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Apple and Google will be forced to block explicit images on children’s smartphones by law in the UK after talks failed to produce a breakthrough, the government has said.
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An overwhelming victory by a far-right-wing party in a small state in eastern Germany will have major repercussions for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition.
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Ikea has won the right to take legal action against a Belgian far-right political party that parodied the Swedish flatpack furniture firm’s branding in its anti-immigration campaign.
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European banks are doing much better than they used to. Their profitability has caught up with that of US banks since the pandemic, and cost-to-income ratios in the EU are now better than in the United States. Asset qua…
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United Utilities has been fined nearly £1m after illegally discharging raw sewage along the Lancashire coastline and polluting seaside holiday locations including Blackpool.
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Wall Street closed lower on Monday, dragged down by retail and communications stocks. Concerns around overvaluation of AI-related stocks and rising oil prices because of continued Middle East tensions weighed on investo…
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France Football magazine has named the nominees for the Johan Cruyff Trophy—an award presented annually to the best soccer coach. The winner will be announced on October 26 at the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony, which will…
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Channel 4 is poised to cut about 300 jobs – about a quarter of its workforce – in the biggest round of layoffs in its 43-year history, as the broadcaster seeks to dramatically cut costs.
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David Roberts is not in an optimistic mood. The chair of Coventry-based Evtec may preside over a business with 900 highly skilled employees, multiple sites and precision machinery, but the outlook for the manufacturer a…
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The boss of one of the UK’s biggest chip companies has claimed AI will be able to find a cure for cancer “in our lifetime”.
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Half of the Premier League’s 20 clubs have sponsorship or advertising deals with unlicensed gambling companies that could be illegal next year under plans being developed by the government.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an international phone call today “early in the afternoon,” according to presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
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The rollout of renewable energy in Catalonia continues to move forward at a slow pace, despite the urgent need to electrify the region’s economy and industry. However, although renewable energy’s share of the electricit…
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Ozon Bank (a subsidiary of the Ozon marketplace) has launched a pilot program to offer auto loans. The project is currently available to a select group of customers, the bank told Interfax.
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The Catalan Government will raise the spending cap for the 2027 budget to 43,191 million euros, representing a 4.9% increase over the previous year—about 2,000 million more. The figure is expected to be approved this Tu…
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The hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos is poised to leave the UK, the latest in a string of high-profile exits among Britain’s super-rich.
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SINGAPORE – A surge in the Japanese yen and mixed economic data sent Asian stocks lower on Sept 8, while fresh Iranian threats in the Gulf drove commodity prices and Treasury bond yields higher.
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The European Commission is paving the way to allow local governments to impose restrictions on second homes and short-term rentals in areas most threatened by the housing crisis sweeping the continent. The regulation do…
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While the UK and Italy are making progress, France and Germany’s joint venture came to nothing, and the prospect of more countries pulling together seems way off
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Counter-measures covering several sectors come after Trump announced 50% tariffs on Canadian goods
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In partnership with DWP, firms such as John Lewis and M&S plan to offer 18- to 24-year-olds placements of two to four weeks
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French vineyards hit by severe drought and heatwaves are expected to report a 30-year low in wine production after the country’s hottest ever recorded summer, according to the agriculture ministry.
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The chancellor may have thought about shifting the venue of his first major speech this morning.
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John Healey has said boosting economic growth will be his defining mission as chancellor as he warned Labour had to “be honest” about the need to control public spending at next month’s budget.