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Weekly jobless claims increase 13,000 to 196,000 * Four-week moving average of claims falls 2,500 to 189,250 * Continuing claims rise 38,000 to 1.688 million By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but the underlying trend continued to point to a tight labor market. The jobs market has remained resilient despite growing economic headwinds from the Federal Reserve's interest rate increases. While labor market strength keeps the U.S. central policy on its monetary policy tightening path, it also suggests that a much anticipated recession is nowhere near. "We would be crying wolf if we said we thought there was a recession signal in the weekly unemployment claims data this week," said Christopher Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS in New York. "Recession is not around the corner with layoffs this low, and the downturn, if it is coming at all, is months away." Initial claims for EvDen eVE NakLiYaT state unemployment benefits rose 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 196,000 for the week ended Feb. 4, the Labor Department said on Thursday. That was the first increase in claims since the second last week of December. If you have any concerns pertaining to where and how to use EVDEN EVE naKliyAt, you can speak to us at the site. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 190,000 claims for the latest week. The four-week moving average of claims, considered a better measure of labor market trends as it strips out week-to-week volatility, fell 2,500 to 189,250, the lowest level since last April. Unadjusted claims rose 9,628 to 234,654 last week. There was a jump in claims in California as well as notable increases in Ohio and Illinois. Those rises offset decreases in Georgia, New Jersey and Texas. Claims have remained low despite high-profile layoffs in the technology industry as well as the interest rate-sensitive finance and housing sectors. Walt Disney and Zoom Video Communications added to the growing list of companies laying off workers, announcing 7,000 and 1,300 jobs cuts, respectively, this week. Economists say most of the companies, especially in the technology industry, overhired during the COVID-19 pandemic. They noted that small businesses continued to seek workers. There is anecdotal evidence that companies are generally reluctant to lay off workers after experiencing difficulties recruiting during the pandemic. Workers remain scarce in some industries. There were 1.9 job openings for every unemployed person in December, government data showed last week. According to an Institute for evDen eve NAKliyAt Supply Management survey last Friday, some services businesses in January reported they were "unable to hire qualified labor," saying that "supply is thin." U.S. stocks opened higher. The dollar fell against a basket of currencies. U.S. Treasury prices rose. STRONG JOBS MARKET Economists speculated that severance packages were delaying the filing of unemployment benefits claims, while the abundance of vacancies made it easier for laid-off workers to find jobs. "If the company offers severance, the claims are not counted until the severance expires," said Gus Faucher, chief economist at PNC Financial in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. "But even so, the job market remains remarkably strong." Economists also believed that seasonal adjustment factors, the model the government uses to strip out seasonal fluctuations from the data, evden EvE nAkliyAT were keeping claims lower. The seasonal adjustment factors for 2023 will be updated at the end of March. Applying the average seasonal factors for the prior two years with the same calendar configuration as 2023 would put claims at 210,000 in the latest week and a four-week average of 200,000, according to Conrad DeQuadros, senior economic advisor at Brean Capital. "Nonetheless, this would still be a low reading on claims and indicate that either involuntary separations remain low and/ or those who lose their jobs are quickly re-employed elsewhere," DeQuadros said. "There is no sign of easing of labor market tightness here." The claims report also showed the number of people receiving benefits after an initial week of aid, a proxy for hiring, eVden eVE NAkLiYaT rose 38,000 to 1.688 million during the week ending Jan. 28. Lower layoffs have been a major Evden eVe NAKLiyAT contributor to strong job gains. The government reported last Friday that nonfarm payrolls surged by 517,000 jobs in January, the most in six months, after rising by 260,000 in December. The unemployment rate fell to more than a 53-1/2-year low of 3.4% from 3.5% in December. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday that the central bank's fight to tame inflation could last "quite a bit of time," in a nod to January's blowout job gains. Since March, the U.S. central bank has hiked its policy rate by 450 basis points from near zero to the 4.50%-4.75% range. (Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Paul Simao)

Timo Meier scored on a feed from Erik Karlsson in overtime as the San Jose Sharks rallied past Tampa Bay 4-3 on Tuesday night, snapping the Lightning's franchise-record, 12-game home winning streak. The Sharks controlled play for most of the three-on-three session, and Karlsson helped the visitors post their second straight win with a slick diagonal pass that Meier easily netted at 2:19. Meier finished with two goals and an assist while Karlsson notched a goal and two helpers. Jonah Gadjovich also tallied for the San Jose, which won for just the second time in its past 10 matchups (2-7-1) against the Lightning. Brayden Point scored twice in Tampa Bay's three-goal first period, and Ross Colton also tallied. Nikita Kucherov had two assists, and Brian Elliott made 18 saves. The Lightning lost for the first time in six overtime decisions. Penguins 2, Avalanche 1 (OT) Kris Letang scored at 3:36 of overtime to give Pittsburgh a win over visiting Colorado in the first game following the All-Star break for both teams. The Penguins killed off a penalty in overtime, then scored during a delayed penalty call. Letang, from the left dot, took a feed from Sidney Crosby, who was behind the net, and wristed it off the pads of Colorado goaltender Pavel Francouz. Bryan Rust also scored, and Evgeni Malkin had two assists for the Penguins, who had lost two straight (0-1-1) and six of nine (3-3-3). Pittsburgh goaltender Casey DeSmith, making his fourth straight start as he fills in for injured No. 1 goalie Tristan Jarry, made 41 saves. Nathan MacKinnon scored Colorado's lone goal. Oilers 5, Red Wings 2 Warren Foegele scored two second-period goals, and visiting Edmonton defeated Detroit. