Rishi Sunak put Britain on a war footing against coronavirus today vowing that the UK will not fall into Italy-style chaos. Unveiling his crucial first Budget, the Chancellor insisted his plans will ensure the UK is ‘one of the best placed economies in the world’ to cope with the impact of the disease. He said … Read more
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 1,000 points in early trading Sunday night amid a price war over crude oil, marking the greatest plunge in oil markets since the Gulf War in 1991. Oil prices plunged 30 percent after the start of electronic trading late Sunday, pointing to a more than 1,000-point loss … Read more
Ida Wyman is one of the best documentary photographers you have never heard of. During a time when the field was dominated by men, Wyman rose from a ‘girl mailroom boy’ in the 1940s at Acme Newspictures to become one of the few female photojournalists who worked for the preeminent magazines of its day, Time … Read more
British WWII veteran, 94, who survived five years as a POW tragically dies alone with no family or friends in Australia – before hundreds of strangers vow to come together for his funeral at his local RSL A British WWII veteran, 94, died alone in South East Queensland in February The Ipswich RSL Sub Branch … Read more
Hedge fund tycoon Crispin Odey bets on Sirius bidding war as shareholders approve £405m Anglo American takeover By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2020 | Updated: 22:06 GMT, 4 March 2020 The hedge fund managed by millionaire Crispin Odey is talking up the prospect of a bidding war breaking … Read more
Elon Musk believes the era of fighter jets is over and future warfare will be carried out by autonomous drones. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO made the prediction while speaking with US Air Force Lt. Gen. John Thompson at the Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida on Friday. ‘Drone warfare is where the future will … Read more
The annual Cobra Gold military exercise began in Thailand on Tuesday. The event sees thousands of US troops taking part in a series of grueling and garish tasks all in the name of survival. Twenty-nine other nations are also attending the largest event of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region, which teaches troops how to … Read more
HISTORY THE ZOOKEEPERS’ WAR by J.W. Mohnhaupt (S&S £18.99, 272 pp) Here’s a tale from the Cold War that’s little-known but deserves not to be. After World War II, as you know, Berlin was split into two. West Berlin was under the control of the Allies, while East Berlin was under the Soviet yoke, and an … Read more
Alexandra Shulman, who edited Vogue from 1992 to 2017, on the style-setter with whom she found much in common When Audrey Withers became editor of British Vogue at the age of 35, there was widespread rationing and the American owner Condé Nast demanded staff cuts. Those left on the magazine often worked out of the … Read more
Turkey has shot down two Syrian war planes and destroyed 100 tanks as it launches a military offensive against the Moscow-backed Syrian regime after an airstrike that killed 34 of its soldiers. Turkish defence minister Hulusi Akar announced the operation – dubbed ‘Spring Shield’ – today and vowed that any attack on Turkish forces or … Read more