Analysis shows that the world is moving closer to China, as Trump’s isolationism rears its head at the United Nations Donald Trump’s return to the White House has accelerated a profound shift in the global order, according to new analysis. A report from Focal Data , which analyses UN voting records, reveals how Washington’s “America First” agenda has started to redraw the geopolitical map in favou...
Analysis shows that the world is moving closer to China, as Trump’s isolationism rears its head at the United Nations Donald Trump’s return to the White House has accelerated a profound shift in the global order, according to new analysis. A report from Focal Data , which analyses UN voting records, reveals how Washington’s “America First” agenda has started to redraw the geopolitical map in favour of China. Continue reading...
From 80s punk hangouts to celebrity hotspots to good old community boozers, readers reveal their much-loved locals I started working at the Windmill in the Surrey Hills when I was 14 and the landlord, Cecil Baber Brendan Holland – Dutch to the locals – became my second father. My second son’s second name is Brendan, after him. Several photographers, entrepreneurs, sportspeople and musicians lived ...
From 80s punk hangouts to celebrity hotspots to good old community boozers, readers reveal their much-loved locals I started working at the Windmill in the Surrey Hills when I was 14 and the landlord, Cecil Baber Brendan Holland – Dutch to the locals – became my second father. My second son’s second name is Brendan, after him. Several photographers, entrepreneurs, sportspeople and musicians lived in the area – Eric Clapton’s house was just around the corner. Although I never quite got over answering the phone to someone asking for Mick and I made the mistake of asking “Mick who?” Continue reading...
On game day, where fashion has become a huge part of athlete identity, professionals are reaching for codified displays of their wealth • Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up here On Sunday night the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX, Bad Bunny put on a spectacular half-time show, and multiple players all walked down the tunnel from the car par...
On game day, where fashion has become a huge part of athlete identity, professionals are reaching for codified displays of their wealth • Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up here On Sunday night the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX, Bad Bunny put on a spectacular half-time show, and multiple players all walked down the tunnel from the car park to the dressing rooms carrying the same logo’d bag. The bag in question, by luxury French brand Goyard, isn’t part of any official uniform – and isn’t really known outside of its 0.1% customer base. But it has become as ubiquitous a status symbol among American football players as their AirPods Max headphones and Richard Mille watches – and is part of a brave new world of tunnel fits. Most primetime NFL games’ coverage start hours before kick-off, as photographers, fans and pundits alike pore over players’ sartorial choices just as they would their missed tackles and spectacular catches. Continue reading...
Union urges Leonard Blavatnik to scrap Channel 13 deal, saying it is part of Netanyahu plan ‘to capture the media’ Israeli journalists have appealed to a British billionaire not to proceed with the sale of a stake in an Israeli television channel, which they warn would represent a severe blow to the independence of the country’s media. Sir Leonard Blavatnik, listed by the Sunday Times as the UK’s ...
Union urges Leonard Blavatnik to scrap Channel 13 deal, saying it is part of Netanyahu plan ‘to capture the media’ Israeli journalists have appealed to a British billionaire not to proceed with the sale of a stake in an Israeli television channel, which they warn would represent a severe blow to the independence of the country’s media. Sir Leonard Blavatnik, listed by the Sunday Times as the UK’s third richest person, is selling a nearly 15% share in Channel 13, a commercial channel that has run critical news coverage of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in recent years, including investigations into the prime minister’s financial dealings. Continue reading...
Romance is in the air on a roof terrace in Venice, rowing across Lake Bled and a fairytale garden in Stuttgart • Tell us about your memorable breaks in Wales – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher We had our wedding reception at the Grand Hotel Royal in Sorrento, south of Naples. We danced to two guitarists playing Justin Bieber’s Despacito with our 50 guests singing and dancing along with us....
Romance is in the air on a roof terrace in Venice, rowing across Lake Bled and a fairytale garden in Stuttgart • Tell us about your memorable breaks in Wales – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher We had our wedding reception at the Grand Hotel Royal in Sorrento, south of Naples. We danced to two guitarists playing Justin Bieber’s Despacito with our 50 guests singing and dancing along with us. We watched as the sun began to melt into the Mediterranean Sea from this time-capsule hotel balancing on the edge of a cliff. I floated out of my body and felt a rush of euphoria – perhaps it was the limoncello spritzers. We’ve returned many times and I get the same rush – the gelato, the pizza, the people, it feels as if I’m in a Richard Curtis film. Charlotte Sahami Continue reading...
