Kushner’s Saudi-backed firm is a major investor in the Albanian developments. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Zuma
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It is the jewel of the Adriatic. Its shimmering waters feed a rare colony of Dalmatian pelicans, the world’s largest freshwater birds, sustain the endangered Albanian water frog, and host loggerhead turtles on its encircling dunes. The Nartë lagoon is at the heart of the extensive
Ageing Fast Fords are worth big money these days, with the most expensive of all changing hands earlier this year for a scarcely-believable winning bid at auction of almost £600,000.
Such has been the rise of the blue oval brand’s once modest performance models that collectors are scrambling to get their hands on the finest examples in Britain today.
And one of those is heading to the block early next month – a 1988 Ford Escort XR3i with one owner
Forget about achingly-beautiful Aston Martins, stunning vintage Jaguars and ultra-rare Ferraris – the brand that sent car collectors into a frenzy at the weekend was Ford. And Fast Fords in particular.
While most people associate the carmaker with models like the supremely popular Fiesta – which Ford announced will cease production next year – and family favourites including the Focus and Kuga SUV, back in the eighties the manufacturer produced some of the greatest hot hatches to ever grace our
With icing-sugar sand, crystal-clear water and jungle-wrapped mountains, it’s hard to believe how different the British Virgin Islands (BVIs) looked just four years ago. In September 2017, Hurricane Irma – the strongest ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, with wind gusts reaching 215mph – ripped through this chain of lush islands, leaving them scorched and bare.
Just two weeks later, Maria followed – another Category 5 hurricane.
When the winds died down, more than 80 per cent of buildings on
