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Farage vows to scrap tax on armed forces reserves

Farage said he wanted to get more people in the reserves at the event for party supporters as part of Reform's 100 Days to Save Britain tour. When questioned by the BBC over a Reform councillor in Plymouth who was…

Two men re-arrested on suspicion of aiding Iran over RAF Fairford incident

A 24-year-old UK national and a 25-year-old UK/Iranian national, both from Westminster, were detained on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service in breach of the 2023 National Security Act, police said.…

China threatens retaliation if UK follows the EU on tariffs

China urged Britain to follow World Trade Organization rules and warned it against copying Brussels’ approach, arguing that tariffs on Chinese EVs would be discriminatory. “China urges the U.K. to abide by WTO rules…

French presidential race largely unaffected by unrest, first post-riot poll shows

That fight looks like it will be a tight one. Mélenchon’s position remains similar to what it was before Saturday, despite the attempt by the government and his opponents to tie him to the unrest. The Ifop Fiducial…

Nige seems tired and bored of himself as Kemi conjures a telepathic budget | John Crace

The chancellor, John Healey, has been living rent free in the leader of the opposition's head for the past few weeks. Lucky man. More than that, she has been perched on his shoulder while he sits at his desk in the…

5 things the EU wants to change about its Arctic policy

Ice, unpredictable weather, increased insurance costs and Moscow’s control over the route make it unlikely to become a mainstream commercial corridor anytime soon, she added. Europe also has leverage as the final…

Socialists push for EU law on deepfakes

“The current trend towards different national solutions only creates legal confusion bad actors could exploit,” German S&D MEP Tiemo Wölken, a key legislator on Parliament’s copyright and AI report , told POLITICO. A…

Covid inquiry report shows why culture of care workers being undervalued must end, says Andy Burnham – as it happened

Haldane spent most of his career as an official at the Bank. He is not a party political figure. But at the Bank he was viewed as an independent thinker, he was brought up in the north of England and he is committed to…

Après les émeutes, les plateformes dans le viseur du gouvernement.

Ensuite, pour demander aux réseaux sociaux de mieux contrôler leurs fonctionnalités, notamment les diffusions en direct. Elles sont accusées par les forces de l’ordre d’avoir servi aux casseurs à s’organiser…

Kallas buys time on EU response to US sanctions against the ICC

But while Kallas acknowledged their calls, she said the EU executive would take time "to analyze the full legal implications, to open dialogue and look for solutions." The sanctions are expected to be implemented after a…