The billionaire husband of ‘Baroness Bra’ Michelle Mone is preparing to take delivery of a £50 million mega-yacht, sources on the French Riviera say. Scottish businessman Doug Barrowman – at the centre of a PPE procurement scandal with his wife ...
Farmers are warning of food price rises and a hit to their livelihoods from persistent flooding. Minette Batters, president of the National Farmers’ Union, said she had met farmers who are concerned about harvesting crops such as potatoes and sugar ...
The Post Office could be facing a £100 million bill and insolvency after claiming tax relief for its compensation payments to subpostmasters, according to a tax expert. Dan Neidle, the head of non-profit organisation Tax Policy Associates, said the Post ...
The Bank of London, a new clearing bank which boasts Lord Mandelson on the board, has raised £25m from investors after falling to a second annual loss. The company, launched in 2021, raised fresh equity in November to meet regulatory ...
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s new president-elect, Lai Ching-te, is likely to face his toughest task yet when he takes office in May and has to deal with the ire of China which has repeatedly denounced him as a dangerous separatist. Mr. ...
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. senator and secretary of state John Kerry will leave his post as President Joe Biden’s special climate envoy after three years but will help Biden’s re-election campaign, two administration sources said on Saturday. The decision by ...
QUITO — All prison staff held by inmates at prisons in Ecuador amid a sharp uptick in violence had been freed by Saturday evening, the SNAI prisons agency said. The hostages, which SNAI previously said were 158 guards and 20 ...
WASHINGTON — US President Joseph R. Biden said on Saturday the United States does not support the independence of Taiwan, after Taiwanese voters rebuffed China and gave the ruling party a third presidential term. Earlier in the day, the Taiwanese ...
Markets closed 2023 with the strongest rally for equities, bonds, gold, and cryptocurrencies in years. The level of complacency was obvious, registering an “extreme greed” level in the Greed and Fear Index. 2023 was also an unbelievably bad year for commodities, ...
Donald Trump, Julian Assange, Alex Jones, and Rudy Giuliani are in deep trouble with the US state. How about you? Most likely you feel safe because your voice hasn’t attracted a large following. What would the state’s enforcers gain by ...