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IN DEPTH: A decision on China’s application for a new embassy in London is expected in days, but those living next to the proposed site will be challenging it all the way, as Dan Haygarth reports

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We think of ancient civilisations as operating very differently from the way our economy works today. Yet the Bronze Age Assyrians living in Mesopotamia, around 4,000 to 3,000 years ago, began the basis of modern capitalism, in a region spanning most of modern-day Iraq, eastern Syria and southeastern Turkey. The…

The 28-1 success of Ethical Diamond for Willie Mullins was the highlight of a memorable afternoon at Del Mar

“Evil Tony Stark” is sometimes the baseline personality of Tony Stark in the comic books. While 80% of MCU fans, who don’t read comic books, see RDJ as Tony Stark, the character in the comics has deep personality flaws. These flaws reveal him as human, but not always as a…

I was sued over my film that gave a voice to the committed ‘amateur’ whose pivotal role in the search for the remains of Richard III was drowned out by louder voices in academia

Ariarne Titmus knows nothing she does in her post-swimming career will compare to the satisfaction of defending an Olympic title, but she's okay with that.

Plus: MLB’s labor showdown, and maybe referees really are biased for the Chiefs

An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished