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Inside hungry, crumbling Cuba, where one in ten have fled

Ask the island’s rulers and they’ll say the revolutionary dream lives on. To stricken Cubans who can’t afford food, it has never felt further away

The road turns into a dirt track entering the town of San Felipe, home to those who can’t leave. In the main square, the only people around are a woman sitting on a bench in the shade of the ruined church and a group of five men hunkered down in the porch of a once-great mansion, trying to fix a...The road turns into a dirt track entering the town of San Felipe, home to those who can’t leave. In the main square, the only people around are a woman sitting on a bench in the shade of the ruined church and a group of five men hunkered down in the porch of a once-great mansion, trying to fix a...The road turns into a dirt track entering the town of San Felipe, home to those who can’t leave. In the main square, the only...

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How one Tory MSP’s ‘AI’ questions cost taxpayers £100,000 — in a month

Douglas Lumsden submitted nearly 1,000 written queries at Holyrood. Critics allege a ‘flagrant abuse’

A Conservative MSP who asked almost one thousand “spurious” parliamentary questions in a month — costing Holyrood authorities more than £100,000 — has been accused of a “flagrant abuse” of taxpayers money. In January, Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, submitted 987 written questions...A Conservative MSP who asked almost one thousand “spurious” parliamentary questions in a month — costing Holyrood authorities more than £100,000 — has been accused of a “flagrant abuse” of taxpayers money. In January, Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, submitted 987 written questions...A Conservative MSP who asked almost one thousand “spurious” parliamentary questions in a month — costing Holyrood authorities...

Politician donated €10,000 as part of apology

A Fine Gael politician made a donation of about €10,000 to a charity as part of an apology for his alleged inappropriate behaviour towards a female staff member. The donation, which was in the “ballpark of €10,000”, according to a Fine Gael source with knowledge of the apology, was made following a series of internal party meetings with the...A Fine Gael politician made a donation of about €10,000 to a charity as part of an apology for his alleged inappropriate behaviour towards a female staff member. The donation, which was in the “ballpark of €10,000”, according to a Fine Gael source with knowledge of the apology, was made following a series of internal party meetings with the...A Fine Gael politician made a donation of about €10,000 to a charity as part of an apology for his alleged inappropriate...