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evander Kane each had a goal and an assist. Ryan McLeod also scored for the Oilers, who are 8-0-1 in their last nine games. Jack Campbell made 30 saves. Tyler Bertuzzi and Joe Veleno scored for the Red Wings, while Ville Husso stopped 22 shots. With Michael Rasmussen in the penalty box for interference, the Oilers got some breathing room with 4:22 left in the third. Nugent-Hopkins scored his 23rd goal of the season off Tyson Barrie's pass from the point to make it 4-2. Kane scored an empty-netter with 2:37 left to seal the victory. Islanders 4, Kraken 0 Samuel Bolduc and Bo Horvat scored milestone goals and Ilya Sorokin stopped all 32 shots he faced as New York continued surging with a win over Seattle in Elmont, N.Y. Bolduc, appearing in his fifth career game, gave the Islanders the lead with his first NHL goal early in the first period. Horvat, whom New York acquired from the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 30 and signed to an eight-year contract on Sunday, scored his first goal for his new team to close out the scoring in the second period. Simon Holmstrom and Zach Parise also scored for the Islanders, who won their fourth straight and scored more than four goals for the first time since a 6-2 win over the Canucks on Jan. 3 -- when Horvat scored both goals for Vancouver. Golden Knights 5, Predators 1 William Carrier, Chandler Stephenson and Phil Kessel each had a goal and an assist, EvdEn EVE NAkliyAT and visiting Vegas held Nashville to a season-low 17 shots on goal en route to a victory. Michael Amadio also scored, and Alex Pietrangelo added an empty-netter as Vegas returned from the All-Star break to snap a 0-2-2 skid. If you have any kind of concerns pertaining to where and how you can make use of EVdeN eVe nakLiyAt, you can call us at our site. Adin Hill didn't work too hard in stopping 16 shots to record his career-high 11th win. The Predators' 17 shots were the fewest yielded by the Golden Knights this season. Meanwhile, it was the third time this season that Nashville failed to record at least 20 shots. Matt Duchene had the lone tally for the Predators, who had won three straight and entered this contest 9-4-0 since losing 5-4 at Vegas in overtime on New Year's evdEN Eve NakliYAT. Ducks 3, Blackhawks 2 (OT) Frank Vatrano scored 2:15 into overtime to lift visiting Anaheim over Chicago. Vatrano scored with a backhand off a feed from Isac Lundestrom to end Anaheim's eight-game losing streak against the Blackhawks. Brett Leason and Jayson Megna each had a goal and an assist and Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves for the Ducks, who are 4-0-1 in their past five games. Jason Dickinson had a goal and an assist, Seth Jones also scored and Petr Mrazek made 23 saves for the Blackhawks, who have dropped four of five. --Field Level Media

Michael Irvin has filed a $100 million lawsuit against a female employee at a Renaissance Hotel in Arizona, who claimed the Cowboys legend made an inappropriate comment towards her this week, EvdeN EvE NakLiyaT resulting in his dismissal from NFL Network's ongoing LVII coverage. Renaissance Hotels' parent company, evdEN evE NakliYAt Marriott, eVdEN EVe NAkliYaT is also named in the lawsuit for allegedly scheming to make Irvin the next victim of '.'Irvin's alleged comment has not been revealed, and his accuser is listed as 'Jane Doe' in the filing, obtained by DailyMail.comThe NFL Network personality says he being 'railroaded' with false accusations that are threatening his broadcasting career. 'After a friendly 45 second conversation with the employee in an open lobby that was witnessed by others, multiple witnesses have provided statements verifying Michael was a gentleman and behaved just like you see on television,' reads a statement from McCathern, the Texas law firm representing Irvin. 'He was being gracious with fans, taking pictures and speaking with anyone who wanted some of his time.'Marriott spokespeople have not responded to DailyMail.com's request for comment. Michael Irvin has filed a $100 million lawsuit against a woman who claimed the Cowboys legend made an inappropriate comment towards her this week at an Arizona hotel, resulting in his dismissal from NFL Network's ongoing Super Bowl LVII coverage Renaissance Hotels' parent company, Marriott, is also named in the lawsuit for allegedly scheming to make Irvin the next victim of ' cancel culture.' The alleged incident is believed to have taken place at the Renaissance Hotel location in Glendale, Arizona (pictured)After returning to his room following the brief exchange with the woman, Irving claims he was woken up by hotel staff, who removed him from the hotel without explanation. 'Plaintiff was judged guilty without even knowing the accusations,' the lawsuit reads. 'A few days later, Plaintiff was removed from his scheduled programming, and essentially ''kicked off the air'' and ''cancelled'' due to these allegations.'In his lawsuit, Irving claims he has witnesses who can support his statement that he and Doe 'casually exchanged pleasantries,' adding that the 56-year-old 'shook her hand, and went to his room alone.'The filing also claims that the hotel refused to listen to eye-witness accounts of the interaction.What's more, the hotel manager is accused in reporting the incident to the NFL 'with the intention of damaging that relationship and canceling [Irvin].''Evidently, as Plaintiff was sleeping one of the managers of the Hotel reported false information to the NFL about the Plaintiff accusing him of improper behavior towards a hotel employee,' the lawsuit reads. 'The NFL responded by removing Plaintiff from all scheduled programming surrounding the Super Bowl. Plaintiff's representatives have reached out to the hotel and even met in person to obtain clarity about this situation and provide witnesses and resolve this matter before Plaintiff's reputation could be damaged any further—but to no avail.' In his lawsuit, Irving claims he has witnesses who can support his statement that he and Doe 'casually exchanged pleasantries,' adding that the 56-year-old 'shook her hand, and went to his room aloneIrving says he's already had appearances canceled as a result of the accusations.'It is clear Michael is the latest victim of our cancel culture where all it takes is an accusation to ruin a person's life,' McCathern said in the firm's statement. 'Michael looks forward to clearing his name in court and hopes the Court of public opinion will see the truth come out as well.''When I came into the hotel [on Sunday night], they asked what I did and I said, ''I just went straight to the room,''' Irvin said, as quoted by

A travel agent faked  while defrauding more than 1,400 customers has been jailed at Durham Crown Court for nine years.Lyne Barlow, 39, was 'riding the monster of deceit' as she used her fake illness to deflect the avalanche of complaints from devastated families whose holidays failed to materialise.She was so determined to continue her charade that she even convinced her husband, Paul, and son and daughter she was battling cancer.Family members took her to hospital appointments, unaware that she was simply waiting inside before re-emerging claiming to have seen her consultant.To make her story more convincing, she cut off strands of her hair and scattered them across her pillow to make it look as though she was losing it to chemotherapy. Lyne Barlow, 39, claimed to her customers that she was covered by insurance and was a member of the trusted travel brand Association of British Travel Agents Barlow also claimed to be suffering from a terminal illness while she was selling the holidays, Durham Crown Court heard in October last yearWhen Barlow was arrested in 2020 she hobbled into the police station with her head swathed in a scarfe and walking with a stick.Custody photographs show a vast difference when she was re-arrested a year later and was forced to admit her 'stage 3/4' cancer had been a fabrication.Barlow stooped so low as to defraud her own mother, Susan Coleman, 64, out of £500,000 - part of which came from an insurance payout following the untimely death of her father, Barry.The rest was NHS ward sister Mrs Coleman's retirement payout and savings, which Barlow told her she'd invested in a business venture which would make her mother rich.Barlow took over her grieving mother's financial affairs as she struggled to come to terms with losing her husband