The Latest Breaking News from Council

Westminster City Council bans anti-social car meet-ups following High Court injunction

Drivers who breach the injunction face substantial fines or possible asset seizure, Westminster City Council says

Evening Standard · Jun 19

Chief Judge Pryor's Non-Order in the Eleanor Ross Judicial Misconduct Proceedings: Why It Is So Problematic and What Might Be Done About It

A guest post from Professor Arthur Hellman.

Reason · Jun 19

Will continue to support leveraging trade pact provisions, says UK India Business Council

India and the UK are set to implement their Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement on July 15. The UK India Business Council will assist its members in understanding and utilizing the pact's benefits. This landmark deal aims to boost trade and investment between the two nations. Focus areas include digital…

The Economic Times · Jun 18

Paint it black? Ronnie Wood ordered to recolour pink door on his £7 million London mansion

‘Paint it black’: The council’s order perhaps echoes the Rolling Stones' 1966 hit

Evening Standard · Jun 14

Backlash against Kallas reveals hard truths of EU foreign policy

The growing criticism of Kaja Kallas as High Representative has laid bare structural shortcomings and tensions in the European Union's foreign policy.

Euronews · Jun 13

The Latest Chicanery in Judge Ross's Case

Congress needs to revisit this entire regime.

Reason · Jun 12

EU energy ministers eye jet fuel reserves as Strait of Hormuz crisis threatens supply

With the peak summer season drawing near, EU energy ministers are wary that jet fuel supply may be further strained, even as analysts see "sharp movement" towards greater jet fuel production within European refineries.

Euronews · Jun 12

How EU countries watered down 'solidarity' plans to relocate asylum seekers

A new migration law introducing "mandatory solidarity" has been all but circumvented by the EU's member states, who will relocate fewer than 9,000 asylum seekers this year – even after the annual minimum was set at 30,000.

Euronews · Jun 12

Corpus Christi’s delayed water response bubbles up to Texas governor’s race

Frustrated by a lack of progress, Gov. Greg Abbott threatened state action. Gina Hinojosa, his Democratic opponent, accused him of backing industry over people.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 11

Cyprus proposes €32.8bn cut to next EU budget as compromise between rival camps

Cyprus proposes a 2% cut — worth €32.8bn — to the EU's draft €2 trillion budget for 2028–2034, in a bid to bridge the gap between "frugals" and cohesion-minded member states. The figures, now on the table for the first time, will serve as the starting point for the sensitive…

Euronews · Jun 11