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“Can you believe these are my customers?” Donald Trump once asked while surveying the crowd in the Taj Mahal casino’s poker room. “Look at those losers,” he said to his consultant Tom O’Neil, of people spending money on the floor of the Trump Plaza casino. Visiting the Iowa State Fair as a presidential candidate in 2015, he was astounded that locals fell in line to support him because of a few free rides in his branded helicopter. In the White House, he was sometimes stunned at his own backers’ fervor, telling aides, “They’re fucking crazy.” Yet they loved him and wanted to own a piece of him, and that was what mattered most. Almost immediately after his defeat in 2020, Trump began fundraising off his claims of fraud, turning to his ardent fans for support. Plenty of people donated small amounts of money to continue a fight he swore was valid and building toward action. It was difficult to discern, though, whether Trump actually believed what he was saying about the election. I … [Read more...] about Three Conversations With Donald Trump

· View the work online · Portrait of the week archive Artist: Jan Vermeer (1632-1675) left no more than 36 paintings - and the attribution of a couple of those is in doubt - and no drawings. This appears to be an accurate reflection of the number of works he produced. It may have been the rareness of his paintings that caused his name - well enough known in his native Dutch city of Delft in his lifetime - to become obscure after his death. Vermeer was not a totally unsuccessful artist. He became a head of the Guild of St Luke in Delft and his paintings fetched high prices, but he died in debt, and his Catholic wife Catharina Bolnes had to declare herself bankrupt. Vermeer, our Vermeer, is a modern artist, his cult dating from 1866 with the publication of a series of essays about him by the French art critic Théophile Thoré, a political radical and prophet of realism. Thoré saw the Renaissance tradition as an aristocratic plaything. He argued that art should represent the … [Read more...] about Girl With a Pearl Earring, Jan Vermeer (c1665)

The park in South East London is nondescript… not one of the big ones, the Royal ones, those used to pageantry and pomp. We don’t see Southwark Park on the telly. It isn’t where tourists would usually head from the Tube . Circled by terraced houses, council homes and tower blocks, it rarely plays host to anything. Yet this week it became our newest national landmark. This the beginning of the end of… The Queue. This open, windswept space, alongside a kids’ playground and joggers, is now where you come if you want to pay your respects to the Queen. You have to join this wriggling, writhing, living attraction which has taken on a persona all of its own. Despite the long queues mourners were not tempted to turn around and instead waited ( Image: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) At the very beginning – of the end – stands steward Lokesh Pala. He has posed for 30 selfies in the past hour alone. Yesterday, the 27-year-old was the slightly shy, living embodiment of … [Read more...] about How The Queue has brought the nation together and become our newest national landmark

King Charles III discovered his mother was dying in a frantic phone call, after which “everything was silent”. Queen Consort Camilla was about to be interviewed by former US President George Bush's daughter when an aide was heard running in the corridor outside. Minutes after taking the call, she and the then Prince of Wales were aboard a helicopter flying towards Balmoral. The call was taken at 12.30pm on September 8 - around the same time the world was told of the Queen’s ailing health. Newsweek’s Chief Royal Correspondent Jack Royston told True Royalty TV’s The Royal Beat: “Charles and Camilla were in Dumfries House. "Camilla was actually about to record an interview with Jenna Bush Hager, who said she heard footsteps running in the hallway. The new King was told of his mother's health issues at around 12.30pm last Thursday ( Image: PA) The Queen died at Balmoral on Thursday, September 8 ( Image: PA) “Charles took a call, everything was … [Read more...] about King Charles told Queen was dying in frantic phone call then ‘everything was silent’

A family-of-six says they've saved £100,000 after swapping their permanent home for holiday lets across the globe. Daniel Prince, 46, and his wife, Clair, 46, both originally from Essex, moved abroad to Singapore for Daniel’s work in 1999. But by 2014, struggles seemed to rise meaning Daniel was constantly tied to his desk while Clair juggled four young children at home. The couple realised a significant shift was required. They gambled everything, selling their family house and the majority of their possessions - and traded their vacation home in Thailand for glamorous homes in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe. The family now travel around the world and during their adventure have lived in 80 properties - before settling in France for a few years. The family now travel around the world and during their adventure have lived in 80 properties ( Image: PA Real Life) Their four children, Kaitlyn, now 17, Sophia, 14, and twins Lauren and Samuel, … [Read more...] about Family-of-six save £100,000 by giving up home and travelling the world

