Peers demand more protection from AI for creatives
The House of Lords has dealt a second defeat to the government over its Data (Use and Access) Bill. Peers had already backed an amendment calling for more copyright protections…
Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protections for Venezuelans
The US Supreme Court has said it will allow the Trump administration to terminate deportation protections for some 350,000 Venezuelans in the US. The ruling lifts a hold that was…
US debt downgrade drives up borrowing costs
AFP/Getty A sign showing the US national debt in April. It has since risen to more than $36tn Investors might have hoped the turmoil that hit financial markets last month…
Huge challenges await new president of divided Romania
Sarah Rainsford Eastern Europe correspondent EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Imagine having a president called Nicky. That’s what Romanians just voted for: a softly-spoken, slightly geeky mathematician who everyone refers to by his first…
Who are the winners and losers?
Ben Chu, Tom Edgington and Tamara Kovacevic BBC Verify Getty Images A deal to “reset” relations between the UK and the EU following Brexit has been agreed at a summit…
Five unanswered questions in UK-EU deal
Becky Morton Political reporter Alamy The UK is hoping an agreement on e-gates will avoid lengthy queues for British travellers at EU airports The UK and the European Union have…
UK-EU summit: Brussels hails deal as ‘new chapter’
“We’re turning a page,” EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday after the bloc’s first summit with the UK since Brexit. “We’re opening a new chapter.” It is…
International Court of Justice sides with Equatorial Guinea in Gabon island dispute
The United Nation’s top court has sided with Equatorial Guinea in a row with Gabon over three islands in potentially oil-rich waters. The two Central African countries have been arguing…
UK weather forecast more accurate with Met Office supercomputer
The Great British tradition of talking about the weather has been taken to a new level after the Met Office unveiled a new supercomputer which it says produces better forecasts.…
Greggs shifts food behind counters to stop shoplifting
Greggs will move its self-serve food and drinks to behind the counter to stamp out shoplifting at the High Street bakery. The company is trialling the measure at a handful…