Banking hubs have been established across the UK

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent

• Published18 September 2024, 00:03 BST

Updated 19 minutes ago

Fifteen new banking hubs have been announced on the day stricter rules over branch closures and access to cash take effect.

The hubs, spaces shared by different banks, operate basic personal and business banking services.

The new rules mean they can open even if there is another operator in town, but questions have been raised over the standard of facilities.

Many have no printers installed, leaving people unable to get paper statements which may be requested by employers or landlords. 

Figures from consumer association Which? show that 6,000 bank branches have closed in the last nine years, leaving many places with none at all and limiting access to cash.

Banks and building societies must now assess whether areas have reasonable access to cash when they close branches, under new rules - enshrined in law from the first time - taking effect on Wednesday and governed by the City watchdog, the Financial Services Authority (FCA).

If not, then then will need to provide more facilities, before closing a branch.

Such facilities could include shared hubs, often run by the Post Office, which allow customers of any bank to withdraw and deposit cash. Community workers from different banks visit on a rotating basis once a week.

Minus making your own coconut milk, in just a few steps and your peanut porridge is ready.

Blend the peanut, flour and the coconut milk together until smooth. When using other milk, I would blend the peanut and flour with water and add the milk later. 

Add this blended peanut to boiling water and once the porridge thicken add the spices and sweeten. 

Instead of using plain flour like I did here you can use oatmeal. This help to thicken the porridge. Even though oats is healthier the flour makes the porridge smoother.

To make the peanut porridge vegan all you have to do is use a vegan condensed milk as the sweetener.

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Peanut porridge recipe. Creamy, smooth and delicious, Jamaican peanut porridge makes a great start to your day. Raw peanuts, fresh milk and common spices, yummy! 

Peanut porridge is a Jamaican porridge made from raw peanut, water, milk, aromatic spices and sweeten to taste with condensed milk and or sugar. 

This porridge is usually eaten for breakfast. In Jamaica, the porridge often serve at outdoor events and as a street food. 

Here is what you will need for this peanut porridge recipe!

• Raw peanuts: Make sure to use raw peanuts
• Coconut milk: I use freshly squeezed coconut milk but you can use canned coconut milk. Coconut milk is not a must, you can use cows milk or any plant based milk of your choice. 
• Plain flour (not in the photo): Plain flour helps to thicken the porridge. I sometimes use oats but the flour make the porridge smoother.
• Sugar and condensed milk: To sweeten the porridge. You can use one or both.
• Salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla: Essential flavour.

Minus making your own coconut milk, in just a few steps and your peanut porridge is ready.

Blend the peanut, flour and the coconut milk together until smooth. When using other milk, I would blend the peanut and flour with water and add the milk later. 

Add this blended peanut to boiling water and once the porridge thicken add the spices and sweeten. 

Instead of using plain flour like I did here you can use oatmeal. This help to thicken the porridge. Even though oats is healthier the flour makes the porridge smoother.

To make the peanut porridge vegan all you have to do is use a vegan condensed milk as the sweetener. 

Learn how to make peanut porridge with this simple recipe.4.79 from 19 votes Print  Pin  RateCourse: BreakfastCuisine: JamaicanKeyword: peanut Prep Time: 5minutes minutesCook Time: 15minutes minutes Servings: 3 Servings Calories: 139kcal Author: Lesa

• 1 cup (146 g) Raw peanut
• ¼ cup (31.25 g) Plain Flour
• 1 cup (236.59 ml) Milk
• ¼ tsp Grated nutmeg
• 1 Cinnamon stick Or cinnamon leaf or ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• pinch salt
• 3 tbsp Brown Sugar
• 1 cup (236.59 ml) Water
• Condensed milk Sweeten to taste

• Add the peanuts, plain flour, and milk to a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. 
• Add the cup of water to a pot, the salt and the cinnamon stick or leaf (if you are using ground cinnamon, add later), and bring to a boil on medium heat.
• Pour in the blended peanut and stir (whisk) continuously until the porridge start thicken.
• Let the porridge cook for 10 to 15 minutes then add the vanilla and nutmeg
• Sweeten to taste with the sugar and condensed milk

•  The plain flour can be replaced with oatmeal.
• Though I used both sugar and condensed milk you can use just the sugar or just the condensed milk if you rather.
• The type of milk you use is simply up to you. I used oat milk.

Nutrition FactsJamaican Peanut Porridge RecipeServing Size 270 mlAmount per ServingCalories139% Daily Value*Fat 3g5%Saturated Fat 2g13%Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 10mg3%Sodium 39mg2%Potassium 156mg4%Carbohydrates 25g8%Fiber 1g4%Sugar 16g18%Protein 4g8%Vitamin A 135IU3%Vitamin C 0.04mg0%Calcium 126mg13%Iron 1mg6%* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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UK PRINCIPAL ON REGGAE, ITS 'PEACE, LOVE, UNITY, EDUCATION & LEARNING TO BE PRACTICAL AND RASTAFARI'
Reggae | Thursday 15th March 2018 | Gassy
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reggaerootGuestlist had the pleasure to meet up with reggae artist UK Principal aka Douglas in the oh so quirky and inspiring bar of the Ritzy Cinema in Brixton. We sat down with the experienced vocalist, who appeared as cheerful as ever, to talk about his 40-year career in music, Rastafarianism, his take on the UK's reggae scene and potentially creating a DJ album in 2018. 
Tell us a little bit about your background.
I was born in 1961 in Dulwich, my mum was a literacy and numeracy teacher but before that, she worked in hospitality before she graduated from uni. My dad was a builder. Myself... my mum said that from the age of two, I was always singing as a kid. So she figured out that I would become a singer, long before I knew it. But as an academic, I am a school teacher and I train people.
Your artist name UK Principal, what does it stand for?
The name Principal came about because of the jobs that I do.
So Principal, like a school principal?
Yes, the UK part is actually not representative of United Kingdom but it stands for 'Unkept Knowledge' because I am quite a lyricist when it comes to lyrics and stuff like that.
You write as well?
Yeah, I write and I am also known for freestyles. The next album I will record will be under the name of 'Unkept Knowledge Principal'. 
Where are you from originally?
I was born here in England but my parents are both Jamaican.
So your roots have definitely inspired what you are doing, right?
Let's clarify first, I have a love for music, yes reggae is my first language because this is what I identify with growing up as a youngster and I feel the messages of reggae music but I was trained properly as a vocalist and went to school to learn jazz and got a proper vocal training. That is why you can notice that my vocals are very clear. And my mum always used to say as she used to sing "the one thing you have to mind is that people need to understand what you are saying."
So if people don't understand me, then I am not doing my job properly. And I had a tune last year called 'Mystry Babylon', it is the tune that is taking me across Europe this year, it's one of the fastest selling roots culture tune by a UK artist in 10 years. We sold a thousand copies in less than a week and we are still selling more. The guys that put the song together are Petah Sunday and Mighi D who actually own the record and they actually had Barry Isaac who did a tune before me called Rastafari Army.
I like challenges in terms of music. I do reggae with hip-hop which is what I am actually known for, from my younger years. I am a singer first. Most of my records that I have released are all vocals anyway. I have not done a DJ album yet but that is coming. 