City analysts say financial market investors will be worried if cost is deducted from budget surplus Rachel Reeves is under pressure to reassure MPs over the state of the UK’s public finances, amid concerns that the rising cost of special educational needs and disabilities (Send) could leave a significant hole in the government’s financial buffer. Meg Hillier, the chair of the all-party House of C...
City analysts say financial market investors will be worried if cost is deducted from budget surplus Rachel Reeves is under pressure to reassure MPs over the state of the UK’s public finances, amid concerns that the rising cost of special educational needs and disabilities (Send) could leave a significant hole in the government’s financial buffer. Meg Hillier, the chair of the all-party House of Commons Treasury committee, said the chancellor should make clear her long-term plans for the £6bn-a-year Send bill as uncertainty grows over how it will be accounted for at the end of the decade. Continue reading...
Choice could prove difficult for Thames Water, which is trying to push through a water recycling scheme nearby The first designated bathing water area on the River Thames in London has been proposed as one of 13 new monitored swimming areas across the country. The Thames at Ham, in south-west London, was shortlisted as a new river bathing water after campaigners gathered evidence to show thousands...
Choice could prove difficult for Thames Water, which is trying to push through a water recycling scheme nearby The first designated bathing water area on the River Thames in London has been proposed as one of 13 new monitored swimming areas across the country. The Thames at Ham, in south-west London, was shortlisted as a new river bathing water after campaigners gathered evidence to show thousands of people use the river for swimming throughout the year. Continue reading...
More than 500 deals now offer 95% loans as banks and building societies loosen their borrowing rules Would-be first-time buyers have the biggest choice of low-deposit mortgages for at least 18 years, new data shows, suggesting that 2026 is looking positive for those trying to get a foot on the property ladder. In recent months many banks and building societies have been loosening their affordabili...
More than 500 deals now offer 95% loans as banks and building societies loosen their borrowing rules Would-be first-time buyers have the biggest choice of low-deposit mortgages for at least 18 years, new data shows, suggesting that 2026 is looking positive for those trying to get a foot on the property ladder. In recent months many banks and building societies have been loosening their affordability rules or launching deals that let people borrow 95% of the property’s value, and in some cases more than that. Continue reading...
Who killed Zorah? Snippets of gossip expose the divisions in a migrant community in this polyphonic portrait of contemporary America There has been debate lately about whether novels should cater for our cauterised attention spans. If that means narratives constructed in short chunks that can be consumed in five-minute bursts on a phone – intelligent, but with plenty of cliffhangers and well-timed...
Who killed Zorah? Snippets of gossip expose the divisions in a migrant community in this polyphonic portrait of contemporary America There has been debate lately about whether novels should cater for our cauterised attention spans. If that means narratives constructed in short chunks that can be consumed in five-minute bursts on a phone – intelligent, but with plenty of cliffhangers and well-timed packets of information to keep us coming back – then Good People ticks all the boxes. Patmeena Sabit’s debut is constructed from a chorus of short testimonies – none more than a few pages, some just a few lines – about the death of Zorah Sharaf, an Afghan American teenager who has drowned in a canal at the wheel of the family car. We hear from family, friends and those in the wider community – neighbours, teachers, schoolmates, journalists, the guy who found the body – as well as those involved in the investigation (though very little from the police), and bites of media commentary. A picture slowly forms of a devastated family, but what kind of family was it? Versions are multiple and contradictory. The Sharafs are perfect, loving, tight-knit. They are dangerously dysfunctional. Continue reading...
