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The City veteran Martin Gilbert has become embroiled in a bizarre spat with his former employer that involved his own shares in his corporate vehicle being used to oppose his election to its board. Sky News has learnt that Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) - part of the FTSE-100 company Standard Life Aberdeen - voted Mr Gilbert's 9.9% stake in AssetCo against his re-election as its chairman. ASI also voted the shares against plans for a potentially lucrative bonus and share award scheme which could benefit Mr Gilbert if AssetCo successfully repositions itself as a fund management roll-up venture. City sources said on Tuesday said that ASI's votes had been amended at the eleventh hour, ahead of AssetCo's annual meeting and EGM, which will take place on Thursday, and would now support the relevant resolutions. The situation is particularly ironic because Mr Gilbert was the founder of Aberdeen Asset Management - which is now part of ASI - and then became joint chief … [Read more...] about City veteran Gilbert in bizarre spat with former employer over AssetCo stake

A MODEL who was arrested over a naked photoshoot in Dubai has slammed a "total d**k" playboy who allegedly forced her to pose nude. Irina Sotulenko, 23, is the first participant to speak about the shocking nude video and pictures which landed the so-called "Butt Squad" in detention in the United Arab Emirates. Her lawyer and boyfriend have expressed "deep concern" about her and the other women who were expected to be deported back to Ukraine but still remain out of contact. In audio and video messages sent to her boyfriend before she was detained, the model spoke of her anger at Vitaliy Grechin, 41, the wealthy Ukrainian-American who organised the stunt. Irina criticised the man for allowing the racy images to go online leading to Dubai police detaining most of the group. The nude model told how she had escaped to the airport to fly home, but was ordered by the authorities to go back to the city and make a statement to police, after which she would be free to leave. … [Read more...] about Naked model arrested over Dubai photoshoot slams ‘total d**k’ playboy who ‘forced’ her to pose nude

UPDATE 2pm UK: PlayStation has now confirmed its Fortnite and Horizon Zero Dawn collaboration, and revealed our first look at Aloy hanging out with Fishstick: Aloy will appear in the Fortnite item shop this Thursday, 15th April, alongside various other accessories. There will also be a bundle including all of the items, which features the loading screen art above. The character has a second style themed around Horizon Zero Dawn expansion The Frozen Wilds as an exclusive for PlayStation 5 players, in the same way PS5 owners can unlock a second style for Kratos, and Xbox Series X players got an exclusive Master Chief style. The Aloy and Lara Croft limited-time mode will arrive this Friday, 16th April. It's a two-person mode where you and a partner will play as the two characters. Fittingly, only bows and dual pistols will be available. ORIGINAL STORY 11.45am UK: Horizon Zero Dawn star Aloy looks set to join Fortnite soon for a crossover mode with Lara Croft. Files relating … [Read more...] about Horizon Zero Dawn’s Aloy headed to Fortnite

The attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility was plotted “long before” the start of the ongoing meeting of the joint commission of the remaining members of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal, and was aimed at weakening Tehran’s negotiating position at the meetings, The Jerusalem Post has reported , citing sources. The paper’s sources indicated that the attack’s planners were uncertain whether Iran and the US – whose negotiators arrived in Vienna last week but were not allowed to join the talks directly, would return to serious negotiations about Washington’s possible rejoining of the nuclear accord. JPost’s sources also gave the outlet the impression “that the covert war against Iran is ongoing and constant and focused on preventing it from getting close to the nuclear threshold regardless of the world powers’ specific policy on the issue at any given moment.” The reporting serves as further confirmation of earlier reports by US and Israeli media … [Read more...] about Natanz Attack Reportedly Planned ‘Long Before’ Vienna Talks on Iran’s Nuclear Programme