Monthly Archives: December 2016

Artists are well aware that Ivanka Trump, daughter and sort-of, kind-of future First Lady to the president-elect, is an avid collector of contemporary art. A cursory glance through her Instagram feed shows Ivanka, her kids, and her handbags posing around her upscale home among pieces by blue chip artists including Christopher Wool, Dan Colen, Alex Israel […]

The two billionaires, who have clashed in the past, appeared to set aside their differences although the contents of their discussion were not disclosed Donald Trump once described Mexicos wealthiest man as the string-pulling manipulator who orchestrated scrapped a TV deal with Trump on the grounds that he was a racist. But the two billionaires […]

Local government finance is complicated and councils are heavily dependent on the Scottish government for cash. Will I pay more council tax? In many cases, councils that receive more money in total from the government may still have less, which they can decide how to use. Nationally, the basic amount of money being given by […]

The father of an 11-year-old boy, Mr Shaw was found in a bedroom at the house in Pine Street, where he lived. No-one else was in the property at the time.

Icelands prime minister resigned, UK tax evaders are under investigation and Panama is worried about its image. Still, it didnt quite turn out to be David Camerons worst week ever Iceland Of all the world leaders shamed over hidden wealth stashed offshore, none was more unfortunate than Sigmundur Dav Gunnlaugsson. The hapless prime minister of […]

Image copyright Manchester City Council Image caption The raids follows similar ones in November when 1m worth of goods were seized The items seized in the raids, conducted by Greater Manchester Police and Trading Standards officers, filled two 40ft (12m) containers.

Leonard Peltier was unjustly convicted of murder in 1975. Only the president can give him justice in his old age Approaching the Standing Rock Reservation to stand with the Water Protectors, you couldnt miss the dramatic display of tribal flags flying high along the dirt driveway and surrounding the perimeter of the large campgrounds. Scattered […]

In a victim impact statement read in court, Mrs Rooney said the incident had caused “sleepless nights” and had made her fear for the safety of their three children while they played in the garden. She said the couple had spent extra money on security since the incident as she “no longer felt comfortable” at […]

Miss Symonds’ childhood best friend Nadine Tilley said: “She told me she was really happy and things were going well. She said he treated her well.” But when Miss Symonds’ on/off boyfriend Peter Deem and her father both killed themselves within six months of one another, she turned to drink and drugs to cope. She […]

Police are investigating after two men, one of them a former Buffalo Bills football player, were found shot to death inside a home basement in Detroit on Tuesday evening. “He played pro football. We are all proud of him,” Eddins’ mother, Bridgett Eddins, told Fox 2 News. “But it is what it is. [We] don’t know […]