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Fortune, the general secretary of the Co-operative Party, was the only candidate still running for the position – and was elected by a unanimous vote of Labour’s National Executive Committee earlier today. Two other…
Read moreHe added that he regrets not appearing when he was first summoned around a year ago, stating that had he testified then, there would be no arrest warrant today. The Belgian arrest warrant for Avramopoulos, dated June 21…
Read moreA Facebook post shares a video which appears to show an explosion on the South Tower—the second tower to be attacked—without a plane hitting it. The text on the video reads: “Where is the plane? When amateur footage gets…
Read moreOur verdict Misleading. This is based on incomplete data for 2025/26 compared with a full year’s worth of data for 2023/24. If you compare the latest nine months with the equivalent nine months in 2023/24, apprenticeship…
Read moreA 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…
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