Annabelle Chapman
They found a gap
Successful businesses aren’t always the result of a groundbreaking idea. The key is knowing your market and finding a solution. We get some pointers from entrepreneurs who have done just that.
The opener
Why it’s time to kick off your shoes in the office, the drive to ban drive-thrus and some woolly wanderers flocking to Paris.
Diplomacy Briefing
We talk to Taiwan’s man in London about diplomatic tussles with China, the Swiss build their second-largest embassy and Russia’s backfire in the Baltics.
Executive revision
As Poland's national government lurches rightward, Warsaw's centrist mayor Rafal Trzaskowski is building a more tolerant, cleaner and open capital — one coal furnace and LGBT charter at a time.
The opener
Why frazzled American tourists order fries to go, plus a very Australian political grilling.
The opener
Are we about to call time on famed German efficiency? Don’t worry, these brief bulletins on Brexit and bragging won’t hold you up.
Defence
Airbus gets a much-needed military order while Canada’s navy searches for more seamen (and women).
Diplomacy
Press freedom comes under the spotlight and the UK’s ambassador to Switzerland tells all.
Nothing but the truth
From skateboarding in Illinois to covert filming in the suburbs of Damascus, documentary films are enjoying mass-market appeal – and cashing in at the box office too. We meet the genre’s talents.
