Trump Says US to Pause Iran Strikes as Mideast Allies Reach Outline to End War
By Ryan Morgan and Melanie Sun President Donald Trump said Aug. 1 that he has agreed to pause or even cancel the pending U.S. attacks...
Renewed Red Sea Standoff Underscores Persistent Threat Posed By Yemen’s Houthis
By Ryan Morgan The oil tanker Encelia was sailing in the Red Sea on the evening of July 22, when a blast rocked the ship....
NatWest faces $1.1bn claim over 1991 Argentine shipyard sale
NatWest is facing a $1.1 billion damages claim from Tandanor, a shipyard in Buenos Aires, over alleged fraudulent conduct during its privatisation in 1991, the...
Fly-tipping gangs forced sale of family farmland, says Earl Spencer
Earl Spencer has said organised fly-tipping forced his family to sell the 310 acres of Northamptonshire farmland it had farmed since 1893. Writing in the...
Help to Buy returns £1.74bn as ministers review scheme revival
The government has made £1.74 billion from George Osborne’s Help to Buy scheme, figures disclosed in Homes England’s annual report show, as housing minister Matthew...
Eat up and get out: why dawdling diners are killing UK restaurants
A restaurateur friend of mine, who I shall not name because he has to keep serving these people, rang me recently with a tale of...