Property owners’ £2.3tn windfall ‘has created huge inequality gap’

A £2.3tn windfall for those lucky enough to own their own homes during the property boom of the 1990s and early 2000s has opened up a deep and widening inequality gap between the generations, a thinktank has warned. Rising house prices that have enriched older...

Fatal Police Shooting of Seattle Woman Raises Mental Health Questions

Officers killed Charleena Lyles, a 30-year-old with a history of mental illness who was clutching a knife, the authorities said. Her family said there was no reason to shoot.

Storied tycoon Li Ka-shing reportedly plans to retire from CK Hutchison by next year

Billionaire Li Ka-shing, nearly 89 years old, plans to retire as chairman of conglomerate CK Hutchison by next year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people briefed by the storied businessman. A representative for CK Hutchison, reached by phone, was...