31 h. ago 'It really got to me': Renter left stunned after receiving 'tips' email from estate agent

The email advised prospective tenants to take extreme steps to secure a rental home

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9 d. 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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2 w. ago Gout Gout tops another Usain Bolt feat but teen faces race against time for 200m record

Gout Gout set a new Australian record for the 200m on his senior international debut, but the 17-year-old still has a way to go to match Usain Bolt's feat and smash through the sub-20 barrier

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2 w. ago Sprint sensation Gout Gout sets new target after smashing Australian record in first race in Europe

The 17-year-old lowered his personal best and is threatening to dip below 20 seconds for the 200 metres

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2 w. ago Gout Gout breaks his own 200m national record in latest stunning run

17-year-old lays down time of 20.02s on senior European debutCam Myers, 18, and Peter Bol also shine on strong night for AustraliaThe records keep falling for Gout Gout after the 17-year-old sprint sensation announced himself on the senior international stage with a new Australian benchmark of 20.02s over 200m at the Ostrava Golden Spike meet in the Czech Republic.Gout remains on course to go sub-20s as he bettered his own national record in a field stacked with high-quality sprinters, chasing down and then roaring past Reynier Mena over the final 20m to cross the line 0.17s ahead of the Cuban, with Briton Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake third. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gout Gout's agent left him shocked with financial admission – 'It was crazy'

Gout Gout didn't realise the impact of his sprinting career until his agent told him about a lucrative endorsement deal that Adidas came a-knocking with, which has changed his life forever

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3 w. ago Gout Gout's most expensive buy says a lot about him as he makes telling admission

Gout Gout has taken the athletics world by storm at the tender age of just 17 - but the Australian sprinting sensation has remained incredibly level-headed in his spending

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