Economy / Books & the Arts / October 23, 2023 How Asset Managers Ruined Our Lives Firms like Blackstone have made investments in real estate, energy, and infrastructure to become the world’s most crooked landlords and bill collectors. Michael Eby Ad Policy Stephen Schwarzman, billionaire and cofounder of Blackstone Group LP, at the World Economic…
23 minutes ago About sharing By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Scientists say they may have made the biggest breakthrough in treating cervical cancer in 20 years, using a course of existing, cheap drugs ahead of usual radiotherapy treatment. Trial findings, revealed at the ESMO medical conference, show the approach reduced the risk of women…
Dave Courtney, who claimed to be an associate of the Kray twins, was found dead at his home.
United States Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton disqualified as Max Verstappen wins By Andrew BensonChief F1 writer at Circuit of the Americas Last updated on 8 hours ago8 hours ago.From the section Formula 1 Lewis Hamilton was disqualified from second place in the US Grand Prix after running Max Verstappen’s Red Bull close for victory. Hamilton…
1 hour ago About sharing Left-wing candidate Sergio Massa has been the economy minister during Argentina’s major financial crisis By Katy Watson in Buenos Aires & Malu Cursino in London BBC News Argentina’s economy minister Sergio Massa has defied expectations by winning more than 36% of the vote in Sunday’s presidential election, putting him on…
Neil Jones spent many hours sharpening his pool-playing skills to qualify for England call-up.
56 minutes ago About sharing Nottinghamshire County Council declared a major incident and told people in Retford they were at risk over high water levels along the River Idle By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Flooding from Storm Babet could last for days, the Environment Agency has warned, after the UK was lashed with rain and…
29 minutes ago About sharing The home secretary is to use a scheduled meeting with Sir Mark Rowley to discuss a pro-Palestinian protest in London over the weekend By Helen Catt Political correspondent Suella Braverman will meet the Metropolitan Police Commissioner on Monday, and question him about the force’s response to incidents during a pro-Palestinian…
29 minutes ago About sharing By Alison Holt, Judith Burns & Chris Bell BBC News A national helpline for victims of modern slavery is reporting a steep rise in contact from overseas workers who came to the UK to help plug staffing gaps in the care sector. Many said they had paid huge sums to…
2 hours ago About sharing There are five candidates vying for the presidency but the three polls suggest have the best chances are Sergio Massa, Patricia Bullrich and Javier Milei By Pascal Fletcher BBC Monitoring, Latin America specialist Argentines are choosing a new president in an election rocked by the emergence as front-runner of anti-establishment…