Nobel-winning economist says US ‘will have a Great Depression’ if Trump is in charge 

Nobel prize-winning economist slams Trump’s handling of the coronavirus as making the US look like a ‘third world’ country – and warns of a ‘Great Depression’ if president stays in charge Joseph Stiglitz delivered the harsh criticism of President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis while describing how Americans had been impacted  ‘The numbers turning … Read more

Nobel-winning economist says US ‘will have a Great Depression’ if Trump is in charge 

Nobel prize-winning economist slams Trump’s handling of the coronavirus as making the US look like a ‘third world’ country – and warns of a ‘Great Depression’ if president stays in charge Joseph Stiglitz delivered the harsh criticism of President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis while describing how Americans had been impacted  ‘The numbers turning … Read more

Katie Price hails exes Kieran Hayler and Peter Andre ‘great dads’

Katie Price has praised her former husbands Kieran Hayler and Peter Andre for looking after their children amid the coronavirus lockdown. The former glamour model, 41 – who shares Junior, 14, and Princess, 12, with singer Peter, 47, and Jett, six, and Bunny, five, with ex-stripper Kieran, 33 – hailed the parents ‘great dads’ as she revealed … Read more

The great oil price crash: Brent crude benchmark hits 21-year low in wake of drastic US slump 

The great oil price crash: Brent crude benchmark hits 21-year low in wake of drastic US slump By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 23:11 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 23:15 BST, 21 April 2020 The oil price in London crashed to a 21-year low just hours after US crude tumbled into negative … Read more

Battlefield that gave Hannibal his first great victory discovered in Spain

The site of a famed battle between Hannibal and a 100,000-strong hoard of angry Spanish tribesmen has been discovered by archaeologists.  It is thought the great clash may have occurred on the banks of the Tagus river between Driebes and Illana in Guadalajara in 220 BC, according to new research. Academics claim the battle happened … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: West’s great China dilemma

RUTH SUNDERLAND: When the Berlin Wall fell, many assumed western liberal democracy had beaten communism – they reckoned without the rise of China By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 19 April 2020 The Chinese economy is suffering badly from coronavirus and a draconian lockdown, … Read more

Chancellor’s business loans scheme was launched to great fanfare – but reality has been a letdown

Leigh Bryant is trying his utmost to remain positive, but it is not easy.  As the owner and manager of Bristol-based motor home accessory fitters LNB Towbars, this should be a peak time of year for him as his customers get ready for their summer holidays.  But with his company closed due to the coronavirus … Read more

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: The recovery that followed The Great Depression should give us hope

Even today, almost a century on, the shadow of the Great Depression hangs heavy.  To most of us, the very phrase conjures up images of the winding dole queues, haggard faces and starving children that we associate with the 1930s. And, of course, we all know how that particular story ended. The crowds in Berlin, … Read more

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: The recovery that followed The Great Depression should give us hope

Even today, almost a century on, the shadow of the Great Depression hangs heavy.  To most of us, the very phrase conjures up images of the winding dole queues, haggard faces and starving children that we associate with the 1930s. And, of course, we all know how that particular story ended. The crowds in Berlin, … Read more