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Cain International partners with Olympian Homes to expand PBSA platform with St James House redevelopment in Bristol

Cain International partners with Olympian Homes to expand PBSA platform with St James House redevelopment in Bristol

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Alternative asset manager Cain International which specialists in real estate investment solutions, has acquired St James House in Bristol which it will redevelop with Olympian Homes. The scheme, set to be the tallest in Bristol at 28 storeys, will provide 574 beds and bring Cain’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) equity platform to a total gross development value of approximately £800 million. This represents the delivery of 3,000 beds across the UK, following the development of five PBSA assets completed in 2023. Developed by Olympian Homes, St James House will comprise two towers: one featuring 442 beds, and the other offering 132 larger co-living units. The asset will include approximately 15,000 sqft of premium amenity space, including a cinema room, a fitness suite, study areas, a games room, and group dining facilities. The development is targeting BREEAM Excellent and WiredScore Platinum certifications. Completion is targeted for the 2028/29 academic year. RG Group have been appointed to deliver the scheme, further extending the relationship between Olympian & RG group. Located in the heart of Bristol, St James …

Emmerdale previews Cain, Caleb and Aaron’s gene test results in 21 spoiler pictures

Emmerdale previews Cain, Caleb and Aaron’s gene test results in 21 spoiler pictures

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Emmerdale reveals Cain’s test results in 21 picsITV Next week on Emmerdale, Cain Dingle, Caleb Miligan and Aaron Dingle all receive their results after being tested for the faulty BRCA2 gene. Elsewhere, Tom King’s abuse of Belle gets worse, and Liam Cavanagh asks Ella Forster out on a date. Our 21-picture gallery offers a sneak peek at what’s in store. Monday, March 18: Cain’s gene test results arrive Cain, Caleb and Aaron have all been tested for the faulty BRCA2 gene. ITV Monday, March 18: Cain reads the results He’s relieved to have tested negative. ITV Monday, March 18: Caleb reads his own results Ruby and Nicky watch on anxiously. ITV Monday, March 18: Caleb confirms that he has tested negative This also puts Nicky in the clear. ITV Monday, March 18: Aaron reads his results He has tested positive for the faulty gene, but later lies to Chas and claims that the result was negative. ITV Monday, March 18: Mandy opens up to Belle She admits that she’s having relationship troubles with Paddy. ITV …

If you’re raging that ‘Netflix made Alexander the Great gay’, it’s time to learn some LGBTQ+ history | Matt Cain

If you’re raging that ‘Netflix made Alexander the Great gay’, it’s time to learn some LGBTQ+ history | Matt Cain

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At the start of this LGBT+ History Month, Netflix unveiled its new series about Alexander the Great, only to see complaints that the streaming service had “turned him gay”. When these drew the response that Alexander is widely believed to have had same-sex relationships, a typical reply was that this was “unproven speculation”. As a patron of LGBT+ History Month, I see this as an opportunity to argue for the importance of knowing our queer history. For centuries, LGBTQ+ history has been wiped from the record. Oppressors have found it all too easy to deny our existence because in most of the world – for most of history – our lives have had to be led in secret. Exposure could lead to familial rejection, social and professional ruin, imprisonment, torture and even execution. Any evidence of queer lives that did exist was often destroyed, sometimes by descendants keen to protect reputations. The Renaissance artist Michelangelo, for example, was known to have had several relationships with men, but burned all his papers before he died. And …

Emmerdale’s Cain Dingle assessed for brain injury

Emmerdale’s Cain Dingle assessed for brain injury

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Emmerdale spoilers follow. Cain Dingle has been assessed for a brain injury following his brutal fight with Aaron in Emmerdale. Earlier this week, the two Dingle family members got involved in a scuffle where Aaron took advantage of Cain showing mercy to viciously beat him down. Aaron has been on a downward spiral ever since he returned to the village, having bullied family members, cruelly lashed out at mum Chas and even stolen Cain’s car. ITV Related: Emmerdale star Lucy Pargeter addresses fan support over Chas’ cancer story Friday’s (January 26) episode picked up the following morning after the attack, with Cain trying to hide his face from Moira so she wouldn’t realise he’d been attacked. Moira physically turned him around to see his bruised and battered face, only for Cain to insist he was “sorting” things with Aaron once and for all. Aaron caught up with a worried Mackenzie in the village, where he insisted that Cain learned his lesson and wouldn’t be bothering him anymore. Little did he know Cain was watching him …

