30 h. ago Amazon MGM paid £20 million to Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson for full creative control of the James Bond franchise

Sooner or later everyone has a price, but in the case of James Bond 's former paymasters it's significantly lower than the incredible sums being reported as recently as last week.

Economics

32 h. ago The White House is getting renovated. Can we do the whole country while we’re at it? | Dave Schilling

Refurbishing the nation should be a collective effort – not the work of a single man with an unmatched taste for the gaudyWho doesn’t love a good home renovation project? Something to take your mind off the humdrum details of life. A fresh start. A dream made reality. I recently repainted my French doors from teal to aquamarine. I felt like a new man, albeit one with all the same problems. Just with a new door color.The average homeowner will always find something to change, tweak or revise – even in the most beautiful property. Don’t like your kitchen sink? Rip it out. Not a fan of subway tiles? Scrap them. Have you ever considered the sublime serenity of a rainfall shower on your body in the morning? All of these amenities can be yours for the price of materials, labor and the psychic distress of a bunch of burly middle-aged men traipsing around your house with large, thick boots. A small price to pay for a bit of temporary contentment. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago French media lament Mason Greenwood 'paying the price' as boss calls out 'trouble'

Mason Greenwood was taken off at half-time during Marseille's Champions League defeat to Sporting Lisbon after Roberto De Zerbi's side were reduced to 10 men

Economics

33 h. ago Amazon MGM paid just $20 million to Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson for full creative control of the James Bond franchise

Sooner or later everyone has a price, but in the case of James Bond 's former paymasters it's significantly lower than the incredible sums being reported as recently as last week.

Economics

33 h. ago Mason Greenwood 'pays the price' as Roberto De Zerbi points to familiar problem

Former Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood endured a frustrating night as he could only watch while Marseille slipped to defeat in the Champions League

Economics

3 d. ago Visiting PM says UK paying price for Brexit with dig at Nigel Farage 'theatrics'

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama referenced 'Brexit boats' and said leaving the EU had made Britons more depressed as he took a veiled swipe at Nigel Farage

Economics

3 d. ago Boris Johnson says DfE failed to plan for school closures during Covid crisis

Former PM tells inquiry that children ‘were paying a huge, huge price to protect the rest of society’Boris Johnson laid blame on the Department for Education (DfE) over its lack of preparation for school closures at the outbreak of the pandemic, telling the Covid-19 inquiry that he assumed detailed planning was going on behind the scenes.“We were focused on trying to delay the peak of the pandemic and we thought that the closure of schools, if it had to be used at all, would be a measure of last resort,” the former prime minister said. He added: “It was my impression that the work was being done. I certainly, let me put it this way, I certainly assumed that the work was being done.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Champion jockey Oisin Murphy had ‘point to prove’ after ‘paying the price' following relapse

Oisin Murphy said he had a 'point to prove' after his drink-driving conviction that motivated him to win a fifth jockey’s championship this season

Economics

7 d. ago Wealthy pay a heavy price: Reeves's failure to cut the benefits bill is costing Britain dear, says ALEX BRUMMER

Rachel Reeves may only be attending her second annual meeting of the top IMF and G7 finance ministers. But the Chancellor already is a veteran.

Economics

8 d. ago Trump guts Education Department and special needs students pay the price: ‘I’m more heartbroken for the students’

Employees tell reporter Eric Garcia that they fear that students with disabilities will go without vital services after Trump’s recent layoffs in the federal government

Politics

1 week ago Can Colombia embrace clean energy without damaging the Amazon?

At the foot of the Andes, a Canadian firm has plans for one of the country’s biggest copper mines, but many say the carbon-rich forests and clean rivers are too high a price to payAs the sun sets over the Colombian Amazon, construction worker Pablo Portillo observes the canopy. Titi monkeys swing in the treetops as the Mocoa River roars nearby. For four years, he and his family have lived quietly in this biodiverse “gateway to the Amazon”, where the Andes descend into the rainforest, home to mountain tapirs, spectacled bears and vital rivers.But Portillo, 46, fears this peaceful landscape is at risk. Canadian company Copper Giant Resources has been exploring nearby mountains with a view to opening one of Colombia’s largest copper mines. Beneath Mocoa lie an estimated 2m tonnes of copper, a transition metal vital for clean energy in wind turbines and batteries. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Hillary Clinton offers unexpected compliment to Trump over Gaza peace deal

Hillary Clinton stunned Washington by praising Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan, telling CBS News she 'commends' his administration for seeing a 'path forward.'

Politics

1 week ago Doctor's life 'ruined' after being stopped at Manchester Airport after skiing holiday

Tim Kerr was stopped by police at Manchester Airport in 2016 after a package containing 220 ecstasy tablets was intercepted by customs officers - he has been paying the price ever since

Society

1 week ago Fury of Hamas bomb victim's brother as Israel set to release 2,000 Palestinians in new hostage deal

Distraught families who lost loved ones to terrorists that will now be freed from Israeli prisons have said 'no other country would pay such a price for peace'.

Events

2 w. ago The council tax house price lottery: How some homes worth MILLIONS pay just 0.03% of their value

The system, based on house prices from 1991, has long been criticised because residents of some wealthy areas pay far less proportionally than those in more deprived ones.

Economics

2 w. ago Katie Price ordered to cut 'extravagant' spending as she's set to lose half her monthly income

Katie Price faced more financial woes as she was told to pay almost half her earnings to creditors after being declared bankrupt for a second time last year

Economics

2 w. ago The Derek McInnes price Rangers will have to pay Hearts if they want to make him Ibrox boss

The Hearts head coach remains on Rangers’ radar amid the clamour for the appointment of Steven Gerrard

Economics

2 w. ago Boots rivals Amazon deal with £51 discount on ‘divine and long

Shoppers looking to bag a designer fragrance without paying the designer price tag won't want to snooze on this Boots sale which has beaten Amazon with a mega £51 discount

Economics

2 w. ago Man turns up for £312 flight and is told to pay £1,100 for his bag

The airline said Andy would need to pay almost four times the price of his ticket if he wanted the bag on the plane

Economics

2 w. ago Russell Martin sacked: Rangers confirm manager decision with two others also departing

Martin pays price for poor start to season

Politics