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Boost City regulator’s powers to help protect UK consumers from AI, says watchdog
FCA’s review into how tech will reshape financial services warns about amplified risks of cyber-crime and fraudBusiness live – latest updatesMinisters have been urged to toughen the City regulator’s powers to protect consumers against the potential risks of AI, according to a landmark review.The Mills review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which looked at…
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Zelenskyy pressures US and Europe for more ‘air defense’ assistance amid ongoing war with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges the U.S. and Europe to provide more missiles to help Ukraine amid the ongoing war with Russia.
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The numbers don’t lie. Young Americans are falling in love … with socialism
Surveys show 53% of young voters want a Democratic Socialist president in 2028, driven by housing costs, student debt and crony capitalism.
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Netflix France Chief Pauline Dauvin Slams Expanded Investment Obligations: ‘These New Rules Go Too Far’
Netflix France’s vice president of content Pauline Dauvin has warned that France’s newly expanded investment obligations for streamers risk turning cultural diversity into a “checklist,” arguing that rules designed to broaden creative output could threaten editorial freedom and weaken the country’s production ecosystem. In an op-ed published in Le Monde and titled “More Obligations, Less…
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Who will foot the bill for Burnham? New PM’s business rates vow alone ‘will cost £880m’ as he prepares wealth taxes – amid fears there is ‘no plan’ for Government
The prime minister-in-waiting has pledged an overhaul of business rates if he enters Downing Street in a bid to boost ‘family-owned businesses’.
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Why Australian PM’s Kylie comments caused controversy
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised for remarks he made about popstar Kylie Minogue in a podcast interview last week.
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Unwelcome and undue: Trump’s red-card intervention hurts the US’s World Cup more than it helps | Pablo Iglesias Maurer
In pushing Fifa to reverse Folarin Balogun’s suspension, the president did the most American thing possible: assert unasked-for power to get his wayThe story of Garrincha’s red card in the 1962 World Cup is the stuff of legend. The Brazilian great was sent off in the semifinals for lashing out at an opponent, but back…
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EV charger rollout in UK slows amid political uncertainty and rise in installation costs
Growth in charge points falls markedly despite surge in number of rapid-charging unitsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s rollout of electric vehicle chargers has slowed amid challenging cost pressures and uncertainty over government sales targets.Charger companies installed 5,100 public charge points in the first half of 2026, pushing the total to 121,171, according to Zapmap,…
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Lucky they don’t need to be at Parliament till 2.30pm! MPs boast about staying up for England’s World Cup triumph
Politicians from all parties have been on social media congratulating the national team – with many highlighting that they watched the match live.