in 2015.As she systematically emptied her mother's accounts she intercepted her post to stop her getting bank statements. A redacted email exchange Lyne Barlow had with a customer about her pretend cancer Travel agent Lyne Barlow (left) arrives at Durham Crown Court to be sentenced for defrauding friends, family and hundreds of customers who bought holidays from her in a £2.6 million con Lyne Barlow claimed to her customers that she was covered by insurance and was a member of the trusted travel brand Association of British Travel Agents. (Pictured left: Lyne Barlow)She also mocked up bank statement from Barclays which appeared to show that her mother's money was in fact growing rather than disappearing.Barlow also took her mum away on lavish holidays along with her children, a boy and a girl.However it emerged the reason for this was, on some occasions, that Barlow knew through the intercepted post, that bailiffs were due to turn up at her mum's house and evDeN eVe nakLiyAT she didn't want her to find out.Mrs Coleman was left penniless by a daughter who used part of her money to set up Lyne Barlow Independent Travel in Stanley, County Durham.Barlow offered holidays at astonishing prices to drum up trade.Customers were able to snap up all inclusive trips to Dubai for just£500 and word quickly spread of her extraordinary bargains.The bubble quickly burst as families saw their hard earned money vanish on holidays that they never got to take.Some paid up to £5,500 to arrive at their destination and discover no funds had been received by the hotel so there were no rooms booked.Others arrived to discover they had no place on the return flight and were stranded abroad until they could find their own way back.Eventually a Facebook group was set up by furious victims of Barlow's scam and an agreement reached to go to Durham Police en masse.There were so many calls to the force's HQ that they had to be directed to an email address because emergency callers would have been unable to get through.In total Barlow could be proven to have defrauded family, friends and customers out of £1. For those who have any kind of inquiries regarding in which as well as tips on how to make use of EvDeN eVE NakliyAt, it is possible to e-mail us with the web site. 2m, but investigators believe the total sum she gained over a period of five years from 2015 to 2020 was £2.6m.Barlow admitted theft, 10 counts of fraud and possessing criminal property at Durham Crown Court and was jailed for nine years.Judge Joanne Kidd told her: 'You have presented yourself to those who knew you as a charming an engaging woman.'You are clearly a woman with significant intellectual ability but you also have an extraordinary talent for dishonesty. Her first victims were family and friends and she used their savings before setting up an independent travel agency, in which she fraudulently sold holidays, reporting them to be ATOL and ABTA protected, the force said. (Pictured: stock image of a beach)'You mercilessly abused the trust of your nearest and dearest in their darkest hours and set about targeting other vulnerable people of your acquaintance who trusted you in order to satisfy your relatively lavish lifestyle.'This involved lavish holidays, an expensive car and designer goods.'The extent of the betrayal of your own mother is truly breathtaking.'As you gallivanted around your mother's utility bills went unpaid and county court judgements rained down upon her.'Bailiffs visited her home, unbeknown to her because you deviously arranged to take her away on visits on the days they were to arrive.'I take the view that you are a thoroughly callous individual.'Tony Davis, mitigating, said: 'Once she began riding the monster of deceit it was inevitable it would come crashing down and it did.'Barlow squandered the cash handed to her on designer clothes, prestige cars and holidays for her and her immediate family, with exclusive breaks in Dubai being her chosen retreat.The charges stated that Barlow made false representations by purporting to be an ABTA and ATOL registered travel agent when in fact she was using criminal cash to finance further frauds.Money handed over by customers was being used to pay for holidays that subsequent clients booked through her, in a Ponzi-type scheme.But her jugging over other people's cash came crashing down in 2020 when police were called in.Furious customers were arriving at her home even as officers moved in to arrest her.She used her 'cancer' as a shield to fend off angry people she had conned.In an email she told one customer who was chasing a refund for aholiday: 'Unfortunately I've just found out my cancer has spread and it's gone to stage 3/4 in my bones and need to have chemo out into my spine to stop it from getting into my brain. It's going to be pretty intense.'Detective Sergeant Alan Meehan from Durham Police Complex Fraud Team led the investigation.He said: 'At the time of her arrest we were aware that she was telling people she had cancer and at that time we kept an open mind on whether that was correct or not not.'As part of the investigation we asked to access her medical records and it was only then that the truth emerged that she had been making the whole thing up.'It was a determined and EVDEn EvE nakLiyat calculated attempt to distract attention from her crimes and deflect blame away from her because she hoped people would feel sorry for her.'The lengths she went to were very unusual. It came as a massive shock to her husband that she did not in fact have cancer.'She wore a scarf over her head and appeared to be losing her hair, although we believe she was cutting off strands and scattering it across her pillow at night to keep up that deception.'Members of her family were even taking her to hospital appointments that never existed.When she was first arrested in September 2020 she presented as a very frail and sick woman, walking with a stick and with her head in a black scarf to cover the apparent hair loss.'Once confronted by the medical information she had no option but to admit she'd been lying.'The second custody photograph from when she was re-arrested in 2021 show the true picture, with no sign or suggestion of illness.'In our opinion it's a serious aggravating factor in the largest case of fraud this force has ever dealt with.'Lyne Barlow was trying to attain a lifestyle she could not afford and rather than stop as she got out of her depth she continued to take money from more and more victims.'The number of calls we received on this case was unprecedented and EVdEn eVe nAKLiYaT once they started coming in they were so many that we had to set up a dedicated email as the control room was in danger of being overrun.'James Lewis, of the Crown Prosecution Service said: 'Barlow acted with greed, using false promises and deceptive lies, to convince family and friends, as well as hundreds of customers, evDeN eVE nAkliYat who all trusted her, to part with their money so that she could sustain her own lavish lifestyle.'Fraud is an insidious crime and the cost to the many victims in this case has not just been financial; it has also caused huge emotional distress and extreme disappointment to devastated customers who had to find out their holiday did not actually exist at a time when the country was in the grips of the Covid-19 pandemic.'Thanks to the thorough investigation by Durham Police and EvdEN EVe nAkLiYAT to all the victims who came forward to report her, we were able to bring Barlow to justice.'We will now be taking steps to recover this money taken through Proceeds of Crime legislation.'

