The commitment to education is enshrined in the national self-image.So it is with some confusion that Germans read a recent OECD report. This found they have only 1,040 graduates in engineering and science per 100,000 employees, against an OECD average of 1,500. Worse, only one in six school-leavers complete a university degree, which puts [...]

Peter Harrison’s GBR Challenge emerged from a week of match racing in Auckland at the America’s Cup International Regatta with just one win from five starts. But the results belie not just the performance of the nascent British challenge but the value of the experience to a group who have largely yet to be [...]

The Dutch and British pick Spain (must be the weather), while Spaniards and Swedes pick the UK (can’t be the weather).From the company point of view, the only workers who need to be mobile are senior managers and professionals, the middle chart shows. French and Spanish companies particularly value mobility for senior managers; British [...]

France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Australia all offer some sort of similar protection to celebrities.The inclusion of arrangements dealing with image rights in players’ contracts has potential advantages for the players and the clubs. Payment for these rights can be tax efficient, since they can be structured in order to avoid national insurance [...]

Others believe the scheme is more about status than security.. Like Naomi Campbell, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson sought help for her drug problem from fellow addicts, only to be followed by the press. They ruined my recovery.”A socialite once beloved of the tabloids, she has given lengthy interviews about the vast sums she spent on drugs. [...]

Looking in his direction Mr Milosevic referred to his “bosses” who were orchestrating the trial, or offered him a “present” – a book listing 107 Serbian Orthodox churches which had been destroyed while Kosovo was under Nato and UN control. Once he even pre-empted the judge by announcing the time at which the afternoon [...]