The move brings an end to his four-year stint in English football and links him up with manager Steve McClaren who needed to replace striker Edin Dzeko.

BBC: Stoke striker Tuncay moves to German club Wolfsburg

Whenever two or three peers are gathered together to discuss the Welsh economy, by tradition one of them raises the Barnett formula (which links changes in spending in English departments to comparable areas in Wales).

BBC: Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard talks Welsh economy

Like many local children, young Allen was brought up to speak German as well as English, and it may be because of those early links that he took an interest in how Europe's most industrialised country was dealing with the problems of the environment.

ECONOMIST: Allen Kneese

Have a look through the read links below, and just in case you're wondering -- yes, you can expect English translations directly on their site for the best IFA has to offer going forward.

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