18+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1783+ words) Canadians ‘angry’ at Trump for suggesting Canada should become 51st state, says mayor, as US businesses see sales fall amid trade war Like many Canadians, Tom Reid isn’t crossing the US-Canada border as often these days. But he needed a haircut....

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (273+ words) Median rent for one-bedroom apartment in city tops $4,495 with a national median of $1,900 San Francisco’s mayor, Daniel Lurie, declared a rent emergency on Thursday, proposing reforms aimed at curbing evictions and preventing rent spikes as the city grapples with soaring…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (834+ words) Studies from hotspots across Europe that have introduced a levy suggest it has no impact on visitor numbers If you wandered down Las Ramblas or lazed on a beach in the Balearics this summer, you probably paid a tourist tax…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (263+ words) Billionaire Alex Beard and his former deputy appear in London court over alleged payments to African officials Glencore’s billionaire former head of oil trading has pleaded ⁠not guilty ⁠to ​two bribery charges after allegedly facilitating payments to west African officials…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (339+ words) Boss Richard Walker is ‘proud to be backing Britain’ with a store in the capital, Stanley The supermarket chain Iceland has said it will open a shop on the Falkland Islands in early December. The shop, to be launched in…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (599+ words) Labelled a tourist tax, proposals would give mayors power to decide how revenue raised should be invested Holidaymakers will face a nightly levy on hotel stays and Airbnb-style visits in England under plans ministers are due to outline to give…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (445+ words) Wall Street billionaire’s meeting with John Healey comes amid deep speculation over higher windfall tax on banks in October budget Jamie Dimon, the boss of the largest US bank JP Morgan, is set to warn John Healey against raising taxes…...