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Despite the Doomsday Clock hand remaining at two minutes to midnight in 2019, the imminent threats to humanity and planet continue as we enter a period of ‘new abnormal’. Three of the top five risks by likelihood (and four by impact) are environmental.

The story behind the wall on which Banksy painted the Brexit-inspired mural in Dover is almost as farcical as the bungled politics that got Britain to where it is today. Plus ça change?

Funded by stressed-out city-living executives and the youth-seeking Silver Tsunami, the wellness economy is converging with the global health care industry. At a rate of 6.4%, the $4.2 trillion wellness industry is growing faster than the global economy.

“Go you to France or Flanders, To any German province, Spain or Portugal, anywhere that not adheres to England” – Sir Thomas More. Today, there are 68.5m displaced people because conflict, disaster or oppression yet the xenophobic rhetoric continues.

Snap, crop, filter, geo-tag, share. Repeat. At more than 300 million Instagram posts, #travel is today’s postcard. Millennials, who prioritise experiences over possessions, pick Instagram-able destinations with 40% under 33 selecting trips this way.