Ministers reject dog ownership licence scheme

In a report, published on Thursday, a panel of animal experts suggested the government should consider new legal requirements for dog owners. The panel did not reach an agreement on which rules should be adopted but the…

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Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees

The local authority says letters will be sent to its non-teaching staff next week, with new contracts then taking effect from 1 January. Talks earlier this week between the council and the GMB, Unison and Unite unions…

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White House asks OpenAI and Anthropic to hold new models from UK testers until US review

The request, which came from the Office of the National Cyber Director, puts companies in the difficult position of having to choose between withholding their models from U.K.’s AI Security Institute – one of the most…

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Greek PM urges Burnham to return Elgin Marbles permanently

The sculptures have been on display in the British Museum since the 19th Century, though Greece has long disputed the legality of their removal. Mitsotakis and his government have previously held talks with the British…

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Londoners get £3bn a year subsidy because structure of council tax biased against north, says thinktank – UK politics live

The Resolution Foundation has come up with the figure in a report that says, outside London, many households are paying hundreds of pounds a year more in council tax than they would be under a fair system. The report…

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Dans la fabrique de Playbook Paris

Recherche d’infos, relations aux sources, travail d’écriture : vous découvrirez, dans cet épisode spécial, les coulisses de la fabrique de notre infolettre quotidienne gratuite. Pauline de Saint Remy interroge les trois…

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TotalEnergies refused rescue aid during deadly Mozambique attack, inquest hears

The testimony could carry consequences in France, where TotalEnergies faces two criminal complaints over its Mozambique operations , including an involuntary manslaughter case tied to the deaths of contractors during the…

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False claims resurface that Covid vaccines tripled cancer and miscarriage rates

The video shows a clip of an attorney during a panel discussion on Covid vaccines in January 2022. He says that miscarriages and cancer rates increased by 300% over the five-year average, and claims a more than 1,000%…

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France would defend eastern flank borders even outside NATO, says Mélenchon

He and far-right rival Marine Le Pen both want Paris to pull back from the military alliance, raising alarm bells at NATO headquarters about France’s future defense policy. Leaving NATO is a matter of “dignity” given…

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Le Pen welcomes Trump’s G20 invite for Putin

“Any initiatives aimed at putting an end to this slaughter are welcome,” she said at POLITICO’s Paris Playbook live event Thursday, referring to Russia’s war against Ukraine, after criticizing French President Emmanuel…

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