Franois Catroux, Decorator of Choice for Aristocrats, Dies at 83
Along with his wife, a muse of Yves Saint Laurent, he was at the center of Pariss glittering 1970s-era social scene, where art, style and money collided. Read more...
Granit Xhaka jumps to the defence of Arsenal team-mate Nicolas Pepe
Pepe, who was the target of vile online racist abuse following his sending off at Leeds, issued an apology on social media on Monday and Xhaka commenting urging him to 'come back stronger'. Read more...
Outraged Australian claims Arnott's has changed the recipe for its iconic Scotch Finger biscuit
The grandfatherunleashed an incredible rant on Tuesday and explained the classic Australian biscuit no longer easily snapped into two separate pieces. Read more...
Mesdames De La Halle review Great weather and beautiful surroundings made the opera irrelevant
Glyndebourne is leading the return of opera after lockdown, with outdoor, staged performances of Offenbach's obscure one-acter Mesdames De La Halle. Read more...
Why Stacey Abrams Is Confident Georgia Will Stay Blue
Democrats agree that Ms. Abramss political vision helped deliver Georgia to Joe Biden. In an interview with The New York Times, she lays out why 2020 was the year it came together. Read more...
Chicago artist fills in the city's potholes with mosaics
Artist Jim Bachor has been filling holes in the road in Chicago by creating mosaics which use the colours of the flag of the city and feature a fake serial number to highlight the severity of the pothole problem. Read more...
Jose Abreu and Freddie Freeman Win 2020 MVP Awards
The slugging first basemen, Abreu for the White Sox and Freeman for the Braves, have plenty in common, including thriving in M.L.B.s pandemic-shortened season. Read more...
Clarence Williams Teacher 'duct tapes 11-year-old student's mouth shut for more than a half hour'
Clarence Williams, of Palo Alto Middle School in Killeen, Texas, has been placed on paid leave for a week while the local school district reviews a report of the incident. School officials did not provide details on what prompted the teacher to allegedly tape the boy's mouth shut on October 23. Read more...
BlackRock and the trillion fund industry should be broken up, antimonopoly group says
BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street manage a stunning trillion in combined assets, equivalent to more than three-quarters the size of the US economy. Read more...
Why Australians will be banned from going overseas for at least another year
An influential federal government agency is expecting Australia's ban on travelling overseas for a holiday to continue until the end of 2021. This restriction could even be extended, it feared. Read more...
MARKET REPORTInvestors hail 16.5bn defence spending pledge
Boris Johnson's drive to 'end the era of retreat' and bolster Britain's defence spending was music to traders' ears. Shares in military contractors advanced after he twisted Rishi Sunak's arm. Read more...
Pfizer Applies for Emergency F.D.A. Approval for Covid-19 Vaccine
A large team of regulators at the agency will take about three weeks to review an application spanning thousands of pages. Read more...
Pennsylvania and Nevada certify their election results for Biden, North Carolina for Trump
Pennsylvania and Nevada have certified their election results, showing President-elect Joe Biden as the winner there, while North Carolina certified that President Donald Trump won in that state. Read more...
The Transition Formally Begins (Finally)
The G.S.A. administrator faces reality as Trump creeps closer to it This is your morning tip sheet. Read more...
GMP equalisation must also cover pension transfers, rules High Court
Businesses could have to redo their sums for savers who transferred out of their pension schemes as well as those who stayed, following the latest ruling in a complex court saga. Read more...
Facebook's war with CMA could end in 3bn fine
The social media giant has lost a legal case to overturn an order by the watchdog that demanded Facebook freeze a host of business activities while officials investigated its takeover of Giphy. Read more...
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The CMA has revealed it could investigate the tech giant over controversial changes it is making to data rules. It follows a complaint from Marketers for an Open Web. Read more...
Offbeat Streaming Knock Knock, John Lewis and Sleight
If you are looking for something off the radar to watch, try these suggestions. Read more...