The European Commission wants Britain to loosen immigration rules for people under 30 – for now, London says no.

Sir Ed also called for Donald Trump to be offered a state visit to the UK, but only if he delivered support for Ukraine.

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A U.K. government minister told CNBC it's important for the U.K. to "do our own thing" when it comes to regulating powerful artificial intelligence models.

Excluding London, the average age in the UK's 'core cities' has fallen by 0.6 years in the period between 2001 and 2023.

Paris, France had Europe’s second most congested roads and the sixth globally with drivers facing 97 hours of delay. Dublin, Ireland is the third most congested city in Europe with 81 hours of delays.

Like many advanced and developed economies, Britain is experiencing a fast decline in birth rates as the average age of mothers rises. But the trend is particularly stark in London where the birth rate for women aged between 40 and 44 years beats all the other regions by some margin.

"The headspace is there. The appetite is there in Europe for closer UK relations," one EU figure told me. "What's less clear is what London is really interested in - and what trade-offs it's willing to make to get there. That's key and that appears not to ...

The return of EV sales growth this year will also come with the high costs of meeting tougher emissions rules and more discounts as consumers seek affordable cars.

Make it easier to invest in polluting companies through SFDR and climate benchmark rules, and simplify green taxonomy, group tells policymakers

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