What would you say to any upcoming artists?
I would say to them, do your research, learn your craft, make sure what you do suits the market you are going into. It is very difficult... it is not easy, especially for young women. Sometimes a lot of women want to sell themselves to get somewhere which I am strongly against because I have got daughters and I don't want them to do that. I am a man of values. And virtue should be in the music field. I want people to enjoy the music and be able to have that love for music like I do. It is not about me, it is about the crowd. We are entertaining the crowd. if you are entertaining the crowd you will learn to be happy, you will learn to enjoy what you do.
How you do to bring positivity to the world?
I work for a charity called 'Journey To Gambia'. Basically, we are trying to help them redevelop certain things like doing more for the children in education, looking at the water system, making a difference. The little thing that they have, rather than trying to find the money to do it. We try to see what we can do from a natural point of view.
Describe your music path?
It has been an interesting journey. If I tell you how long I have been in the music industry, you won't even believe it... it has been over 40 years. 
As you've been on this journey for a while, in your opinion what message does reggae convey to the world?
Peace, love, unity, education and learning to be practical and Rastafari. My introduction to Rastafari was with Cosmo in my younger years and 12 Tribe of Israel which is up the road in Streatham. A lot of my friends who were Rastafarian, had a different concept, a different discipline which if practised properly was greater. For me this discipline was really to unlight the mind, it talks about educating one's mind and knowing thy self. Yes, the movement of going back to Africa is one thing, but you have to understand the whole concept and the religion itself. It is not a religion, it is actually a way of life and that way of life has strict discipline.
At the same time, being an artist I have to see what I can offer, how I can educate in my Rastafarian ways as not everybody is into roots and culture. So my message is very simplified. If you want to listen to the music don't only listen to the beats but to the words.The words are the most valuable. I recorded a song called 'Don't Criticise Me', produced by Mark Darlington, it is Ghanaian reggae tune. Ghanaian reggae seems quite high at the moment. I wrote the tune based on what happened with the riot in Croydon. It was to send a message to politicians saying, not every young person is a criminal, young people are frustrated because they don't offer them anything. All they tend to do is to criticise them so I wrote a tune about this. Which also highlight my beliefs and values for youth within reggae music.BUSHMAN INTERVIEW
Reggae | Wednesday 16th November 2011 | AnnalisaGuestlist managed to interview one of the most authentic Roots artist in Reggae, Bushman aka Dwight Duncan.  He happily gave his time to talk to us about his new album, dedicated to Peter Tosh.
When did you start to work on this new album? Did you get the idea to do it yourself?
I’ve been starting to work on this album since late 2008.  It’s been a while...Yeah because at one time to take on the tasks by myself...It was a bit tremendous, you know, the pressure.  So for a while, I was just chilling until Donovan Germain heard me talk about the project and gain interest, y’know?
The track ‘Lighthouse’ on your album Signs, was the starting point of this album idea. Is that right?
The idea came to me when Lighthouse was released on Signs album (released in 2005). People were hearing it and they were saying it sounds a lot like Peter Tosh, then I was approached by Glen Brownie (who is great, great bass player out of Jamaica also known from the Brownie Bunch, Danny Brownie etc.) who came up with “Buck-In-Ham-Palace.” I told them I wanted to do a project still, I broke it to them that I would like to do a project called Bushman sings the Bush Doctor! A tribute, you know? After the release of “Buck-In-Ham-Palace” it wasn’t mentioned and we lost contact for a while and Donovan Germain came into the picture. He overheard my conversations and he said he like the sound of it.
Peter Tosh was clearly a musical influence. Did he influence your life?
You most definitely, ever since I was a child. Peter Tosh use to get a lot of bad publicity because he exercises freedom of speech.  What this project does is that it introduces some of Peter’s fans who don’t know about Bushman. Some of Bushman’s fans who hear about Peter are not aware about the great songs he wrote. It gave them a chance to hear what Peter was really about, so this album does both.
What are your top 5 albums?Bob Marley - Exodoes; Dennis Brown - Overproof; Luciano - Messenger; Bunny Wailer - Blackheart Man; Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey & Peter Tosh - Nuclear War.
How did you start? Do you remember your first studio session and who was the producer?
I was 16, in 1988! That’s when I really took the music to the next level. I was still going to school but because Jamaica is a third world country, or the development is kinda slow, it took a while for the schools to be redeveloped and stuff. So for a while, I wasn’t going to school and I did what I know best! We used to have beach parties, and wild, for entertainment, wet T-Shirt contests, Dj contests...I used those platforms to get popular in my area to go in contests and the DJ contests. I was always a winner you know, if I didn’t come first, me haffi come second. But I preferred to be first. In those times, King Jammy was the man! Artists such as Daddy Blue, RIcky Stereo, Beenie Ma, Risto Benji, Sanchez ‘Lonely Won’t Leave Me Alone’ was my favourite song (sings acapella). I remember this chick called Foxy Brown who did a reggae cover of Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car’ track (sings another mint acapella and few more) (laughs).
Which artist from the new generation do you rate at the moment?
Queen Ifrica! She’s my artist man! You know her album Montego Bay? It’s a beautiful concept.

