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The Fast Lane: the key to a healthy neighbourhood

Casual familiarity triggers a sense of belonging and happiness in most of us and this in turn makes us more resilient




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The Fast Lane: who’s going to be the ‘global culture cop’?

‘What does it mean if you can’t comment on a sector of society unless you’re part of it?’




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The Fast Lane: blinded by the light

Eurostar’s new on-board lighting makes me think of an operating theatre lit for intricate surgery




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The Fast Lane: summertime, and the working gets easy

A summer office set-up reminds us that we don’t need gimmicks in the workplace to keep colleagues happy




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The Fast Lane: pining for an old favourite

The great thing about many Alpine resorts is that they understand the value of leaving things alone




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The Fast Lane: how to embrace a stint in the slow lane

Returning to 500 emails that need attention is far worse then checking in every other day




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The Fast Lane: house rules for Hotel Brûlé

Your company secrets don’t need to be revealed to the tanning masses. Your shareholders will thank you




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The Fast Lane: A Swiss bunker and other border myths

The Swiss bunker mentality has always felt at once quaint, menacing and oddly reassuring




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The Fast Lane: what you can learn from Bangkok

Your boss and possibly you have a completely outdated view of the Thai capital and need to give it a fresh look




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The Fast Lane: from Swiss post to Swedish retail

A few of late summer’s more frequently asked questions




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The Fast Lane: what makes the best in-flight experience?

I can’t help but question if airlines wouldn’t be further ahead if they had just stuck to getting the basics right




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The Fast Lane: how newspaper delivery has missed a trick

Many media companies still maintain a direct relationship with readers — but few still have access to foyers




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The Fast Lane: Where am I?

‘It’s a snapshot of a nation on the go, but in the most courteous and respectful manner’




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The Fast Lane: why all the world is going to Lisbon

While other countries spend a fortune attracting ‘influencers’, in Portugal it has happened organically




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The Fast Lane: my plan to make Canada great again

Young Canadians should do like Aussies and Kiwis by getting out into the world for extended periods




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The Fast Lane: What it feels like to be hit by a bullet

The facts are very simple: automatic weapons have no place in civil society, even when licensed




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The Fast Lane: playing the train game

The concepts on offer in Japan are exercises in extreme styling and peerless service




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The Fast Lane: Toronto — a Scarry, busy city

Toronto has a troubled history with its waterfront, much of which is cut off by an overhead expressway




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The Fast Lane: Can I walk around a hotel lobby in my underwear?

From Hawaii to Hampstead, the columnist answers readers’ questions




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The Fast Lane: Design that’s in a different class

Is Bombardier C Series the plane business travellers have been waiting for?




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The Fast Lane: What your desk says about you

My desk and I are having issues. I’m away so often, it’s decided to lead a life of its own




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The Fast Lane: A tale of two skyscrapers

Two tall stories that take place up in the clouds, high above two dazzling Asian cities




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Tips for investing in volatile markets

For investors tempted to put money into the stock market, there are some basic rules to consider




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Top tips for financial planning in 2012

Get your finances on track and prepare for the new year




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Top tips for landlords reinvesting in their properties

Effective ways to reinvest in existing buy-to-let property portfolio




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Coronavirus latest: China detects new cases near North Korean border




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A plan to guide the UK safely out of lockdown 

Five steps to protect workers and employers from a cliff-edge end to temporary economic support




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Elon Musk sues to reopen Tesla factory in California

Electric carmaker chief threatens to relocate to another state after request to restart production was denied




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Trillion-dollar club tightens grip on fund market during crisis

Market leaders such as BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street have gained control of 61% of the industry’s assets




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Inflation is a side effect, not the cure

It makes no sense to aim for a high rate in order to create jobs




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Osborne’s last chance to leave his mark

UK chancellor will have to balance his austere instincts against political pressure to ‘do something’




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Kerslake vows to assess Treasury’s role

Peer says he wants to determine how ministry can ‘deliver sustained growth and a fairer society’















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This Week in Apps: WWDC goes online, Android 11 delays, Facebook SDK turns into app kill switch

We continue to look at how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting mobile apps; that big app crash caused by Facebook; new app releases from Facebook and Google; and Apple's plans to move WWDC online.




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Startups Weekly: SEC temporarily loosens crowdfunding regulations on small companies

A specific type of small startup has a window to raise crowdfunding in a somewhat less regulated way than normally required in the US based on a temporary set of rule changes by the SEC announced this week. Excited yet?




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Tesla sues Alameda County to force California factory reopening

Tesla filed a lawsuit Saturday against Alameda County in an effort to invalidate orders that have prevented the automaker from reopening its factory in Fremont, California. The lawsuit, which seeks injunctive and declaratory relief against Alameda County, was first reported by CNBC. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for California’s Northern District. Earlier […]




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This Week in Apps: WWDC goes online, Android 11 delays, Facebook SDK turns into app kill switch

We continue to look at how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting mobile apps; that big app crash caused by Facebook; new app releases from Facebook and Google; and Apple's plans to move WWDC online.




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Campaigners oppose plans for skyscraper that 'would block view of the Tower of London'

Historic Royal Palaces has argued that the project will block protected views of the tower which is part of a system introduced in 1938 to also guard views of St Paul's vistas and the Palace of Westminster.




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Kremlin-linked cyber hackers steal hundreds of medical trial records from British coronavirus lab 

This newspaper revealed last week how hackers linked to Russia and Iran were behind 'utterly reprehensible' hits on British institutions.




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ROBERT MUIR-WOOD: We're fighting covid the same way they fought the plague

ROBERT MUIR-WOOD: Containment - isolating those who are ill and infectious - is the oldest known response to mass infection, dating back thousands of years.