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Lagarde’s book plug raises questions about ECB ethics standards

4. A spokesperson for the ECB said Lagarde has done nothing wrong. The podium plug has fueled speculation that Lagarde may leave the ECB by the time the book is published, well before the end of her official term in…

MI5 to step up on AI threats amid bioweapon risk

He noted that the "weird bits inside MI5” that focus on how Britain's adversaries will act in five years from now are seeing those timelines shortening due to AI. He said it is now his responsibility to “drag my…

‘Back Burnham over Brexit’

Burnham first appeared to make this one of his missions as PM in his unforgettable conference speech, where he outlined that he believes the evidence shows Brexit “had done more harm than good”. READ MORE: Healey’s…

Labour and Welsh government strike budget deal with £60m for additional learning needs

Ministers said the Plaid Cymru-led administration had now agreed an extra £60m for the education of children with additional learning needs (ALN). Labour, which sits in opposition after losing May's Senedd election , had…

The Syria Podcast: Yemen, Empire and the Gulf

They discuss why Yemen remains so poorly understood in the West, and why its resistance matters far beyond its borders. In this episode: Vanessa outlines the Saudi-led war launched in March 2015 at the request of former…

Donna Jones: We cannot keep missing the early chances to keep vulnerable children safe

Recently, as a group of Conservative Police and Crime Commissioners, we wrote to the Home Secretary setting out the clear links between unmet educational need and vulnerability to crime. The letter makes a fundamental…

Rightwing extremists increasingly likely to consider terrorist attacks, MI5 chief says

The comments formed part of a wide-ranging annual threat update in which the spy chief indicated a more aggressive Iran had threatened other military bases in the UK, as well as being behind the incident at RAF Fairford…

The Puberty Blocker Trial: If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be First

Atrocity means ‘repellently evil act’. The picture of Patti Smith is chosen to jog our memories and free our thoughts. Popular culture has long dallied with sexual ambiguity. Nobody knew quite what David Bowie thought he…

Backtracking on green energy contracts would be a mistake, warns Engie boss

“A contract is a contract,” she insisted, adding that “trust is very important” for investors to be able to spend money on energy projects in the long term. France’s deteriorating public finances have become a central…

France’s Philippe says Le Pen’s EU proposals would ‘crack open’ bloc

Progressive think tank Terra Nova wrote in a note out Tuesday that Le Pen’s budget presentation was “riddled with errors and contradictions” as well as “botched estimates.” “She isn’t even able to estimate the cost of…