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A 12-day appeal is underway into whether Boningale Homes should be allowed to build the estate south of Albrighton after Shropshire Council rejected the application. Instead of being determined by the planning inspector…
Read moreThe European Commission put forward five new taxes in 2025, expected to raise €60 billion per year. But the proposal was met with resistance by national governments, reluctant to back new levies that would overwhelmingly…
Read moreEr antwortete: „Natürlich. Es wird Debatten geben, und es wird eine Abstimmung im kanadischen Parlament geben, aber zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt ist dies erst der Anfang des Prozesses.“ Carneys Eingeständnis, dass es im…
Read moreIn his first major speech as shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith said businesses were "suffering enough" and that rumours of higher taxes were "causing Britain's wealth creators to flee the country". He also promised to…
Read moreHe said authorities should monitor for when an AI deployment “goes wrong” and “whenever new laws are necessary, add to the existing laws,” but pointed out that there are existing regulations in sectors where AI is…
Read moreThe story of equal rights in Britain is usually told through landmark votes, famous campaigners and great changes in the law. Political progress also depends on people who work more quietly. Those who shape arguments…
Read moreToday, we begin to make good on that promise in the most literal sense. With nearly £30m of funding for People's Power projects, communities across every nation of the UK will soon have the chance to build and control…
Read moreOne in 50 Londoners are homeless and living in temporary accommodation organised by their local borough. More than 336,000 households languish on waiting lists for social housing in the capital. Many of London’s 2.7…
Read more“No one is going to dictate our culture, or with whom we can strike agreements.” Von der Leyen’s proposal to make Canada the EU’s first “associate member” left capitals scrambling and seemed to take even Ottawa by…
Read moreAndersson said “a new era of cooperation between the political parties” would be needed. In his resignation letter to the speaker of parliament, Kristersson, the conservative center-right leader, appealed for talks…
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