Emmerdale previews Cain Dingle’s hospital shock in 23 spoiler pictures

Emmerdale previews Cain Dingle’s hospital shock in 23 spoiler pictures

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Emmerdale reveals Cain hospital shock in 23 picsITV Coming up on Emmerdale, Cain Dingle is admitted to hospital after a showdown with his nephew Aaron. Elsewhere, Chas Dingle tells her family the truth about her breast cancer diagnosis, while Angelica King heads to court over the road crash that killed Heath Hope. Our 23-picture gallery offers a sneak peek at what’s in store. Monday, January 29: Cain is in hospital after last week’s events Aaron is in disgrace with his family over what happened. ITV Monday, January 29: Cain gets checked over He’s still in a bad way. ITV Monday, January 29: Cain is advised to stay in bed Going against orders, Cain decides to discharge himself. ITV Monday, January 29: Chas interrupts family arguments At The Woolpack, she tells everyone about her breast cancer diagnosis. ITV Monday, January 29: Chas receives support The Dingles rally round. ITV Monday, January 29: Aaron keeps his distance rather than supporting Chas Chas is heartbroken when her son walks away. ITV Tuesday, January 30: Aaron prepares to leave …

So Pope Francis has deigned to ‘bless’ gay marriages? That’s not a blessing, it’s an insult | Matt Cain

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On the day I celebrated the first anniversary of my wedding, Pope Francis announced his “conditional approval” for Catholic priests to bless same-sex marriages – under certain circumstances – although he was keen to add that these blessings should not be seen as validation of same-sex relationships. “It will be possible to bless same-sex couples but without any type of ritualisation or offering the impression of a marriage,” the Church announced in a report published on Vatican News, adding that “the blessing does not signify approval of the union”. In the eyes of the Catholic church, it seems, queer love is still a sin. Well, you can stick your blessing, Pope Francis. It’s a fig leaf, a PR exercise, a means of laundering your prejudice to make it seem like a step towards acceptance. I was brought up Catholic, went to Catholic schools and mass every Sunday, and served as an altar boy for years. From an early age I also knew I was gay. But some of my teachers made me believe that being …

Lee Cain, former aide to Boris Johnson, gives evidence to Covid inquiry – UK politics live | Politics

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Lee Cain starts giving evidence to Covid inquiry Lee Cain is now giving evidence to the Covid inquiry. He is being questioned by Andrew O’Connor KC, counsel for the inquiry. Cain starts by confirming details of his career. He worked as head of broadcasting for Vote Leave, before working as an adviser for Boris Johnson when he was foreign secretary. Q: Was Boris Johnson a friend? Cain says Johnson was his boss. They had a good relationship. He says he had a good understanding of how Johnson would react to something. Key events Cummings told Johnson on 12 March 2020 Cabinet Office was ‘terrifyingly shit’ on Covid, inquiry told O’Connor quotes from a message sent by Dominic Cummings on 12 March when he said he and communications officials were having to take the lead because the Cabient Office was “terrifyingly shit”. Cain says in his experience communications people often had to take the lead, because they were aware of the questions that could not be answered. Message from Dominic Cummings Photograph: Covid inquiry Cain says …

I told people I was from Greater Manchester, not Bolton – but I got over it. Why can’t the university? | Matt Cain

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I’m proud to be from Bolton. There were days in the past when I never thought I’d say that. Because when I was growing up, in the 1980s, I used to hate Bolton. It wasn’t the most accepting or nurturing place for a sensitive, creative, gay child like me. I became convinced that in order to become the person I was meant to be, I had to get out. Manchester became my escape, my salvation. As a city with a much bigger population, it seemed to welcome minorities. It had a thriving arts and music scene and was a hub for the national media. Crucially, for a bullied and lost queer teen like me, it had the Gay Village. To the dismay of my proudly Lancastrian parents, I started to tell people I was from Greater Manchester, the county to which Bolton belonged after the boundaries were redrawn in 1974, a few months before I was born. So I fully understand why the University of Bolton has applied to change its name to the University …