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MPs and their financial links to the property industry — Property Week, 2019

With the general election less than a week away, Property Week reveals the MPs with the biggest financial links to the industry. PDF.

Investigation: The great Section 106 and CIL scandal — Property Week, 2019

Billions are being contributed by developers in Section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy payments, but just how much of it have councils actually spent?

Danish sergeant wants to ‘help make a change’ - Atlantic Council, 2019

Sgt. Kenneth Willander vividly recalls the day his comrade and friend, Pte. Steffen Bloch Larsen, was shot and killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Trump's Rick Saccone Has Really Upset Steel Workers in Pennsylvania — Newsweek, 2018

The largest union in North America has mobilized against the Trump-backed Republican in Pennsylvania.

Treasury Says Mnuchin's Travel Expenses Are 'Prudent,' Lower Than Obama's Officials — Newsweek, 2018

The Office of Inspector General said travel-cost justifications from the Treasury and White House needed "more detail and rigor.”

GOP Ignores Its First Black Chairman Michael Steele At Its Own Awards For African Americans — Newsweek, 2018

Republican awards honoring conservative African Americans were absent the party's first black chairman.

Trump’s Child Crusaders — Newsweek, 2018

Children are being ‘weaponized’ in support of Donald Trump, says media expert.

Trump Group Sends 12-Year-Old Girl to Interview Roy Moore Ahead of Alabama Election — Newsweek, 2017

Millie March rose to fame for her support of the president during the 2016 election.

Exclusive: Donald Trump's New York Real Estate Friends Love His Tax Bill—It Will Make Them Even Richer — Newsweek, 2017

Critics say the president is pickpocketing everyday Americans to benefit a handful of wealthy business moguls.

Did Trump Really Win the Election? — Newsweek, 2017

Of course he did. But Democrats still can't get over it and haven't learned some important lessons from 2016.

Exclusive: Billionaire Robert Mercer Is Helping Pay Donald Trump's Legal Bills — Newsweek, 2017

Donations to RNC legal fund paying Russia investigation lawyers shows $193,400 from Cambridge Analytica's Mercer and wife.

Donald Trump May Be Losing the Rust Belt and the 'Deplorables'—But He Has One Big Way to Win Them Back — Newsweek, 2017

A General Motors union leader says Trump is losing support among manufacturing workers, but experts suggest he knows just how to keep a certain type of voter on side.

Mueller Investigation: The London House at the Center of the Manafort Indictment — Newsweek, 2017

Mueller’s investigation exposes why it's so easy to launder money through Britain, experts say.

Trump’s Billionaire Cabinet Members DeVos and Ross Fly Private Jets While Ben Carson Flies Commercial — Newsweek, 2017

Some billionaires in the Trump administration are avoiding a scandal over private chartered jets by flying their own.

Republican Says Black Democrat ‘Will Go Missing’ Over Georgia Civil War Statue Row — Newsweek, 2017

A GOP lawmaker has deleted messages saying his former Democrat colleague “will go missing in the Okefenokee.”

Video: Should the U.S. Get Rid of All Confederate Monuments? — Newsweek, 2017

Yale University and a former State Representative in Georgia are pointing the way to healing in America as the debate over Confederate monuments rages.

U.S. Contractor Bought Luxury Cars, Paid Fat Salaries to Partners on Afghanistan Contract, Audit Finds — Newsweek, 2017

Senator Claire McCaskill demanded to know why the military approved $50 million in irregular spending on luxury cars and significant other’s salaries, calling it a “slap in the face” to taxpayers.

Trump’s Afghanistan Plan The “Definition of Insanity,” Say GOP and Democrat Congress Members — Newsweek, 2017

A bipartisan group of Congress members is calling for a debate on whether Trump's strategy is any good.

ISIS and Syrian Regime War Crimes Could Go Unpunished Under Trump State Department Plan — Newsweek, 2017

Casualties mount as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson works to cut $10 billion from the State Department budget on White House orders.

White House Leaks: Anthony Scaramucci Would Break Rules If He Spoke to FBI and Sessions About Investigations — Newsweek, 2017

Former U.S. officials say Scaramucci's recent comments indicate a breakdown in the democratic norms of the White House.

Jeff Sessions Refusal To Learn About Russian Hacking Puts U.S. In Danger, Obama Official Says — Newsweek, 2017

Last year there was a 40 percent increase in government data breaches, with 72 across American government systems.

Who Advised President Trump To Bomb Syria? — Newsweek, 2017

At the moment the U.S. military is in the foreign policy driver’s seat, and that’s not a good thing, experts say

Trump Is Endangering U.S. National Security With Vacant Positions, Cuts at State Department — Newsweek, 2017

Former diplomats and foreign policy experts tell Newsweek that Rex Tillerson's big changes are eroding America's power on the global stage.

