Plus: Secrets of a housekeeper to the super-rich, the countries that could come off the red list, and how the young plan to retire by 35
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Thursday October 7 2021

 
 

By Chris Evans,
EDITOR

Dear Reader,

Boris Johnson delivered a party conference speech yesterday that was super-charged with optimism, but his main aspirations are fiendishly complex challenges. Allister Heath thought the Prime Minister’s address was brilliant, but has identified three mega-risks that could see his high-wage gamble end in disaster. Allison Pearson, meanwhile, writes that she is proud to be “Tory scum” yet finds herself questioning whether this is the Government she voted for.

The origins of Covid-19 remain in dispute, but leaked documents show that scientists from Wuhan and the US were planning to create new coronaviruses. The proposals, uncovered by a World Health Organisation expert, disclose the intentions of the international team. Science Editor Sarah Knapton explains the significance of the revelations.

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With the red list expected to be slashed in an announcement today (follow the updates on our live blog), travel will be opened up between Britain and dozens of long-haul destinations. If you are dreaming of a far-flung holiday, look no further than our guide to 10 beautiful places that are likely to be no longer off-limits.

For many of us, early retirement is an ambition that seems out of reach. But a movement of young workers is focused on being in a position to leave their jobs before 40. One extreme saver, who is on track to be financially free at 35, shares his master plan – and it does not involve forgoing all luxuries.

Chris

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My Choices

Boris Johnson

'The three mega-risks that could doom Boris’s high-wage gamble to disaster.' Read Allister Heath on the potentially calamitous threats to the PM's ambitions. (Free to read)

An aerial view of the Wuhan Institute of Virology

Revealed: Wuhan and US scientists planned to create new coronaviruses. Sarah Knapton explains the significance.

Clockwise from top left: Seychelles beach; Caucasus Mountains in Georgia; the Cape Town waterfront; rafting in Costa Rica

Ten beautiful places that are tipped to come off the red list in today's announcement. Long-haul adventurous holidays could soon be back on the cards.

 
Kris Vale

'I'm an extreme saver on track to retire at 35 – here's my master plan.' This is how Kris Vale thinks he can retire 30 years early despite being a basic-rate taxpayer and having no inheritance.

Newcastle United

Inside the Saudis' takeover of Newcastle United: How an 18-month stalemate was finally broken. The news has prompted joy and fierce criticism but Newcastle's prospects have been transformed. (Free to read)

Stephanie Land

'I was a housekeeper for a wealthy family... and I was shocked by what I learnt about the super-elite.' Here's how much domestic workers of the super-rich really know about their clients.

 
 

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