76 m. ago To all who think capitalism can drive progressive change, it won’t – and here’s the shocking proof | Polly Toynbee

Asset manager Aberdeen’s surprise cut to funding research into inequality has left those that used its grants for good works reelingThe axe fell with shocking suddenness. On Thursday Aberdeen Group plc terminated its Financial Fairness Trust without notice and sacked the CEO, Mubin Haq, the chair and all the trustees, leaving eight staff dangling. The company tells me it plans to move in a different direction. That dreaded phrase marks the end of 16 remarkable years, during which the trust sponsored some of the most influential research into inequality and its financial causes.Aberdeen is a wealth management and investment company. I admired its willingness to fund research not in its own immediate interest, but for the sake of social improvement, as a sign that decent capitalism was possible. Now that’s over. The mood has changed. Wildfires started by President Trump are engulfing global companies as his administration attempts to bar asset and retirement plan managers from conside...

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76 m. ago Jaws and effect: How Spielberg’s epic changed our relationship with sharks forever

As Steven Spielberg’s classic celebrates its 50th anniversary, Olivia Petter examines the impact its villainous 25-foot great white has had on shark conservation, and misconceptions around these so-called beasts of the sea

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76 m. ago I know what Callum McGregor's one career regret will be after notable snub by Celtic Marathon Man

Paul Lambert has had his say on one major call by the Parkhead skipper

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76 m. ago Russell Martin warned Rangers is no quick fix as former Ibrox lieutenant preaches patience to new regime in a hurry

Issame Charai recently negotiated his exit from Govan after a sit down with the new boss before landing a top job elsewhere

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78 m. ago Horrific details of how boy, 3, was killed by dogs heard as parents deny manslaughter charges

Mark Twigg and Joanne Bedford appeared at Manchester Crown Court

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2 h. ago ‘A supermarket for sexual predators’: abuse scandal at elite boarding school shakes France

Legal complaints filed by former pupils accuse priests and staff of physical or sexual abuse from 1957 to 2004When 14-year-old Pascal Gélie saw a brochure for an elite French Catholic boarding school boasting swimming in summer and skiing in winter, he begged his parents to send him. He had just watched the American school drama Dead Poets Society and was expecting “sport and friendship”.“On the first night, I realised I’d made a terrible mistake,” said Gélie, now a 51-year-old office-worker in Bordeaux. “There were 40 of us in a dormitory with decrepit mattresses. When I whispered to another boy for some toilet paper to take to the bathroom, the supervisor grabbed me by the face and pointed to the stone terrace outside. Someone told me to take my coat because you could be forced to stand outside for hours in the cold and damp. I was made to stand there all night.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘My mind was shrieking: “What am I doing?”’ – when the digital nomad dream turns sour

Working remotely from a beach in a far-off land sounds like bliss – and the number of people doing it has soared since 2019. But between bouts of illness, relentless admin and crushing loneliness, many have found comfort in the 9-5 back homeJason, a 34-year-old American, is stumbling around the pool table, cue in hand. Five Saigon beers later, he will shuffle out, clamber on to a scooter and drive back to his beach hut. I know this because I’ve seen the same routine for the past four nights. Meanwhile, Eloise, 38, a French national, is gyrating on the dancefloor. Earlier, on the beach, she told me about her big bitcoin dreams – although she hasn’t got the funds she needs yet. Then there is Bex, a Briton in her late 50s whose eyes are large and wild because she has just popped a pill. She spends only a month a year in the UK – not because she wants to, she says, just to check in with family who are worried about her.Here we are together on this paradise island in south-east Asia, lap...

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2 h. ago Molotov terror attack on Israel solidarity walkers leaves Holocaust survivor, 82, dead

Karen Diamond, 82, has died from injuries suffered in a Molotov cocktail attack on Israeli hostage solidarity walkers in Boulder, Colorado, according to prosecutors

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2 h. ago Edinburgh council firm boss given £22,343 bonus as locals hit with tax rise

EXCLUSIVE: Marshall Dallas, former CEO at the EICC, has been awarded bonuses of £146,527 in the last three years.

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2 h. ago Parents of Scots teen who died at university call for action on 'prank spiking'

Mandy and Colin Mackie lost their son Greg in 2017, and are calling for 'prank spiking' to be criminalised.

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2 h. ago Calls for police to reopen Bible John investigation after claims of new evidence

There have been calls for Police Scotland to reopen the investigation into the Bible John murders by author Jill Bavin-Mizzi who says she has new evidence which could give them a breathrough in the 56 year old case.

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3 h. ago Hurdler offered modelling deals after winning race despite penis falling out of his shorts

American hurdler Chris Robinson hit the headlines after a wardrobe malfunction saw his penis fall out of his shorts during the 400m hurdles at the Golden Spike Ostrava on June 24

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3 h. ago I’m not ignoring your message – I’m overwhelmed by the tyranny of being reachable | Miski Omar

In today’s culture, responsiveness is a proxy for care. But being in constant rotation, always logging into another version of myself? I’m tiredA friend messaged me the other day. I saw it. I didn’t reply. A week later, I finally responded with the classic: Sorry for the late reply, just got to this.She called me out. You didn’t just get to this, she said. I saw the double ticks. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago 'Secret weapon' to eliminate snails and slugs from your garden is simple drink

Snails and slugs can wreak havoc in your garden, leaving behind unsightly holes and damaging leaves, stems and roots - but a simple solution is at hand in the form of a popular drink

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3 h. ago Yes, Anna Wintour could be brutal. But like me she'll surely feel a deep sense of loss to walk away from the cashmere nest that is the editor's chair at Vogue: ALEXANDRA SHULMAN

Is Anna leaving Vogue? Or is it Vogue leaving Anna? Is this finally the end of the power of fashion magazines? Who will take over from her?

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4 h. ago The Chase's Shaun Wallace surprises followers with move away from ITV show

Shaun Wallace, also known as The Dark Destroyer, will take part in a new brand new ITV show called The Great Escapers, which will see celebrities compete to plan the best day out

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5 h. ago Anna Wintour emerges for first time since bombshell Vogue shake

On Thursday, Wintour, 75, told staffers that she will be hiring a new head of editorial content at American Vogue.

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6 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews 24 Hours In Police Custody: The Butcher Of Suburbia: Armchair sleuths will have cracked this case before the first ad break...

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Channel 4 is agog for anything to do with homes and properties, but the serious crime squad should leave guided tours to Phil and Kirstie.

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6 h. ago Audio of firefighter calling for help after two colleagues killed: 'Everybody's shot'

Two firefighters were killed and another was seriously injured after they were ambushed and shot by a sniper in camouflage while responding to a wildfire near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho at Canfield Mountain early Sunday afternoon

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6 h. ago Natalie Portman's rarely seen son, 13, calls in mom to impress YouTube star

Natalie Portman had an interesting and unexpected FaceTime interaction with a YouTube star and it was all due to her 13-year-old son.

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