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Trump's signature policy would frighten Americans without improving the immigration situation. “The crops are all in and the peaches are rotten/ The oranges piled in their creosote dumps” — Woody Guthrie Ever since Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden and the Democrats shifted to sunny, positive...
In response to Elon Musk’s all-cash takeover offer for Twitter, its board of directors has adopted a one-year shareholder rights plan to stop it. As Lucas...
In this very special series of exclusive articles for the Property Chronicle, Australian property legend Norman Harker reflects on his extraordinary 50-year life in real estate....
What is happening to all the animals? Details are starting to emerge on how Ukraine’s zoos are coping with the war. Some of the animals, including lions, tigers and wild...
I can’t help thinking that Amanda Staveley and her consortium have bought the wrong football club. Had they waited just five months they could have had Chelsea FC rather...
Top players on why joining the Premier League from abroad is so tough. Originally published September 2021. The new football season has seen the return of fans and the...
Why you should donate money rather than supplies. The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and its effect on neighbouring countries has inspired people to collect donations. But these...
Originally published November 2021. The UK’s success at the Tokyo Olympics has been a ray of sunshine in an otherwise dismal dank summer. The feel-good effect could be long term...
This writer became peripherally involved in a property scam worth millions. Originally published August 2021. One early spring day in 2016, I was interviewed by the Serious Fraud...
...but it won’t wreck Russian sanctions. War is expensive. The United States spent about US$1.1 tn (£830bn) on the 2003 Iraq war in today’s money, while the Falklands war...