Are you active on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter?
Yeah Man! Nyahmanbushman right a twitter deh, and Facebook Dwight Duncan or Facebook fanpage Bushman...I actively chat to my people. To interact gives you inspiration.
Are there any new projects coming up or any tours?
Yeah, well right now we are focusing on the promotion of Bushman sings the Bush Doctor. We want to give Bushman sings The Bush Doctor time and space to go. Although there is a next project already here that is called ‘The Conquering Lion.’
The people can link my website for my booking agents contact. There will be a Spring tour in US from early April until early May; Australia should be late May. Oh the 17th of February we are touring with South America (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay), we are working with Rototom Festival in Spain. I’m representing Reggae outta Jamaica for Rototom contest in South America too.
Tell us about Burning Bushes Music?
It was there in Thoughts and Mind, and came out about the same time Signs album came out. It’s a recording and artist management company. We are recruiting new young talents, but first we are getting Bushman out there so we have a base to bounce from.

Reggae Music Makes Me Smile – event at The British Library on 22nd August for people living with dementia and people affected by dementia (carers/family members).

A creative workshop for people living with dementia and any carers or family members who
are affected by dementia. Inspired by reggae and dub music, we will express ourselves through poetry and lyric writing – on the theme of the transformative power of a smile.

One half of Dementia in Dub, Ronald Amanze, will produce a series of dub and reggae tracks from recordings of poetry and lyrics we make together at the workshop. You will then be sent the finished tracks after the workshop!

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Speaking a a day after his 400m final, Matt Hudson-Smith said he would "keep representing and doing us proud and keep going"

Caroline GallBBC News, West Midlands

• Published8 August 2024

University staff who taught and supported Olympic 400m silver medallist Matt Hudson- Smith have spoken of their pride at his achievement and belief he has inspired others.

Hudson-Smith, from Wolverhampton, studied a physical education and sports coaching degree at the University of Worcester in 2014.

Charlotte Beaman-Evans, senior lecturer in physical education, said she watched the race "huddled around a phone" on a campsite in Wales.

She said he should not be disheartened at missing out on gold.

IMAGE SOURCE, UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTERImage caption, Charlotte Beaman-Evans, senior lecturer in physical education at the University of Worcester, said she watched the race "huddled around a phone" on a campsite 

"I watched it last night as a mum and as soon as we finished watching the race, my children set up an impromptu 400m course and they argued over who was going to be Matt Hudson-Smith," she said.

"That to me is the impact of Matt last night - they didn't care what colour the medal was. 

"In fact, I don't think they cared if he'd won a medal at all, but from a child's perspective, they now want to be the next Matt Hudson-Smith, which I think is more powerful than anything."

The 29-year-old finished in 43.44 seconds but was pipped to the line by US athlete Quincy Hall.

"We were, probably along with the rest of the nation, really believing Matt could do it," Ms Beaman-Evans added.

Media caption, Hudson-Smith narrowly misses out on gold

"In all honesty, a silver is already pretty outstanding so let's not be disheartened by this and put this into perspective and silver is unbelievable in itself."

Speaking on Thursday, the athlete said he was proud to represent his home city of Wolverhampton on the world stage and was keen to help the "next crop" of young athletes through.

"I think everyone from Wolverhampton and the Midlands is beaming with joy really… I’ll keep representing and doing us proud and keep going," he said.

Mick Donovan, pro vice-chancellor at the university who was also head of sport when Hudson-Smith was a student there, said he was "typical Matthew" in how he attacked the race. 

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Mick Donovan, pro vice-chancellor at the university who was also head of sport when Hudson-Smith was a student there, said he was "typical Matthew" in how he attacked the race. 