By Gordon Corera Published 9 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing It is the perhaps the most unusual - and exclusive - museum in the world, filled with artefacts that have shaped history. But its doors are firmly shut to the public. It is the only place a visitor can see the gun found with Osama bin Laden when he was killed, next to Saddam Hussein's leather jacket. Welcome to the CIA's secret in-house museum. Located inside the US intelligence agency's headquarters in Langley, Virginia, the collection has just been renovated to mark the agency's 75th anniversary. A small group of journalists, including the BBC, were given exclusive access, although with a security escort constantly at our side. Among the 600 artefacts on display are kind of cold war spy gadgets you might expect - a 'dead drop rat' in which messages could be hidden, a covert camera inside a … [Read more...] about CIA museum: Inside the world’s most top secret museum

By Tim Donovan Published 2 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing As the Labour Party gather for their conference in Liverpool, there is a renewed focus on preparing for the next General Election, with much of it rooted in the capital. In parts of east London, a political struggle has begun, which could end with a more centrist Labour line-up in the area. A cluster of Parliamentary seats are up for grabs, many of them with sizeable Labour majorities. They are vacant due to sitting MPs either retiring or because local members have voted to open the seat up for re-selection. And they have become a battleground between the left and centre of the party, which is likely to test Keir Starmer's influence his and leadership of the party. Labour membership falls by 90,000, accounts show What is Momentum? London formed the bedrock of support for Jeremy … [Read more...] about Labour Party: The battle of the east London centrists

By Nicholas Watt Published 25 April 2018 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A leading figure in the pro-Corbyn Momentum group says there is no "sinister sub-plot" to unseat Labour council leaders. But Laura Parker, the group's national co-ordinator, reminded them: "You join any club you support the policy of the club." In an interview with BBC Newsnight , she played down reports of a power grab by her group, adding: "You don't join the cricket club because you want to play football. "So, assuming that all of the Labour candidates are backing the Labour party policy on housing, on education, on local services, on restoring dignity to local government... we will be behind them." McCluskey says MPs are 'smearing' Corbyn Ms Parker said council leaders were likely to think about their future if they are unable to come to terms with Mr Corbyn. "I … [Read more...] about Support the club, Momentum tells Labour council leaders

The budget for Timaru’s Theatre Royal redevelopment and proposed heritage facility disappeared from publicly available council documents in July, as the costings unravelled. On September 9, the Timaru District Council released figures publicly showing the cost of the project had increased from the original $23.8 million to somewhere between $38m and $57m. The council is yet to respond to questions about when it first became aware of the multi-million dollar blowout for the project, who was made aware of that and whether councillors were told. However, a study of council documents shows the council’s own reporting of the project's financial status changed significantly in July. READ MORE: Theatre Royal costs now at least $39.6m, MBIE confirms Timaru District mayoral candidates disagree on what is best for community projects with ballooning costs Timaru District Council confirms Theatre Royal cost blowout Regular Theatre Royal “project updates”, which are included in … [Read more...] about When did Timaru’s Theatre Royal budget begin unravelling?

It was the best job Jack Doherty ever had; the one he spent so many years doing in south Wairarapa. The men he worked with were good blokes: hard players and hard workers who thoroughly enjoyed getting up every morning to do the job. They laughed a lot. It was great fun, demolishing and renovating old houses then heading off for a beer afterwards, and Jack says it was a time and bunch of friends he’ll never forget. “You'd die to have a job like that, and we literally did.” READ MORE: Four years fighting to fulfil promise opens ACC to other asbestos victims Court of Appeal rules 'hug-of-death' cancer should be seen as a personal injury Dad's battle with asbestos and cancer - told by his family a year after his death Chris McKeen/Stuff Angela Calver's sister-in-law, Deanna Trevarthen, died in 2016 from an aggressive form of cancer. Calver vowed she'd continue Trevarthen's court battle against ACC to get health cover for the condition. In the … [Read more...] about The hidden killer in NZ homes: ‘You’d die to have a job like that, and we did’