At the beating heart of Moscow, eVdEN evE NAKliYat directly opposite the Kremlin on the eastern side of Red Square, you'll find Russia's most famous shopping mall.Known as GUM, the ornate neo-classical building sits a stone's throw from St Basil's cathedral and the mausoleum of Lenin, the man who attempted to overthrow capitalism. Yet it has, in recent years, been filled with 'landmark' stores owned by luxury brands anxious to soak up the cash being liberally sprayed around by the post-Soviet oligarch class.When they aren't applauding the tanks that occasionally rumble over nearby cobblestones, cronies of Vladimir flock to this marble-floored emporium, arm-in-arm with their high-maintenance wives, mistresses and girlfriends to spend ill-gotten roubles on handbags, Tiffany jewellery and Hugo Boss suits. One of the still open Brtish shops is Paul Smith, eVden EvE nakliYAT the Nottingham-based purveyor of stripy scarves and modish menswear that its eponymous multi-millionaire founder and owner likes to describe as 'classic with a twist' Also open for business is GUM's branch of Agent Provocateur, the upscale English underwear brand popularised by Kate Moss in the 1990s. It is also stocking designs from the new season RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share At least they did. In late February last year, everything changed. That was when their autocratic President decided to invade Ukraine, turning Russia into a global pariah overnight.As Putin's soldiers raped and murdered their way across the country, Western consumer brands began responding to public revulsion by literally shutting up shop. Within weeks, the UK, EU and many Western countries had imposed sanctions to prevent fresh supplies of luxury goods from reaching Russia.Today, the GUM centre's Chanel, Tiffany and Hugo Boss outlets have closed their doors. You can no longer shop for shoes by Jimmy Choo or John Lobb, or handbags from the houses of Prada, Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Hermes. As they boarded up their boutiques and cancelled shipments of fresh stock to Russia, these famous purveyors of luxury goods simultaneously issued earnest PR statements expressing their desire to, as the saying goes, 'stand with Ukraine'.But today, almost a year after Putin's tanks rolled over the border, shopaholics of the Russian elite aren't entirely out of luck.For beneath the building's glass-domed roof, the Mail this week made a scandalous discovery: outposts of not one, but two famous British luxury brands are very much still open for business.One is Paul Smith, the Nottingham-based purveyor of stripy scarves and modish menswear that its eponymous multi-millionaire founder and owner likes to describe as 'classic with a twist'.While their compatriots fire missiles into Kyiv's schools and EVden eVE NAKLiYat apartment blocks, I can reveal Russians are still rattling the tills at the local Paul Smith boutique from 10am to 10pm, seven days a week, happy to fork out 16,900 roubles (£197) for one of the brand's signature colourful ties and much else.The shelves remain well-stocked with many of the very latest Paul Smith products.Indeed, on Wednesday an assistant attempted to flog our reporter an 'embossed leather folio' — a sort of briefcase — from the firm's 'new season' range, which only went on sale in the UK a few weeks back. Its price? A trifling 90,000 roubles, or £1,050.Scandalously, the man whose firm made (and is therefore profiting from) this expensive trinket is not just a Knight of the Realm.For in addition to being honoured by Tony Blair in the heyday of Cool Britannia — having served on New Labour's Creative Industries Task Force — Sir Paul Smith, 76, was last year invited to Buckingham Palace so that Prince William could elevate him to membership of the Order of Companions of Honour, one of the highest gongs available to anyone in the creative industry. For example, Barbour, which used to have a franchise outlet at GUM, refused to ship a single item of new stock there from the day of the invasion and has now exited A fifth historic British brand, the former Crown jeweller Garrard — which like Farlows has a Royal Warrant — was this week advertising no fewer than ten Russian stockists on its UK website, apparently under the terms of a supply deal that pre-dates the invasion of UkraineThe Moral Ratings Agency, a lobby group which monitors Western firms operating in Russia, describes his firm's presence there as a 'disgrace', telling the Mail Sir Paul ought to get his brand out of Russia or be stripped of his titles.A few doors down from Paul Smith's red-fronted shop — and also open for business — you'll find GUM's branch of Agent Provocateur, the upscale English underwear brand popularised by Kate Moss in the 1990s. It is also stocking designs from the new season.One of no fewer than ten Russian Agent Provocateur boutiques that are still open — all of which remain advertised on its British website — we found it selling crystal-embossed leather bondage whips for 73,000 roubles (£850), bejewelled pink brassieres for 110,000 roubles (£,1280) and thongs for up to 85,000 roubles (£990) each.An assistant told us the last shipment of new stock arrived shortly before Christmas and a new one is due in March — just in time for International Women's Day.Again, it's hard to see how this British luxury goods firm squares its presence in Moscow with the supposed values listed on its website. When you loved this information in addition to you would like to obtain more information relating to evDEn EVE nAKliyAt i implore you to pay a visit to our own website.  Shamelessly, given Russia's ongoing use of rape as a weapon of war, Agent Provocateur claims to be dedicated to promoting 'fearless femininity' and is 'adhering to the highest standard of ethics'.The firm's current owner, high street tycoon Mike Ashley is, however, no stranger to cutting lucrative business deals in questionable dictatorships. His moral compass was seemingly untroubled by his recent sale — for more than twice what he had paid — of football club Newcastle United to a Saudi Arabia-backed consortium.Once they have stocked up on clothes and lingerie, every good oligarch needs a bespoke Rolls-Royce to whisk them from central Moscow to their gaudy dacha.Which takes us to the British luxury car firm's main Russian showroom, on the ground floor of an upscale hotel just across the Moskva river, roughly two miles west of Red Square.Rolls-Royce insists it no longer sells new cars in Russia, claiming in a holier-than-thou media announcement that: 'We stand for the peaceful co-existence of all cultures all over the world, in all times and at all locations.'

At the beating heart of Moscow, directly opposite the Kremlin on the eastern side of Red Square, you'll find Russia's most famous shopping mall.Known as GUM, the ornate neo-classical building sits a stone's throw from St Basil's cathedral and the mausoleum of Lenin, the man who attempted to overthrow capitalism. Yet it has, in recent years, been filled with 'landmark' stores owned by luxury brands anxious to soak up the cash being liberally sprayed around by the post-Soviet oligarch class.When they aren't applauding the tanks that occasionally rumble over nearby cobblestones, cronies of Vladimir flock to this marble-floored emporium, arm-in-arm with their high-maintenance wives, mistresses and girlfriends to spend ill-gotten roubles on handbags, Tiffany jewellery and Hugo Boss suits. One of the still open Brtish shops is Paul Smith, the Nottingham-based purveyor of stripy scarves and modish menswear that its eponymous multi-millionaire founder and owner likes to describe as 'classic with a twist' Also open for business is GUM's branch of Agent Provocateur, the upscale English underwear brand popularised by Kate Moss in the 1990s. It is also stocking designs from the new season RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share At least they did. In late February last year, everything changed. That was when their autocratic President decided to invade Ukraine, turning Russia into a global pariah overnight.As Putin's soldiers raped and murdered their way across the country, Western consumer brands began responding to public revulsion by literally shutting up shop. Within weeks, the UK, EU and many Western countries had imposed sanctions to prevent fresh supplies of luxury goods from reaching Russia.Today, the GUM centre's Chanel, Tiffany and Hugo Boss outlets have closed their doors. If you adored this post and you would certainly like to obtain more information concerning evDEn EVE nAKliyAt kindly go to our own internet site.  You can no longer shop for shoes by Jimmy Choo or John Lobb, or evdEn EVe nAKliyAt handbags from the houses of Prada, Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Hermes. As they boarded up their boutiques and cancelled shipments of fresh stock to Russia, these famous purveyors of luxury goods simultaneously issued earnest PR statements expressing their desire to, as the saying goes, 'stand with Ukraine'.But today, almost a year after Putin's tanks rolled over the border, shopaholics of the Russian elite aren't entirely out of luck.For beneath the building's glass-domed roof, the Mail this week made a scandalous discovery: outposts of not one, but two famous British luxury brands are very much still open for business.One is Paul Smith, the Nottingham-based purveyor of stripy scarves and modish menswear that its eponymous multi-millionaire founder and owner likes to describe as 'classic with a twist'.While their compatriots fire missiles into Kyiv's schools and apartment blocks, I can reveal Russians are still rattling the tills at the local Paul Smith boutique from 10am to 10pm, seven days a week, happy to fork out 16,900 roubles (£197) for one of the brand's signature colourful ties and much else.The shelves remain well-stocked with many of the very latest Paul Smith products.Indeed, on Wednesday an assistant attempted to flog our reporter an 'embossed leather folio' — a sort of briefcase — from the firm's 'new season' range, which only went on sale in the UK a few weeks back. Its price? A trifling 90,000 roubles, or £1,050.Scandalously, the man whose firm made (and Evden eve naKLiyAt is therefore profiting from) this expensive trinket is not just a Knight of the Realm.For in addition to being honoured by Tony Blair in the heyday of Cool Britannia — having served on New Labour's Creative Industries Task Force — Sir Paul Smith, 76, was last year invited to Buckingham Palace so that Prince William could elevate him to membership of the Order of Companions of Honour, one of the highest gongs available to anyone in the creative industry. For example, Barbour, which used to have a franchise outlet at GUM, refused to ship a single item of new stock there from the day of the invasion and has now exited A fifth historic British brand, the former Crown jeweller Garrard — which like Farlows has a Royal Warrant — was this week advertising no fewer than ten Russian stockists on its UK website, evDen Eve NAkLiyAT apparently under the terms of a supply deal that pre-dates the invasion of UkraineThe Moral Ratings Agency, a lobby group which monitors Western firms operating in Russia, describes his firm's presence there as a 'disgrace', telling the Mail Sir Paul ought to get his brand out of Russia or be stripped of his titles.A few doors down from Paul Smith's red-fronted shop — and also open for business — you'll find GUM's branch of Agent Provocateur, the upscale English underwear brand popularised by Kate Moss in the 1990s. It is also stocking designs from the new season.One of no fewer than ten Russian Agent Provocateur boutiques that are still open — all of which remain advertised on its British website — we found it selling crystal-embossed leather bondage whips for 73,000 roubles (£850), bejewelled pink brassieres for 110,000 roubles (£,1280) and thongs for up to 85,000 roubles (£990) each.An assistant told us the last shipment of new stock arrived shortly before Christmas and a new one is due in March — just in time for International Women's Day.Again, it's hard to see how this British luxury goods firm squares its presence in Moscow with the supposed values listed on its website. Shamelessly, given Russia's ongoing use of rape as a weapon of war, Agent Provocateur claims to be dedicated to promoting 'fearless femininity' and is 'adhering to the highest standard of ethics'.The firm's current owner, high street tycoon Mike Ashley is, however, no stranger to cutting lucrative business deals in questionable dictatorships. His moral compass was seemingly untroubled by his recent sale — for more than twice what he had paid — of football club Newcastle United to a Saudi Arabia-backed consortium.Once they have stocked up on clothes and lingerie, every good oligarch needs a bespoke Rolls-Royce to whisk them from central Moscow to their gaudy dacha.Which takes us to the British luxury car firm's main Russian showroom, on the ground floor of an upscale hotel just across the Moskva river, roughly two miles west of Red Square.Rolls-Royce insists it no longer sells new cars in Russia, claiming in a holier-than-thou media announcement that: 'We stand for the peaceful co-existence of all cultures all over the world, in all times and at all locations.'

