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European pessimism in Davos as Trump boom underlines continent’s slump
In the bars, hotels and windowless conference halls of the World Economic Forum in Davos, two themes dominated the conversation: America’s ascendancy and Europe’s decline.
If the scale of the continent’s problems was unclear before politicians and chief executives descended on the Swiss ski resort, there was no ambiguity by …
Post your questions for Mike Scott of the Waterboys
No strangers to an ambitious vision, the Waterboys’ 16th album, Life, Death and Dennis Hopper, tells the story of the Easy Rider director-star and outsider actor – as well as the last 75 years of pop culture.
“The arc of his life was the story of our times,” says band …
‘Cosy boys’ club’: anger over low proportion of women in Irish cabinet
The number of women in the Irish cabinet has fallen from four to three, dealing a further blow to the country’s reputation on gender equality in politics.
“There are now as many men named James in the cabinet as there are women,” the Social Democrat MP Jennifer Whitmore said, after …
The drive started hours before dawn, but our nine-hour trip to ‘Hay and Hell and Booligal’ was always worth it
It was always hours before dawn when Dad would bundle four slumbering kids into the already-packed car.
I was strapped into the back bench-seat next to one of my sisters using a single extended belt. The two older siblings got the windows.
Mum was in the front with Dad behind …
Loveable rogue or mouthpiece for misinformation? Why Australian blokes love Joe Rogan
“Alexander” has a secret: he listens to someone online and fears that – if this were to become public knowledge – he could lose his job. Friendships too.
Alexander is not listening to the whispers of a radical Islamist or pre-millenarian preacher, nor the ranting of neo-Nazis on the dark …
Signs of returning UK inflation give Bank of England interest rate dilemma
Before a crunch interest rate decision on 6 February, an influential business survey …
Police request transcripts from Prince Harry’s case against owner of the Sun
The Met police have requested transcripts of the pre-trial hearings in Prince Harry’s phone-hacking case against Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper empire, the Guardian can reveal, as fresh calls were made for a new criminal investigation.
The development will raise the hopes among press intrusion campaigners of a potential new investigation into …
England’s Jon Lewis has no plans to step down despite disastrous Women’s Ashes
The England head coach, Jon Lewis, has said he has no intention of stepping down despite a disastrous Women’s Ashes tour which has seen England lose five out of five matches played so far, saying his position was not up for debate.
“I don’t know if I need to defend …
Naoya Inoue plots Las Vegas fight after four-round destruction of Ye Joon Kim
The Monster is coming to Las Vegas.
Naoya Inoue, the undefeated Japanese boxing star known as
Kaibutsu
(怪物), confirmed his plans for a spring fight in the United States after meting out a four-round destruction of South Korea’s Ye Joon Kim on Friday night to strengthen his claim as …Google agrees to crack down on fake reviews for UK businesses
Google has agreed to do more to identify and remove fake reviews, including sanctioning rogue individuals and UK businesses that have manipulated their star ratings, the UK’s competition watchdog has said.
The tech company will also issue “warning” alerts on the profiles of businesses that use fake reviews to boost …