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Bankrupting a hedge fund: How micro-investors beat the mega-rich at their own game
Financial institutions lobby for loose rules that allow them to profit from crashing the system. But they don’t like it when it hurts their pockets.
Fourth Covid-19 vaccine set to be approved ‘within weeks’ with 60m doses on order
Clive Dix said the results were “spectacular”, adding: “The efficacy shown against the emerging variants is also extremely encouraging."
Man sentenced for spitting at Jeremy Corbyn’s face in ‘barrage of abuse’
The court heard the former plumber has previous convictions for assault, including an assault in 2017 on a journalist in Finsbury Park.
‘Who approved it?’ – Angry reactions to sexist Government lockdown poster
"Reinforcing the view that it is a woman’s job to homeschool, clean, do the childcare."
Post-Brexit trading ‘challenging’ for my fashion brand, Samatha Cameron laments
The wife of ex-PM David Cameron added that Carrie Symonds was subjected to "sexist" briefings in the press.
Watch: Doctor ‘sickened’ when PM said Government has done all it can during pandemic
"I was absolutely sickened when I heard him say that, because it was patently & obviously a lie."
Influencer in Dubai to “motivate people” receives dressing down from ICU doctor
"I was debating whether or not to go into work in ICU tomorrow. Fortunately, this video of Sheridan riding a camel in the desert has motivated me to go in," Dr Andrew Mackay said.
Covid: Government contracts handed out ‘like sweeties to people with friends in high places’
“In many ways, you could be forgiven for thinking being a donor to the Tory party must carry an inherent specialism on delivering Covid contracts as Tory donors have really done very well out of this crisis.”
‘Dithering’ Government urged to get vaccine to key workers as schools to stay shut until March
“We can’t afford any more of the dithering or eleventh-hour announcements from the government. The death toll has already passed 100,000. It’s vital that the government gets this right and shows us the plans now to protect those like our school support staff.”