内容摘要：A growing economy usually means people are spending more, extra jobs are created, more tax is paid and workers get better pay rises.

A growing economy usually means people are spending more, extra jobs are created, more tax is paid and workers get better pay rises.

Two years ago, Andy Malkinson's 20-year-old conviction for a rape he did not commit was overturned by the Court of Appeal.And just like Peter Sullivan, his exoneration came down to DNA evidence.

So could Peter Sullivan's name, like Andy Malkinson's, have been cleared sooner?In 2008, 21 years into his sentence, Mr Sullivan applied to the CCRC for help.He specifically asked if it would look for DNA evidence that could exonerate him - evidence that would point to an alternative suspect.

The science of genetic fingerprints was then around a decade old.The Y-STR technique led to the discovery of the profile that has ended Peter Sullivan's ordeal - but not in 2008 when he first asked for help.

Back then, the available test was limited - and the CCRC was told by forensic scientists that they were unlikely to be able to recover any useful DNA.

And so Mr Sullivan's application was rejected.His latest comments reflect an American president who is wielding total authority over his party and the full power of government to turn a transactional "America First" foreign policy view into reality.

Trump's latest broadside against Zelensky came after the Ukrainian leader publicly rejected an American bid to gain access to – and profits from - Ukrainian minerals."That's not a serious conversation," Zelensky said. "I can't sell our state."

The US president seems serious, however, about reducing American military commitments to Europe and pivoting resources instead toward containing China.And before his decisive election win in November, he frequently criticised the scale of US military aid being sent to Ukraine, describing Zelensky as "the greatest salesman of all time".