A student took matters into her own hands when her Ford Fiesta was stolen from outside her home - by using an Apple AirTag to track it down herself and documenting the journey on . Zoë Pettit, eVden EvE nAKliyAt 22, was horrified when she woke up for an early gym session and realised her car was missing from the street where it was parked in Selly Oak, , last week.Helpfully she had tucked an Apple AirTag, a tracking device that can be traced via phone, into the lining of her boot after fellow students advised her about a spate of car thefts in the area.So when the business student discovered her car had been stolen, she and two university friends set on a mission to find it - and were successful within a matter of hours despite police reportedly failing to have any luck.  Zoë Originally from Norwich, Norfolk, explained: 'Every morning I just double check it's there because you see quite a few posts from people saying their car was stolen overnight.'I looked up the road and I thought I was going crazy because I couldn't see it.' Her car was missing from the street where it was parked in Selly Oak, Birmingham, last weekPanicking, University of Birmingham student Zoë searched the surrounding streets, questioning if she had perhaps parked it somewhere different and it had slipped her mind.But she couldn't see it anywhere.'I went onto my phone and checked the AirTag - and I see that it's seven miles away from where I am,' she said.Zoë continued: 'I ran back to my house and I was like 'girls, EVdEn EVE NAkLiYAT my car has been stolen'. I was quite frantic.'We rang the police, and in all fairness to them they were very helpful.'They assigned someone straight away and there was an officer driving to where the AirTag was.'As the tag showed the car was moving, a cop reportedly tried to track it down for a few hours but couldn't see it.In the end police gave up the search, she says, leaving Zoë with no choice but to accept defeat and report it as stolen to her insurance provider. Zoë decided to take matters into her own hands - against the advice of her parents She used her Apple AirTag, a tracking device that can be traced via phone, to pin down the car's whereaboutsShe said: 'The police were really helpful and did as much as they could. It was about midday at this point, and I found out at nine o'clock my car had been stolen.'My dad was getting ready to call up my insurance company and tell them it was stolen at this point basically.'A couple of my housemates came home from their morning lectures, and one of the girls said that she had got her car with her - so why didn't we just go and try to find it?'She added: 'My parents were like 'do not drive to the AirTag, whatever you do. Just leave it'. Should you have any queries regarding in which along with the way to work with evdEN EvE nAkliyat, you'll be able to call us at our own web-page. 'However, the girls went anyway, driving half an hour to Saltley, an inner-city area to the east of Birmingham.She said: 'At first we couldn't find it, we drove around for about 20 minutes and I was just thinking this is bizarre.'In the end I just thought it's not there, maybe they chucked the AirTag out of the car, let's go.'But a chance left turning as they were leaving the estate led the girls right to the missing white Ford - although its plates had been changed.'I pressed my car key and it unlocked, I freaked out. I was like 'Oh my God it's my car!' The student could not believe it when she spotted her car - though the registration plate had been changed The friends celebrated with a McDonald's on the way back home Zoë says she called the police who came to assess the situation as the car was close to a residential driveway.Detectives reportedly said it was safe and the girls were allowed to take the car back - celebrating with a McDonald's on the way home.Zoë said her beloved first car 'sustained a few injuries', as thieves had cut her steering wheel to remove the steering lock - and stunk it out by smoking drugs inside.But she added that she was 'chuffed' to have her car back - although she does feel 'uncomfortable' knowing that a stranger was driving it around.Zoë said West Midlands Police are currently investigating the crime.A spokesman for the force told MailOnline: 'We were called on 31 January after a white Ford Fiesta was stolen in Birmingham. Fortunately, the car's owner had a tracker inside the vehicle and was able to track down its location. 'The car had appeared to be in a location in Birmingham, but when officers attended, it was no longer there. 'Subsequently a different location was identified by the owner, who went there herself and took back her car. 'Officers supported her in recovering the vehicle and are continuing to investigate the theft and identify suspects. Anyone with information can call 101 or EVDen EvE NAKliYAT use Live Chat on our website quoting crime number 20/13098/23.'

By Sara Rossi and Valentina Consiglio ROME, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Italian Treasury is moving quickly this year to issue retail bonds, hoping to plug a gap soon to be left by the European Central Bank and EVDEn EVe nAkLiYAT anticipating strong appetite from savers whose deposits are being eroded by inflation. The economy ministry said on Monday it would issue a new "BTP Italia" inflation-linked bond for retail investors from March 6-9, earlier than the traditional April-May period chosen over the last decade. It has said it is also considering other instruments dedicated to domestic savers, as part of a strategy to put more of its huge public debt - proportionally the second highest in the euro zone - in Italian hands. "We want to reduce our dependence on foreign creditors by increasing the number of Italians and Italian residents that hold our public debt," Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday. Retail investors held about 9% of Italian public debt at the end of last year, according to Bank of Italy data. Analysts say Rome is probably also capitalising on favourable market conditions as three similar BTP Italia bonds mature in April, May, and November for a total of nearly 25 billion euros ($26.87 billion). The yield on Italy's benchmark 10-year BTP bond stood at around 4. If you beloved this article therefore you would like to acquire more info about evDEN Eve nAKLiyaT i implore you to visit our own web site. 20% on Friday, compared with 4.70% at the end of December. The Treasury has not issued three BTP Italia retail bonds in a year since the instrument was introduced in 2012 at the height of the euro zone debt crisis. The importance of retail investors in purchasing BTPs will grow as the ECB withdraws its support. The central bank last year ended its "quantitative easing" and emergency pandemic bond purchasing programme. It is continuing to reinvest part of the bonds it bought as they mature, while reducing its balance sheet. INFLATION MENACE Italian households' bank deposits are larger than their euro zone peers, according to calculation by the Scope Ratings agency for the third quarter of 2022, based on ECB data. Italians' deposits amount to 86% of national output, the data shows, compared with 74% for France and EVden evE NAKLiYat 81% for eVden Eve NAKliyAT Germany and Spain. "Italian households' liquidity potentially offers the Treasury a growing investor base in the near future," said Scope analyst Alvise Lennkh-Yunus. However, these deposits are being rapidly eroded by inflation, and they declined last year for the first time since 2017 by almost 20 billion euros. While consumer price growth in the 20-nation euro zone eased to 9.5% in January, EVdEN eve NAKLiYAt in Italy it was still running at 10.9%. The ECB targets inflation at 2%. "Italians' savings are no longer safe because of the continuous surges in energy prices and inflation in general," banking union Fabi said in a report this month. The inflation-adjusted value of bank deposits has fallen far more steeply in Italy than in Spain, according to calculations by Spanish bank BBVA based on Bank of Italy and Bank of Spain data. A trend that has seen Italian deposit rates lagging far behind lending rates is likely to continue in coming months, Fabi said, increasing the incentive for savers to invest in government debt. "The 0.3% rise in mortgage rates and business loans in the year to September 2022 compares with an increase in deposit rates of just 0.05%," the union said. ($1 = 0.9303 euros) (Editing by Gavin Jones and Christina Fincher)

