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Germany set to make rental e-scooter operators liable for accidents
Measures aim to make it easier for victims to gain compensation, with firms such as Bolt and Lime held responsible for damage
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Experimental bathtub: the remote lake island trying wave power to boost energy security
Researchers on Beaver Island, in Lake Michigan, are trying to find a more reliable form of power using local resources
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LGBTQ+ cruise ship refused entry to Egypt days after Turkey turned it away
An LGBTQ+ cruise ship blocked from Turkish waters this week has been refused entry into Egypt.
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Meeting of 10-11 June 2026
Ms Schnabel started her presentation by noting that, since the Governing Council's previous monetary policy meeting on 29-30 April 2026, euro area financial markets had been torn between two competing developments: the …
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Five pressing questions for Reform UK about its finances
On Tuesday, amid an investigation by parliamentary standards into an undisclosed £5m gift, Nigel Farage announced he would resign and trigger a byelection in his constituency of Clacton-on-Sea.
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MPs urge Labour to ditch £330m Palantir software contract with NHS
A second parliamentary committee has urged Labour to scrap Palantir’s £330m contract with the NHS, increasing pressure on the next prime minister over government deals with the US tech company.
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Licensed to drill? How a Trump-linked Texas oil company is elbowing its way into Greenland
On 10 June, a snowy-haired American in his 60s addressed the residents of a remote Greenland hamlet. He was there to tell them about a business venture supported by figures linked to Donald Trump. “So,” Robert Price sai…
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Andy Burnham urged to scrap income tax and NI in radical fiscal overhaul
Prominent economists including Jim O’Neill, an ally of Andy Burnham, are urging the MP for Makerfield to pursue radical tax and spending reform to “unlock the gridlock that plagues the country” when he is confirmed as p…
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FCA cracks down on illegal promotions and market abuse in first year of new strategy
The FCA led an international crackdown on illegal finfluencer promotions – resulting in 3 arrests and 650 social media takedown requests. It also secured a combined 11 years in prison for 2 cases of insider dealing in t…
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PlayStation says it will stop making physical games – and that should worry us all
Sony’s announcement spells the end of a whole ecosystem built by superfan collectors – and signals a troubling shift in the industry
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VW faces protests in Germany over proposed job cuts and factory closures
Demonstrations at 18 sites set up as radical transformation plan put to board of Europe’s biggest carmaker
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EU’s ‘unpleasant and dangerous’ border checks need overhaul, says Greek airports boss
Airports have had to use gazebos to shield passengers from sun as they wait to be processed, says Alexander Zinell
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Britain’s dysfunctional dynamic: the public wants change, but those in power always tell them it’s not possible | Andy Beckett
Whenever major reform is proposed the media, big business and Westminster quickly conclude it’s too expensive and disruptive. This doesn’t bode well for Andy Burnham
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A brilliant and bonkers day out: how art and spectacle transformed a former Durham mining town
Bishop Auckland is abuzz with culture and family fun, thanks to the vision of Auckland Palace’s owners – and the new Kynren show featuring birds of prey, Viking raids and mythical beasts, which opens next week
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Great Britain’s grid operator issues fresh warning over power supplies in heatwave
Neso asks for extra supplies from electricity generators to cope with added demand on Thursday night
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Frump well and truly dumped: M&S to celebrate 100 years at London fashion week
Reputation for frumpiness is over as M&S wins over younger audience with shows at Silverstone, Ibiza and now LFW
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‘It makes your heart sing’: can a pioneering project show that rewilding really works?
Intensive farming has all but destroyed England’s ancient woodlands and freshwater wetlands. On a farm in Lincolnshire a radical aristocrat hopes to show there’s money in protecting nature
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‘I’m left with a year of nothing’: UK gap year students lose thousands of pounds as tour operator closes
GVI shuts down without refunds for students booked on volunteer programmes with overseas conservation projects
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Teatime in Tbilisi: Georgia’s Soviet-era plantations brew up a renaissance
Georgia’s tea industry collapsed alongside the Soviet Union but is now reaching a luxury market
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All lobbying should be publicly declared in transparency laws shake-up, watchdog says
Ethics and integrity commission chief says overhaul is crucial to help restore trust in standards
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EFL examines Sheffield United over claim owners trying to avoid paying full purchase price
The English Football League is investigating allegations that Sheffield United’s owner, the American investment group COH Sports, has formed a new parent company for the club to avoid paying £35m owed to the previous ow…
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Pet prescriptions could be capped at £21 under proposed vet sector reforms
Ministers also considering licence requirement and regulator to try to cut bills and increase choice
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Sizewell B nuclear power plant granted a 20-year life extension
Extension comes as government encourages first nuclear power projects in a generation to meet UK’s growing need for electricity
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UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security
MPs demand publication of full report that outlines catastrophic consequences amid concerns for food security