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Friend with benefits? Ask Prince Andrew | Alison Phillips
Here’s a festive quiz for all the family.
Is Prince Andrew:
a) Thicker than a fig pudding?
b) Greedier than Scrooge?
c) More puffed-up than grandad after a plate of sprouts? Or:
d) All of the above, plus a threat to national security who has cavorted with a suspected spy …
She didn’t get an apartment because of an AI-generated score – and sued to help others avoid the same fate
Three hundred twenty-four. That was the score Mary Louis was given by an AI-powered tenant screening tool. The software, SafeRent, didn’t explain in its 11-page report how the score was calculated or how it weighed various factors. It didn’t say what the score actually signified. It just displayed Louis’s number …
Labour plan for 1.5m new homes is not feasible, housebuilding firm says
Labour’s plan to build 1.5m homes during this parliament is not achievable because of a severe skills shortage, an ageing workforce and Brexit, the head of Britain’s largest housebuilding company has said.
The government outlined on Thursday how it would achieve this goal. The proposals within the revised national planning …
US to pressure UK to import high-quality American meat in Trump trade deal
The United States is expected to push Britain to allow tariff-free access to high-quality American meat as part of any trade deal signed under the incoming Trump administration, amid interest from the president-elect’s trade chief.
Previous attempts to forge an agreement with the US have failed. Demands to allow the …
Ghana’s ‘Year of Return’ delivers a bittersweet buzz as tourists push up prices
Since September, Effia Afful and her friends have been calling Accra establishments to reserve tables for the Christmas season, trying to beat other fun-seekers to it.
“You have to reserve your tables now because by the time you are ready, there will be no table left,” said the 30-year-old advertising …
‘It’s game over for facts’: how vibes came to rule everything from pop to politics
Facts were cool for about 250 years. From the Enlightenment until this century, facts were where it was at. They had a good innings. But it is game over for facts, the end of the line for statistics. These days, what counts is what you feel. In other words, it’s …
Prince Andrew ‘invited alleged Chinese spy to Buckingham Palace’
A businessman accused of being a Chinese spy was invited to Buckingham Palace and other royal residences by the Duke of York, it has been reported.
The man – who was banned from Britain by the government on national security grounds – visited Buckingham Palace twice, and also entered St …
South Korean parliament votes to impeach president
In dramatic scenes at the national assembly in Seoul, 204 lawmakers voted for an opposition …