By Mike Dolan LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - If financial markets bore the brunt of this year's interest rate shock, housing now stands in the firing line. And a residential real estate quake would hurt many economies far more, amplifying the bond market ructions of the past 12 months if inflation can't be contained quickly enough to allow central banks to stop tightening in 2023. Overall housing activity - construction, sales and the related demand for goods and services that goes with housing churn - contributes an estimated 16-18% of gross domestic product annually in the United States and Britain. That's well over $4 trillion for the former and half a trillion in the UK. With long-term U.S. fixed mortgage rates above 7% for the first time in 20 years, and more than double January rates, U.S. housing sales and starts are already feeling the heat. And as property has ridden the bond bull market of low inflation and interest rates for much those intervening decades - the sub-prime mortgage crash of 2007-2008 apart - any risk of a paradigm shift in that whole picture is a mega concern. Twenty years ago, after the dot.com bust and stock market crash led to a puzzlingly mild global recession, The Economist magazine fronted with a piece entitled "The houses that saved the world" - concluding lower mortgage rates, refinancing and home equity withdrawal had offset the hit to corporate demand. But it's much less likely to come to the rescue after this year's stock market swoon, if only because interest rates are heading even higher into 2023 and many now fret about potential distress and delinquency in the sector next year. Some 10% of global fund managers polled by Bank of America this month think real estate in developed economies is the most likely source of another systemic credit event going forward. And Britain, evden Eve NAkliyaT which even the Bank of England assumes has already entered recession, is particularly vulnerable. UK homeowners outsize exposure to floating rate mortgages and greater vulnerability to rising unemployment leaves the British market a potential outlier amid the twin hits of rising Bank of England rates and this week's expected fiscal squeeze. Indeed, many feel the extent of finance minister Jeremy Hunt's dramatic fiscal U-turn away from September's botched giveaway budget is precisely to avoid the sort of brutal BoE rate hit to the housing market that had threatened initially. British think-tank the National Institute of Economic and Social Research reckons some 2.5 million UK households on variable rate mortgages - about 10% of the total - would be hit hard by further BoE rate rises next year, pushing mortgage costs for evDen eve NakliyaT about 30,000 beyond monthly incomes if rates hit 5%. That partly explains why even though money markets still see BoE rates peaking as high as 4.5%, eVDEN eVE NAkLiyAt from 3% at present, high-street clearing banks Barclays and HSBC forecast the central bank's terminal rate as low as 3.5% and 3.75% respectively. NO HOUSING SAVIOUR Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius and team feel the threat of a major credit event in developed housing markets may be overstated - as many mortgage holders are still on low, eVdEn EVe NAKliYat long-term fixed deals and there are substantial home equity buffers. But they said Britain stands out nonetheless. "We see a relatively greater risk of a meaningful rise in mortgage delinquency rates in the UK," Goldman said this month. "This reflects the shorter duration of UK mortgages, our more negative economic outlook, and the greater sensitivity of default rates to downturns." While Australia and New Zealand have higher variable mortgage rates, British mortgage holders also have a higher vulnerability to rising joblessness. Goldman estimates that a one percentage point rise in unemployment tends to boost mortgage delinquency rates by more than 20 basis points after one year in Britain - twice as much as the 10bp impact from a similar scenario in the United States. All of which bodes ill for UK house prices - although forecasts are still far from apocalyptic. UK estate agent Knight Frank expects nationwide house prices to drop 5% next year and again in 2024, a cumulative decline of almost 10% but one that only takes average prices back to where they were in the middle of 2021. Further out they see stagnation persisting - with just a 1.5% cumulative gain in the five years to 2026 and London prices basically flat over all that period. NIESR economist Urvish Patel concurred with the thrust of that - expecting lower house prices over the next couple of years but adding "fears of a house price and housing market collapse because of higher mortgage rates are unlikely to be proved correct". Offsetting factors are that a majority will be on fixed rates, supply remains tight and stamp duty taxes are due to be cut again, he said. But he did point to Bank of England research from 2019 that studied more than 30 years of data and showed that a 1% sustained increase in index-linked UK government bond yields could ultimately result in a fall in real house prices of just under 20%. Ominously perhaps, 10- and 30-year index-linked gilt yields were at the epicentre of the September budget shock. If you loved this posting and EvdEn Eve nakliyAt you would like to receive additional info concerning EVdEn Eve nAkliYaT kindly pay a visit to our website. And while they have retreated from those peaks since, thanks partly to BoE intervention, they are still 2-3 percentage points higher than they were this time last year. - The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters. (Reporting by Mike Dolan; Editing by Alex Richardson)

The estranged boy toy husband of Phil Collins's ex-wife Orianne Bates has asked a court to throw her in jail over unpaid bills for his leased $340,000 Aston Martin, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.Former male escort Thomas Bates, 33, has filed a motion in their demanding Orianne, 49, is incarcerated for nearly six months for contempt because she failed to make up overdue lease payments after being ordered to pay by the judge - and instead jetted off to Europe.His attorney alleges the former wife of retired pop legend Phil, 72, has 'not paid a penny' and continues to 'thumb her nose' at Broward County Circuit Court in Fort Lauderdale, .'Instead of complying with the Court's order, Wife flew to Paris and then jetted to Switzerland for the holidays, posting extremely "filtered" photographs of herself and her children all over the internet, proudly displaying her carefree lifestyle,' Bates's attorney Deborah Bianchi Tracht wrote.'Simultaneously herewith, Husband is filing a Motion for Writ for Issuance of a Writ of Bodily Arrest…' Former male escort Thomas Bates, 33, has filed a motion in his bitter divorce battle demanding Orianne, 49, is incarcerated for nearly six months for contemptThe attorney adds in the new filing: 'Husband requests that Wife be held in Contempt and that she be incarcerated in the Broward County jail for one hundred and seventy nine (179) days or until further order of this Court or until she pays the purge amount totally the full amount past due on the Aston Martin.'Court records show Orianne has been ordered four times to make up the payments on the 2021 supercar, which she has previously demanded Bates returns because of her 'dire financial straits'.It has a James Bond-style TB 007 license plate and costs an incredible $6,594.40 a month to lease, according to legal documents obtained by DailyMail. 