Data: Trump's First 100 Days Show a President Obsessed With 'Fake News'—and Twitter — Newsweek, 2017

The president uses the social media platform to attack his enemies and “fake news” as well as promote his television appearances.

Data: Hillary Clinton Looks to Grab Donald Trump's Biggest Asset — International Business Times, 2016

Polling shows Trump losing the advantage in Republican bastion of Texas.

Data: Who's Afraid of Donald Trump? Europeans' Views Might Surprise You — International Business Times, 2017

Fear and disappointment or happiness and hope were among the choices for thousands across the continent.

Alt-Right Figureheads to Party in National Press Club on Eve of Trump Inauguration — International Business Times, 2016

Hatewatch non-profit group says holding event at 'venerable institution' lends 'legitimacy' to racist movement.

Interactive Timeline: Six Months With Clinton and Trump on the Campaign Trail — International Business Times, 2016

Look back at the highs and (mostly) lows of the 2016 election campaign.

Data Shows How Trump's Speeches are Changing as Election Enters Final Months — International Business Times, 2016

Comparing language used by Clinton and Trump reveals how election pitches are altering.

Exclusive: How the Tory Government Ignored Industry Warnings and Put 190,000 Jobs at Risk — International Business Times, 2017

David Cameron and George Osborne reneged on £1bn promise on carbon-capture programme.

Exclusive: Emails Reveal Diplomatic Embarrassment For UK at Paris Climate Conference — International Business Times, 2016

How cutting a £1bn green tech fund set back the fight against climate change and left the UK's global standing in tatters.

UK's Post-Brexit Trade Deal Hinges on Outcome of Secretive EU Court Case — International Business Times, 2016

EU judges will decide if Britain must deal with 27 nations on free trade.

Third Member of Axed MoJ Commercial Arm Jumps Ship…to Join Ex-Civil Service Colleagues at New Consultancy — The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 2016

Senior figures at former Just Solutions International investigated for possible breach of Civil Service rules.

Vishing: New Breed of Phone Hacking Scams Hook UK Customers — International Business Times, 2016

The unstoppable crime of 'vishing' is on the rise and regulators remain powerless.

Data: Conservatives Face Councils Revolt Over Plans to Shut 91 Community Courts Across the UK — International Business Times, 2015

Opposition is growing following the Ministry of Justice's announcement of plans to close community courts in early October.

Exclusive: UK Ministry of Justice Asks High Court to Delay Review of Saudi Arabia Prison Deal — International Business Times, 2015

Court documents question if the Justice Ministry followed human rights rules when bidding for a £5.9m contract.

Exclusive: Minister Investigates Controversial Programme to Sell UK Justice Services to Saudi Arabia — International Business Times, 2015

After High Court challenge against JSi program in June, Secretary of State for Justice Michael Gove launched review inside MoJ

Empty Homes, Foreign Buyers Fuel Resentment in London — The Globe and Mail, 2015

An influx of international money into London's property market has become a contentious British election issue.

Jews, Muslims in London Neighbourhood Build Trust by Working Together — Toronto Star, 2015

In one London neighbourhood, a sense of shared destiny has given rise to a positive outcome — rather than pushing them apart, recent hate crimes have brought Jews and Muslims closer together.

Ultra-Orthodox Anti-Zionist Jews Held an Israeli Flag Burning Protest in North London — Vice, 2015

On the heels of the Israeli Prime Minister's speech to U.S. Congress, a sect of Orthodox Jews known as the Neturei Karta made a statement about their view of Israel and Palestine.

UK Journalists are Taking the Police to Court for Spying on Them — Vice, 2014

Several journalists are headed to court to protect freedom of speech in the UK after finding themselves on the Met police "domestic extremist" database and discovering they have been spied on for years.

Julian Assange Says Canada Moving in Right Direction in Privacy Battle — Toronto Star, 2014

But ISPs can do more, says WikiLeaks co-founder. Assange’s new book presents two visions of the future of the Internet battling for supremacy.

Will CETA send Canadian Jobs Across the Pond? — iPolitics, 2014

Under the final Canada-EU trade deal, billions of dollars Canadian governments set aside to boost local businesses may flow out of Canada.

Londoners Livid Over Spikes to Deter the Homeless — Toronto Star, 2014

Devices now lightning rods for critics of mayor's failure to fix affordable housing.

Polish MP Conducts Migrant ‘Experiment’ in London — Toronto Star, 2014

MP Artur Debski works a construction job in London to understand why more and more Poles are moving to the U.K.

Privacy Watchdog’s Office Loses Private Information of Employees — Toronto Star, 2014

A data breach at the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has potentially exposed the private information of 800 current and former federal government employees.

Will Scottish Referendum Lead to Flag Flap in Canada? — Toronto Star, 2014

Movement is brewing to change the iconic British flag if Scotland votes for independence. But the Union Jack is found on many flags.

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