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She said women who came forward were too often not protected by institutions across public life, including in politics, and that huge power imbalances meant speaking up came at a very heavy cost. Nandy told the media…
Read moreShe is one of a handful of cabinet ministers who are concerned about Burnham's plan for an "honest conversation" with the public about Brexit and who are privately warning it could reopen a row that would only benefit…
Read more“The Russian secret services like causing havoc and chaos and disruption,” Ed Arnold, senior associate fellow at Royal United Services Institute think tank, told the Global Reporters Network. “But even if they don’t…
Read moreBut the EU has also delayed the infrastructure buildout necessary for Europe to be competitive, by pushing back plans to support seven AI compute hubs across Europe. The department running that €30 billion investment…
Read more13 leaders’ summit. Meloni’s letter was partly prompted by a phone call Finland’s Alexander Stubb and Norway’s Jonas Gahr Støre made to Putin on Oct. 27, which took some European leaders by surprise. Meanwhile, the…
Read moreThe overall cost of Brexit was put at an estimated £4.7bn by the National Audit Office last year but this included years-long transformation of the software used for customs declarations and other systems built to cope…
Read moreUntil very recently, he was one of hundreds of thousands of young people in the UK reckoned not to be in education, employment or training: what officialspeak rather coldly terms a Neet, and therefore part of a huge…
Read moreHer department announced on Saturday night that "as we mark Remembrance Sunday, Erasmus+ will give a new generation the chance to build connections across Europe". That sparked a backlash from the Conservatives, who said…
Read moreThe Liberal Democrats were defending the seat of Penn Hill on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. An eight-way contest in a seat that was Conservative until 2023, in which all major parties stood, makes a useful…
Read moreTheir efforts are being hampered by constant Russian shelling,” said the region’s governor Oleksandr Hanzha, adding that hospitals and critical infrastructure are now relying on generators for power. The blackout follows…
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