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Bates's attorney alleges Orianne has 'not paid a penny' and eVDen EVE NAkliyat instead flew to Paris Former tribute band guitarist Bates, who failed in his bid for a music career in Los Angeles before his secret nuptials, claims he was forced to sign the car lease at a Miami dealership and that Orianne had promised to make the payments.But the battle of the Aston Martin is just from both sides in a divorce fight now entering its 15th month.And as the warring couple continue to wrangle over assets, DailyMail.com can reveal the spectacular spending of Orianne as certified in her own court documents.The Swiss-born jewelry designer bagged a $47million payout from Genesis legend Phil in their 2008 divorce. But she lost a bid for half his $40million Miami Beach mansion after reuniting with him in 2015 - then astonishingly setting up home there with Bates before the couple were evicted.During their stay, Orianne publicly splurged on gifts for her new husband as they drove around Miami in her leased Bentley, stopping off at exclusive stores in the city's Design District.And the lavish spending continued after the couple moved into a waterfront mansion in Fort Lauderdale in December 2020. Bates claims Orianne insisted he lease a $340,000 Aston Martin for $6,500 per month because she wanted him to be like James Bond. It even had license plates with the number TB 007. But now he's suing her over unpaid bills for the car  Bates's attorney Deborah Bianchi Tracht wrote in their filing: 'Instead of complying with the Court's order, Wife flew to Paris and then jetted to Switzerland for the holidays, posting extremely "filtered" photographs of herself and her children all over the internet, proudly displaying her carefree lifestyle' Orianne has been ordered four times to make up the payments on the 2021 supercar, EvDEN Eve NakliyaT which she has previously demanded Bates returns because of her 'dire financial straits'Orianne reveals in the first of two financial affidavits in the divorce that she has loans of $25,000 a month for the pad.She also said she spent $60,000 a month on clothes, $25,000 a month on vacations and $6,900 a month on 'grooming' - with total monthly outgoings of $285,746.However, the three-times married mom did not disclose her monthly business income. Instead, she stated she gets $5,000 a month from selling clothes and EVDeN Eve nAKliyaT jewelry online.Orianne paid $5.5million for the Fort Lauderdale home, EVdEn evE nAKLiYAt but put it on the market in August last year for $10.95million after Bates moved out months before. However, it has failed to sell and on Monday she dropped the price to $8.9million.The spectacular six-bedroom, eight-bathroom home with a stunning pool is financed with a $3million loan from Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, the legal papers reveal.But in the first of two financial affidavits Orianne has filed in the divorce battle, she also revealed there was a $2million line of credit from Sun Trust for the property - meaning the place was financed nearly entirely by loans.In that first affidavit in April 2022, she said her monthly outgoings included:Mortgage $24,729Property taxes $7,211Grooming: $6,900Pet expenses: $5,116Club dues and membership: $2,723Sports and hobbies: $6,500Vacations: $25,000Electricity: $1,002Telephone/cell phone: $1,500Food and home supplies: $2,500Meals outside home: $2,400Maid service: $3,600House employees: $19,500Car gas and oil: $1,200Car wash: $450Health insurance: $2,335Life insurance: $12,500Life insurance for three children: $4,500Dry cleaning and laundry: $2,000Clothing: $60,000Medical, dental and prescriptions: $6,000Non-prescription meds, cosmetics, toiletries: $2,000She also revealed she owed $212,263 on a Neiman Marcus/Capital One card, with debts of $90,404 on one JP Morgan Chase card and $90,996 on another.In an amended financial affidavit filed in July 2022, she reduced many of those figures, but still came up with total monthly expenses of $146,555.Orianne later testified she had further drastically reduced her outgoings to $6,000 a month, according to a summary by Judge Natasha DePrimo in the most recent ruling over the Aston Martin on January 13.Bates's attorney had cited Orianne's higher amount in the latest enforcement bid.And Judge DePrimo said in her summary: 'She (Orianne) testified that they are now $6,000 per month, but no specific evidence was introduced substantiating the $140,000 reduction in expenses….'The court finds that there was insufficient evidence presented as to the Wife's inability to pay and maintain the status quo.'   DailyMail.com can reveal the spectacular spending of Orianne, including a monthly mortgage payment of $24,729, house employees for $19,500 and $60,000 in clothing Orianne was given 30 days to bring all the payments up to date and was ordered to continue financing the lease.DailyMail.com Orianne picked up Bates from a male escort site where he advertised himself as a 'sexy intellectual, with degrees in philosophy and political science.But once she moved him into rock star Phil's mansion their fiery relationship saw her physically assault her new husband 'on several occasions' - once threatening to cut off his 'private parts', according to court documents. Orianne picked up Bates from a male escort site where he advertised himself as a 'sexy intellectual, with degrees in philosophy and political science'Bates was on the books of a company called Cowboys 4 Angels, using the name Ryan, while he was in Los Angeles, after moving from Florida to try to make it in the music business.But he headed back to his home state when things didn't work out as planned. It is understood the couple had their first meeting at an exclusive five-star hotel in Miami Beach.On the Cowboys 4 Angels website, 'Ryan in Los Angeles' was touted as 'the classic, charismatic Los Angeles gentleman, who is definitely guaranteed to exceed your expectations and show you an unforgettable experience!'He was pictured sporting designer stubble and showing off his tanned six-pack with an open plaid shirt and with one hand behind his head.'Originally from the east coast, this sexy intellectual is well-educated, having obtained collegiate degrees in Philosophy and Political Science, further reinforcing his ability to thrive in social and formal situations requiring stimulating, impressive and thought-provoking conversation,' continued the blurb.'Ryan currently works as a personal trainer and musician… some of Ryan's main interests include art, fashion, traveling and live music.'Orianne - whose maiden name is Cevey - was living with Collins when she allegedly selected Bates after he had returned to Florida, where court papers suggest he was still working as an escort.Bates's legal team revealed how they first got together in answers to Orianne's divorce petition.'At the time the parties met, Husband was employed by an escort service,' they wrote.'The Wife selected Husband through the escort service and insisted on dating him. The parties' relationship rapidly progressed into a meaningful romantic relationship. Wife persuaded Husband to leave the escort service to marry her.''Husband moved from California to Florida on or about July 2020 and rented an apartment in Delray Beach, Florida. After the parties married, Wife insisted that Husband leave the sanctuary of his Delray apartment and move into the Collins residence in Miami with Wife.'The Wife clearly understood that Husband's life would be turned upside down and the Husband and Wife would be sued by Phil Collins once Husband moved into the Collins residence.' The Swiss-born jewelry designer got a $47million payout from Genesis legend Phil in their 2008 divorceBates claims he received the alleged threat to slice off his genitals after returning to the couple's new Fort Lauderdale mansion from spending Thanksgiving 2021 with his parents at their home in nearby Lighthouse Point.He arrived to find Orianne had 'secretly removed' his clothes and other possessions and he asked for them back.'Wife, who has a ferocious temper, threatened Husband with bodily harm (by cutting off his private parts) when he asked for his clothes and personal property', said his filing.'The Wife, who has earned a 3rd degree black belt designation and is trained in boxing, previously physically assaulted Husband on several occasions prior to separation. On one occasion, Husband had to scream for the housekeeper to help him exit the house to avoid Wife's assault.'Husband voluntarily vacated the marital residence for his safety.'Orianne's attorneys have attacked Bates during the battle, writing: 'The Husband has not only syphoned funds from the Wife, but the Wife is now heavily encumbered and has limited cash flow. She has been relying on assets to meet expenses.'Unfortunately the Wife has hit the wall.'