"I actually thought he's not going to be caught this time, it was literally on the line" he said.

He said everyone was proud of him and proud of "playing a part in his early career".

"He'd just done well at the Commonwealth Games in about 2013/14 and he came to us as a student," he said.

"He was then made offers at various other universities, but his mates were at Worcester so he wanted to come to Worcester, so we supported him in his degree.

"He was flying off to Beijing and doing essays and things like that.... so we were really proud as we'd seen his journey from the age of 18 really."

His life revolved around being in lectures when not travelling for events, while travelling to Wolverhampton to train most evenings, then preparing for events or up early for flights, he said.

"While doing all of that as a full-time athlete, he was a full-time student, so he did incredibly well," he added.

The Olympic flag was created for the Olympic Jubilee Congress in 1914 in Paris in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Olympic movement. The interlocking rings were first drawn by Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, on a letter in July 1913 -- representing the union of the five continents and meeting of athletes from throughout the world. It's become one of the most recognized symbols, and the passing of the flag from one host city to another has become tradition at the closing of the games.

During a news conference Saturday, Bass promised a "no-car games" in 2028 -- doing so through an expansion of its public transportation system and encouraging businesses to allow employees to work from home during the 17 days of the Olympics to avoid traffic jams.

The star-studded Closing Ceremony featured lots of music and stunts from a Hollywood icon.

"Back in L.A., we're already meeting with businesses about procurement, especially small businesses. And I'll say that that's something that I admire Paris is doing, making a commitment that a percentage of the business goes to small businesses here, we're already working to create jobs by expanding our public transportation system in order for us to have a no car games," Bass said Saturday. "And that's a feat in Los Angeles, because we've always been in love with our cars, but we're already working to ensure that we can build a greener Los Angeles."

Although most Olympic events in Los Angeles will be accessible only via public transit, some large venues such as SoFi Stadium are still expected to permit on-site vehicle parking.

Bass emphasized that the dire traffic nightmares predicted before LA's last Olympics never materialized.

"In 1984, 40 years ago, Mayor Bradley, the first Black Mayor of Los Angeles, held an Olympic Games that, 40 years later, still benefits Los Angeles, and we want to build on that legacy together," she said.

What has happened, who is behind the violence and how the U.K. government has responded.

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Britain has faced six days of noisy protests. | Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

AUGUST 6, 2024 4:00 AM CETBY ANDREW MCDONALD AND MASON BOYCOTT-OWEN

LONDON — Britain is on fire — and its new leader hopes to put out the fires by turning to his background as a lawyer. 

After just a month as the United Kingdom’s prime minister, Keir Starmer has found himself firefighting riots linked to the far right.

Britain has faced days of noisy protests, many of which turned violent and targeted mosques and hostels housing asylum seekers. Starmer is fighting to regain control by ramping up the U.K.’s stretched justice system.

Here’s what you need to know about what has happened, who is behind the riots and what the government’s response has been so far:

On July 29, Southport — a seaside town just outside Liverpool — was rocked by unimaginable tragedy.

Three girls — Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine — were fatally stabbed while attending a Taylor Swift-themed dance event. The attack also injured 10 others, some critically.

A 17-year-old male was arrested, and he was later revealed to be born in Cardiff to parents from Rwanda. He has no known links to Islam. 

As is usual under British law for suspects aged under 18, the police did not initially name him. Within hours, social media was awash with false rumors about his background — including that there was an Islamist connection to the killings and that the attacker was an asylum seeker, both of which the police later said weren’t true.

A vigil for the victims last Tuesday was hijacked by people that police said were linked to the far-right English Defense League, a now-defunct organization. They tore bricks from residential properties to throw at police and Southport’s mosque, which said it was also hit with petrol bombs. In the days that followed the Southport riot, further disorder flared up across England and in Northern Ireland.

The day after the Southport riot, violent protesters gathered in London outside Downing Street for some minor scuffles with police.

In the four days after that, violent far-right demonstrations took place in more than a dozen towns and cities. 

