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This is summed up by a good anecdote about a former chancellor (Ken Clarke, according to some versions, but it could have been any of them), who gave this reply when asked for cuts that would save £1bn: So, do you want…
In the corridors, and occasionally in press conference rooms, negotiators voiced concerns about the pledge’s alignment with emissions-slashing efforts, the financial aid needed to implement the goal, and whether a…
Let's face it. There comes a time in every Conservative politician's life when you have to say enough is enough. That it's just not fair on the rest of us. Now, MPs might just have enjoyed a five-day mini-recess, but…
The policy is one of a series of measures which the party says will save £36bn from the welfare budget. Shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately said the system risked putting children on a "conveyor belt"…
Buyers can receive government grants of up to €6,000 per vehicle. In early October, Germany's BAFA export control agency, which administers the scheme, said it had already approved 100,000 applications and paid out more…
Siemens was one of the main proponents of exempting products covered by the EU’s machinery rules from the bloc’s flagship AI law — a tweak EU legislators agreed to in the summer and which is now part of the law. Siemens…
Iran’s ambassador to France has been summoned to the foreign ministry after French prosecutors said that they were opening an investigation into the hacks. According to French investigators, Iran’s cyber unit linked to…
The Independent reported in January 2026 that Morgan Stanley found British job losses linked to AI were double the international average. In addition, The Guardian reported that, in July, graduate job vacancies fell by…
When asked who she considers trusted partners, she described the U.S. as the EU’s traditionally “closest partner when it comes to security and technology,” suggesting the bloc has no intention of blaming the U.S. but…
The Metropolitan police said several people had been in contact during and since the conclusion of the 51-year-old's rape and sexual assault case. The force said those who had been in contact had either provided further…