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News review: exclusives of the year

We spoke to Trump about Twitter and Juncker about the Brexit bill as well as the people suffering ‘Shit Life Syndrome’ and investigated the murky world of London’s spies for hire and the ownership of China’s most aggressive dealmakerReturn to the Best of 2017

Spies, lies and the oligarch: inside London’s booming secrets industry
The battle over fugitive billionaire Mukhtar Ablyazov stretches from Kazakhstan to Knightsbridge
Donald Trump: Without Twitter, I would not be here — FT interview
Governing is harder than he thought, but the US president is defiant about his style and agenda
Harvey Weinstein: how lawyers kept a lid on sexual harassment claims
Zelda Perkins wants to expose legal process that kept her claims secret for 19 years
The $143bn flop: How Warren Buffett and 3G lost Unilever
The story behind the failure of Kraft Heinz to win over the Anglo-Dutch giant
Russia-born dealmaker linked to Trump assists laundering probe
Felix Sater, who worked on Trump Soho, turns against Kazakh former business partners
Thames Water: the murky structure of a utility company
As raw sewage poured into London’s rivers, the water supplier awarded huge dividends to investors

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