With the exception of a demonstration in Belfast, all of the protests have taken place in England — with the bulk in towns and cities across the midlands and north of England, including Blackpool, Hull, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Bolton, Liverpool and Sunderland.

In Middlesbrough, cars were sat alight and missiles thrown at police following a riot which began at the town’s main cenotaph war memorial.

In both Rotherham and Tamworth, hotels housing asylum seekers awaiting processing were targeted by rioters. In Rotherham, rioters broke into the hotel, attempted to set it on fire and blocked the exits while asylum seekers were inside. The hotel in Tamworth was also set alight.

Southport — a seaside town just outside Liverpool — was rocked by unimaginable tragedy. | Justin Tallis/Getty Images

Further events are planned in the coming weeks.

Several high-profile characters known for their far-right views have provided vocal commentary on social media in recent days and have been condemned by the government for aggravating tensions via their posts. 

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who operates under the alias Tommy Robinson, has long been one of Britain’s most foremost far-right and anti-Muslim activists and founded the now-defunct English Defence League (EDL) in 2009.

According to the Daily Mail, Robinson is currently in a hotel in Cyprus, from where he has been posting a flurry of videos to social media. Each post has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times, and shared by right-wing figures across the world including United States InfoWars founder Alex Jones.

Published: Tuesday 06 Aug 2024

Wolverhampton’s Toby Robinson is hoping to put past Olympic heartbreak behind him and bring home some silverware to the West Midlands.

The 27-year-old will represent Team GB as he takes to the water in the men’s 10km swim on Friday morning.

Robinson narrowly missed out on the Tokyo Olympics four years ago. Despite finishing third in the qualifying race, he was left off the team as teammate Hector Pardoe claimed the top spot, and only one athlete per country was permitted to compete.

But Robinson is eager to seize his opportunity in Paris having qualified thanks to a 15th place finish at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha earlier this year.

“I can't wait and I'm so determined to do well,” said Robinson. “I felt gutted three years ago when I missed out on the last Olympics.

“I was devastated to miss out on the last Olympics, especially since I finished in the top 15 of the race and my teammate secured first place.

“So that has made me even more determined to do as well as I can here and hopefully bring home a medal for Team GB and Wolverhampton.”

Growing up in Penn, Wolverhampton, Robinson tried his hand at several different sports before excelling in swimming.

“I was involved in so many sports when I was younger,” Robinson continued. “Wolverhampton city centre was just a short journey on the bus so I want to many different clubs around the city.

“From athletics at Wolves and Bilston Athletics Club, to cycling with the Wolverhampton Wheelers and swimming with Wolverhampton Swimming Club. I was big into triathlon too when I was younger, competing with the Black Country Triathletes.”

Robinson’s talent began to shine through in swimming, leading him to the national stage and he credits Wolverhampton Swimming Club for nurturing his potential.

“I did all these different sports when I was younger, but I happened to find that my talent lied in swimming when I started making the nationals and I owe a lot of that talent to Wolverhampton Swimming Club.

“I had incredible coaches like John Howells, Jane Cooling, and Adam Johnson, who taught me the fundamentals of swimming. Their guidance played a crucial role in my journey.”

After a year with the Royal Wolverhampton School's swimming team, Robinson transitioned to the National Training Centre in Loughborough, where he continued to improve under the tutelage of elite coaches, including Nathan Hilton, who is now an Olympic coach.

In 2022 Robinson joined the Team England national team and competed in the men’s 400 metre freestyle (finishing 10th) and the men’s 1,500 metre freestyle (finishing fourth).

As Robinson prepares to compete in Paris, he is eager to connect with fellow athletes from the West Midlands and represent his home region on the world stage.

“I don’t know any of the West Midlands athletes personally yet, but I’m excited to meet them in the Olympic village,” Robinson said. “I’m aiming to be the most successful athlete, not just from the West Midlands, but from the entire country. My goal is to bring home that gold medal.”

“I’m throwing everything I’ve got at it,” Robinson added. “I’m throwing the kitchen sink at it. I’m doing everything I can to bring home that bit of silverware.”

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