Tour de France 2019: stage-by-stage guide
This year’s race begins in Brussels before quickly heading to the mountains and building towards an Alpine climax
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Empty homes council tax rise unlikely to deter rich owners, say critics
Hammond’s 100% extra tax on vacant property dismissed as ‘joke’ unlikely to hit wealthy buyers or spur re-use of housing
The 40 best gadgets of 2017
From smart-speakers and virtual bikes to robot vacuums and indestructible cables, here is the year’s most covetable technology