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Mum fights on for inquiry after daughter's death 19 hours agoClaudia FenwickNorth East and CumbriaSuppliedJodey Whiting, from Stockton-on-Tees, died in 2017Joy Dove has spent years campaigning for answers after the death of her disabled daughter Jodey Whiting who took her own life after her benefits were stopped. Despite other devastating family losses, Dove is fighting on for a public inquiry. For Dove, 72, a letter from Sir Stephen Timms dated 12 October, is another chapter in a campaign that has come to define much of her life since her daughter died in 2017. The Minister for Social Security and Disability sets out changes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says it has made to improve support for vulnerable benefit claimants, following her daughter's death, aged 42. However, Dove, from Stockton-on-Tees, says "it is still happening" to other vulnerable people and more than eight years on, she is calling for greater accountability from the DWP. She successfully fought for a rare second inquest for Jodey which revealed the DWP's failings. Dove welcomed a meeting with Timms in the summer and she said she believed he was "concerned and ahead" of the issues.

Eight more companies objected to trading on the planned OKX-ICE venue, while Nasdaq has separately said it would opt out under the SEC’s framework.

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HEX erases $246 million in market cap after founder detained in TurkeyThe HEX market cap fell from $561 million to $315 million this week after founder Richard Schueler — better known to the crypto community as Richard Heart — was detained by authorities in Istanbul on October 14. Police seized $7.15 million in cash along with firearms and ammunition during an early morning raid in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district, alongside searches of 15 related addresses according to Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek. Police impounded nine luxury vehicles registered to Schueler’s wife according to news agency Anadolu. The haul reportedly included 28 watches, 300 bags and 19 graphics cards. Interpol issued a “Red Notice” for Schueler’s two years ago over allegations of tax fraud and assault, after Finnish authorities sought his arrest. A spokesperson for Finland’s National Bureau of Investigations declined to comment on the matter. Turkish media refer to Schueler as “Whale James” and have linked him to a $1 billion unregistered securities offering in the US. However that case was dismissed by a US judge in February 2025.

While the overall S&P/TSX Composite Index has risen by about 11% this year, the five-company telecom index fell by more than 16%

A major Ontario condo construction lender says it won’t relax its loan criteria for developers despite a sharp drop in projects and industry calls for more support. In the fourth year of the real estate downturn, developers have been shelving or postponing condo projects because mom-and-pop investors are no longer interested in buying preconstruction units. Individual investors used to account for the vast majority of preconstruction condo purchases in the Toronto region. The lack of investors means that developers cannot sell the amount of units required to qualify for construction financing. Lenders typically require 70 per cent of a project’s units be sold before they will provide the developer with financing to launch construction. “The 70 per cent remains a good metric,” said Kevin VanKampen, head of business banking with Meridian Credit Union, the province’s largest credit union that has been providing condo developers with loans for at least two decades. With condo prices falling, Mr.