Abroad

• Mike Banks, die Trump's harde aanpak van de grens leidde, trad weken na berichten over beschuldigingen van prostitutie af. • Mike Banks, het hoofd van de grensbewaking die toezag op de meest agressieve militarisering van de zuidgrens van de VS in recente geschiedenis, is met onmiddellijke ingang afgetreden. • "Het is gewoon tijd," vertelde Banks aan Fox News in een interview. "Ik heb het gevoel dat ik het schip weer op koers heb gebracht, van de minst veilige, meest rampzalige en meest chaotische grens naar de veiligste grens die dit land ooit heeft gezien."

Jason Atherton, who has restaurants in Dubai, St Moritz and now Tuscany, says it’s tough to stay afloat in UK hospitality industryA British Michelin-starred chef says he is opening restaurants abroad to subsidise his UK venues against a backdrop of high taxes and a struggling hospitality sector.Jason Atherton is now in Forte dei Marmi, on the Tuscan coast in Italy, where he is preparing his newest opening, Maria’s, which will be in the Principessa hotel. The Sheffield-born chef now has restaurants all over the world, including in Dubai and St Moritz. Continue reading...

Clause says those aged up to 45 may need permission from armed forces to leave country for more than three monthsA little-noticed clause in sweeping changes to Germany’s military service policy has caused uproar after it emerged that the law requires men aged up to 45 to get permission from the armed forces before any significant stay abroad, even in peacetime.The legislation, which went into effect on 1 January, aims to bolster the the military and demands all 18-year-old men fill out a questionnaire to gauge their suitability to serve in the armed forces, but stops short of conscription. Continue reading...