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Electric vehicles power rise in UK car sales despite weak outlook
Trade body SMMT cuts forecast for annual sales, citing inflation and interest rate increasesSales of electric vehicles fuelled the strongest start to the year for the UK car market since before the pandemic, although the forecast for annual sales has b…
Bank of England could be forced to raise interest rates again, says policymaker
Inflation could become entrenched as Covid, energy shock and Brexit hit economy, says Catherine MannA senior Bank of England policymaker has warned the central bank could be forced to keep raising interest rates to prevent high levels of inflation from…
Kenya labor court rules that Facebook can be sued
A judge in Kenya has ruled that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, can be sued in the East African country.
French parliament to debate Macron’s pension reform bill
French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular planned pension changes start being debated at parliament, after they prompted massive strikes and street demonstrations in recent weeks.
UK nurses, ambulance crews strike, straining health system
Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff are walking off the job in the U.K. in what unions called the biggest strike in the history of the country’s public health system.
Liz Truss says it is ‘unfair’ to blame her mini-budget for interest rate hike and rules out being PM again – as it happened
UK’s shortest-serving prime minister says she ‘learned a lot’ from time in government but does not want top job again. This live blog is now closedSharon Graham, the Unite general secretary, has also criticised ministers again for refusing to engage in…
Greece: Snow reaches Acropolis, halts services
High winds and a cold snap in Greece have halted ferry services and highway traffic and dusted the Acropolis and other ancient monuments in Athens with snowy.
Kosovo PM calls on West not to put pressure over Serb entity
Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti has called on Western powers not to pressure his tiny Balkan country into accepting a contentious association of five Serb-majority municipalities that is ramping up tensions between Kosovo and Serbia.
Australian startup Recharge wins bid for collapsed UK battery company Britishvolt
Recharge, which is also planning a factory in Victoria, revives goal to build £3.8bn ‘gigafactory’ in north EnglandAn emerging Australian company yet to construct a major project will be responsible for delivering on UK hopes to electrify its automotiv…