- KGO – San Francisco
EXCLUSIVE: Black man finds doll with noose around neck at his SF home
"A picture of me with a noose around the neck and a noose around the dog figurine," longtime Alamo Square resident Terry Williams said, of the stuffed doll laden with hateful slurs towards Black people.
- BBC
Polls open in Sussex for local and PCC elections
Residents in Sussex go to the polls in local council and police and crime commissioner elections.
- Reuters
Britain's Co-Op Bank says merger talks "well advanced", revamp almost complete
Britain's Co-Op Bank said on Thursday talks for its takeover by Coventry Building Society were "well advanced" and its multi-year revamp was now materially complete, after reporting first quarter financial performance in line with expectations. Co-Op Bank also said it had secured an investment grade credit rating and its long-term deposit rating had beenupgraded to Baa3 by Moody's in March. Slape said the improved credit rating would enable the bank to diversify its customer base by growing our corporate banking book, as well as provide enhanced funding capabilities.
