serves the London to Worcester mainline - making it easy to access. And traveller's can head to Charlbury Museum - which has five rooms full of exhibits telling the history of the ancient market town. For example, visitors can learn about the penny-farthing bicycle and see Victorian costumes. And if you fancy a tipple, The Rose & Crown is a multi-time CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) award-winning pub. The traditional spot is known for boasting a variety of real ales and hosts regular live music events including blues and country artists. 4 Arguably, the most famous festival in the town is Wilderness music festival Credit: Cornbury Park The pub itself dates back to 1688 and is often referred to locals as 'Rosie'. One visitor commented: " Fantastic traditional pub. We visited for the winter beer festival, what a great experience. "The pub was packed with 20+ beers on offer, a great selection with some very different and interesting ales. Other pubs in Charlbury include The Bell and The Bull. On the edge of the town is also Cornbury Park, which used to be one of the royal hunting lodges for the Wychwood Forest. Whilst the 16th century house is not open to the public, it does host a number of events throughout the year including Wilderness music festival. 4 Other pubs in Charlbury include The Bell and The Bull Credit: Alamy For places to stay, there is TreeDwellers which The Sun's assistant travel editor Sophie Swietochowski stayed at the site last year. She said: "The newly opened TreeDwellers, buried in woodland near the Cotswolds village of Charlbury, blends almost seamlessly with nature. "It's seven wooden and copper treehouses are propped up on stilts, three-metres above the floor, and each features green, vegan handwash and eco-lotions that match the setting." If you really want to feel at one with nature, there are campsites in the area too. A woman recently visited the UK's best kept secret that feels like the Cotswolds without the price. Plus, The Sun's Caroline McGuire took her kids to the Cotswolds attraction that has cute farm animals, huge playground and nearby campsite.