KALMAR CORPORATION, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE, 13 FEBRUARY 2026, AT 9.00 AM (EET) Kalmar's financial statements review January–December 2025: Continued successful performance in 2025 with record order intake and solid sales growth in the fourth quarter
KALMAR CORPORATION, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE, 13 FEBRUARY 2026, AT 9.00 AM (EET) Kalmar's financial statements review January–December 2025: Continued successful performance in 2025 with record order intake and solid sales growth in the fourth quarter
KALMAR OYJ, PÖRSSITIEDOTE, 13.2.2026 KLO 9.00 Kalmarin tilinpäätöstiedote tammi–joulukuulta 2025: Jatkunut menestyksekäs suoriutuminen vuonna 2025, ennätykselliset tilaukset ja vankka liikevaihdon kasvu neljännellä vuosineljänneksellä
KALMAR OYJ, PÖRSSITIEDOTE, 13.2.2026 KLO 9.00 Kalmarin tilinpäätöstiedote tammi–joulukuulta 2025: Jatkunut menestyksekäs suoriutuminen vuonna 2025, ennätykselliset tilaukset ja vankka liikevaihdon kasvu neljännellä vuosineljänneksellä
"Bye-Bye Data Center": German Town Rejects Multi-Billion Euro Construction Project Via Remix News, Germany is increasingly rebelling against multi-billion-euro data centers, reflecting a trend seen in other Western countries. This time, Groß-Gerau, a town outside of the mega internet hub of Frankfurt, is the latest to reject the construction of a major data center over fears of rising power costs,...
"Bye-Bye Data Center": German Town Rejects Multi-Billion Euro Construction Project Via Remix News, Germany is increasingly rebelling against multi-billion-euro data centers, reflecting a trend seen in other Western countries. This time, Groß-Gerau, a town outside of the mega internet hub of Frankfurt, is the latest to reject the construction of a major data center over fears of rising power costs, diminished water and environmental resources, ugly aesthetics, and skepticism over job creation. Major U.S. investors were behind the push to build the 174-megawatt data center, but local residents and politicians have successfully stopped construction of the five-building complex, which represented €2.5 billion in investment. The city parliament of the southern Hessian district town officially stopped the construction of the project by Vantage Data Centers. According to German media reports, the assembly rejected the proposal in an 18 to 14 vote, according to Welt newspaper . The opposition was led by a coalition of mostly left-wing and libertarian parties — the SPD, Greens, FDP, Free Voters, and the Left Party. Meanwhile, the business-friendly CDU and the Free Voters’ Association backed the project. Although the investors had already purchased the 14-hectare site on the outskirts of the city, residents were not convinced they wanted a data center in their own backyard. Frankfurt already saturated Frankfurt, also a major financial hub, has already seen some of the densest clusters of data centers in Europe. In early 2026, NVIDIA and Deutsche Telekom launched a major industrial AI cloud in the region featuring over 10,000 GPUs, specifically designed for high-performance AI training and inference. The market in Frankfurt has surpassed 1.3 GW (Gigawatts) of live capacity, with projections to reach 2.5 GW by 2031. Frankfurt is currently on track to overtake London as Europe’s largest data center market within the next five years. Now, residents are revolting against these tre...
In this article IAU GLD Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Gold and silver prices rose as U.S. Treasury bond yields fell after December retail sales growth stalled, signaling a softening economy ahead of key jobs data. Bloomberg Creative | Bloomberg Creative Photos | Getty Images Gold's wild price swings in recent weeks are increasingly being linked to speculative trading in China by ...
In this article IAU GLD Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Gold and silver prices rose as U.S. Treasury bond yields fell after December retail sales growth stalled, signaling a softening economy ahead of key jobs data. Bloomberg Creative | Bloomberg Creative Photos | Getty Images Gold's wild price swings in recent weeks are increasingly being linked to speculative trading in China by some analysts, with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attributing the heightened volatility to "unruly" Chinese activity. Gold prices jumped to a record high of $5,594 per ounce on Jan. 29 only to plummet nearly 10% the next day in its sharpest drop in decades. Since then, the yellow metal has struggled to consistently stay above the 5,000 level. While broader factors such as U.S. interest-rate expectations and geopolitical tensions continuing to drive bullion demand, some analysts believe Chinese retail and institutional investors are playing an outsized role in driving volatility. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who spoke on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures, described the move bluntly. "The gold move thing, things have gotten a little unruly in China … They are having to tighten margin requirements. So gold looks to me kind of like a classical, speculative blowoff." Surging activity in gold futures and exchange-traded funds, rising use of leverage despite repeated margin hikes appear be behind gold's choppy trade, market watchers echoed. China has been the "dominant driver" impacting prices of precious metals this time, said Nicky Shiels, head of research and metals strategy at MKS Pamp. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Gold prices in the past year "That's been driven by a mix of speculative inflows, retail and institutional, through a mix of ETFs, physical bars and futures positioning," she told CNBC. Chinese gold-backed ETF holdings have more than doubled since the start of 2025, according to data provided by Capital Economics, while gold futures trading act...