Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger quit regional bloc in escalation of tension Image Date Sunday, January 28, 2024 - 9:36 AM Description West African states accuse Ecowas of being a threat to its members and under the influence of foreign powers
Burma Sahib — Paul Theroux imagines Orwell’s empire days Image Date Friday, February 23, 2024 - 5:00 AM Description Contemporary concerns are inescapable in a novel that witnesses the evils of imperialism through the eyes of a young Eric Blair
Burn Book — a love-hate report from the tech front line Image Date Thursday, February 29, 2024 - 10:00 PM Description Journalist Kara Swisher’s breezy, score-settling memoir canters through a career covering Silicon Valley and its moguls
Burnout: pastoral flair reduces mass stress at Christmas Date Sunday, December 17, 2023 - 12:00 AM Description Commonsense managerial concern for overburdened staff is the best remedy
Burst pipes and freezing flats plague Putin’s Russia Date Saturday, February 03, 2024 - 10:00 PM Description Failing Soviet utilities are in dire need of investment but the Kremlin is focused on defence spending
Bus fare cap in England rises to £3 Date Monday, October 28, 2024 - 8:01 AM Description Keir Starmer announces 50% increase from next year
Business and buy-to-let owners act on CGT fears Date Friday, June 28, 2024 - 10:55 AM Description Surge of transactions ahead of the UK general election
Business and markets reflect Trump agenda Date Friday, July 19, 2024 - 11:15 AM Description Also in this newsletter: the largest IT outage in history, transatlantic travel boom, science round-up
Business and social etiquette in Madrid: an expert guide Date Sunday, September 08, 2024 - 10:02 PM Description The implicit codes of life in the Spanish capital, from ‘dos besos’ to dining and safe (and unsafe) topics of discussion
Business bankruptcies surge under impact of high interest rates Date Monday, December 18, 2023 - 11:15 AM Description Also in this newsletter: Adobe abandons $20bn Figma deal, drugs by drone, sky’s the limit for Ryanair boss