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Tattoo artists go legal in Seoul as London eyes the bottom line

South Korea’s constitutional court has finally done what the UK’s creative industries have been lobbying for: it has legalised tattooing. After decades of operating in a grey market, artists in Seoul ...

Alastair Thorne3 MIN READ
Tattoo artists go legal in Seoul as London eyes the bottom line

MI5 Investigates Hezbollah’s Fibre-Optic Drone Threat: A Costly Lesson From Ukraine

The security establishment is rattled. MI5 has launched an investigation into Hezbollah’s adoption of fibre-optic drone ...

Alastair Thorne · 2 MIN READ
MI5 Investigates Hezbollah’s Fibre-Optic Drone Threat: A Costly Lesson From Ukraine

Britain Condemns EU Fine on Temu as Warning Shot Against Free-Market Competition

The European Union's decision to slap a €3.4 billion fine on Chinese e-commerce giant Temu has drawn sharp criticism fro...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
Britain Condemns EU Fine on Temu as Warning Shot Against Free-Market Competition
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Gaza Hospitals Tally Casualties After Israeli Precision Strike on Hamas Leaders

The dust settles over Gaza this morning, and the cost is being counted in the rubble of what was a targeted strike again...

Alastair Thorne · 2 MIN READ
Gaza Hospitals Tally Casualties After Israeli Precision Strike on Hamas Leaders

Paris Swelters as Heatwave Bakes Western Europe; NHS Braces for Surge

The mercury is spiking across Western Europe, with Paris enduring what meteorologists are calling 'punishingly hot' cond...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
Paris Swelters as Heatwave Bakes Western Europe; NHS Braces for Surge

Laos Cave Rescue: The Economics of a Subterranean Crisis

As British cave-diving specialists prepare to descend into the depths of a Laos cave system, the world watches with bate...

Alastair Thorne · 2 MIN READ
Laos Cave Rescue: The Economics of a Subterranean Crisis

The Sun, the Rupee and the Bottom Line: Why India's Heatwave Matters to the City

India is burning. The UK Foreign Office, not a body prone to hyperbole, has issued a travel warning citing ‘blistering h...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
The Sun, the Rupee and the Bottom Line: Why India's Heatwave Matters to the City

Next CEO Warns of ‘Dramatic’ Job Collapse for British Youth—Economy in Crisis

The boss of one of Britain’s largest retailers has dropped a bombshell that will send shivers through Whitehall. Lord Wo...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
Next CEO Warns of ‘Dramatic’ Job Collapse for British Youth—Economy in Crisis

China’s Deadliest Coal Mine Disaster in Years Stirs Outrage and Economic Reckoning

The numbers are grim. Twenty-six dead, the highest toll from a single mining accident in China since 2016. The news from...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
China’s Deadliest Coal Mine Disaster in Years Stirs Outrage and Economic Reckoning

Morocco's Western Sahara Gambit: Tourists and Tanks

The sun-drenched dunes of Dakhla, a coastal city in Western Sahara, are being peddled as the next big thing in Moroccan ...

Alastair Thorne · 2 MIN READ
Morocco's Western Sahara Gambit: Tourists and Tanks

Morocco’s Tourism Gamble in Western Sahara: A Costly Occupation or a Boon for the Bottom Line?

Rabat is betting on sun, sand, and sovereignty. The Moroccan government has launched a charm offensive to lure tourists ...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
Morocco’s Tourism Gamble in Western Sahara: A Costly Occupation or a Boon for the Bottom Line?

Trump Claims Iran Deal ‘Largely Negotiated’ Including Strait of Hormuz Reopening

In a surprise statement that sent ripples through London trading floors, Donald Trump announced this morning that a new ...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
Trump Claims Iran Deal ‘Largely Negotiated’ Including Strait of Hormuz Reopening

Bolivian Minister’s Convoy Ambushed: British Ambassador Assesses Market Risks

Bolivia’s political turmoil took a violent turn yesterday as a convoy carrying a senior government minister was ambushed...

Alastair Thorne · 2 MIN READ
Bolivian Minister’s Convoy Ambushed: British Ambassador Assesses Market Risks

Morrisons to Shutter 100 Stores: High Street Faces Supermarket Bloodbath

The news broke like a crack in the gilt market. Morrisons, the Bradford-based grocer that once stood as a bastion of Bri...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
Morrisons to Shutter 100 Stores: High Street Faces Supermarket Bloodbath

San Diego Mosque Massacre: The True Cost of Ignoring Extremism

Six worshippers dead. Twelve wounded. A San Diego mosque turned into a slaughterhouse. The headlines are grim but the ma...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
San Diego Mosque Massacre: The True Cost of Ignoring Extremism

White House Circles Castro, Treasury Yields Shrug

The US intends to charge former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, a move that has left the Foreign Office in London fretting ove...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
White House Circles Castro, Treasury Yields Shrug

Trump’s Beijing Visit: A Market View of the Great Economic Realignment

The spectacle of a US president in the Forbidden City made for good television, but for those of us who watch the bond m...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
Trump’s Beijing Visit: A Market View of the Great Economic Realignment

The Pill and the Purse: Why the Supreme Court's Mifepristone Ruling Rattles London

The US Supreme Court has unanimously restored full access to the abortion pill mifepristone, overturning lower court res...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
The Pill and the Purse: Why the Supreme Court's Mifepristone Ruling Rattles London

Record Global Temperatures Imminent: Britain’s Net Zero Strategy Must Accelerate

The mercury is rising, and with it the cost of inaction. Global temperatures are on the brink of breaching critical thre...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
Record Global Temperatures Imminent: Britain’s Net Zero Strategy Must Accelerate

El Niño Poised to Send Global Thermometers into the Red Zone, Met Office Issues Dire Warning

The Met Office has delivered a sobering prognosis for the planet’s thermostat, warning that the emerging El Niño weather...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
El Niño Poised to Send Global Thermometers into the Red Zone, Met Office Issues Dire Warning

Uganda’s Museveni Sworn In for Seventh Term: A Fiscal Conservative’s View on Longevity and Capital Flight

The City of London rarely pays attention to African inaugurations. But when Yoweri Museveni, now 78, takes the oath of o...

Alastair Thorne · 2 MIN READ
Uganda’s Museveni Sworn In for Seventh Term: A Fiscal Conservative’s View on Longevity and Capital Flight

New US-UK Nuclear Accord Signed: Mini-Reactors to Power 10 Million Homes by 2030

The Chancellor has signed a landmark nuclear accord with the United States, promising to deploy small modular reactors (...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
New US-UK Nuclear Accord Signed: Mini-Reactors to Power 10 Million Homes by 2030

The Global Supply Chain Pivot: Re-Shoring Becomes the New Standard

The era of offshoring is officially over. After decades of chasing cheap labour across borders, the global corporate mac...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
The Global Supply Chain Pivot: Re-Shoring Becomes the New Standard

The Global Debt Trap: IMF Issues Warning on Sovereign Defaults

The International Monetary Fund has fired a warning shot across the bow of global finance. Its latest fiscal monitor rev...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
The Global Debt Trap: IMF Issues Warning on Sovereign Defaults

Live: The Return of the Gold Standard? Central Banks Hoard Bullion

In a development that has sent shivers down the spines of every central banker, suits in the City of London are reported...

Barnaby 'Biff' Thistlethwaite · 3 MIN READ
Live: The Return of the Gold Standard? Central Banks Hoard Bullion