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EU targets Elon Musk with Twitter moderation warning

An EU commissioner warned Twitter will be sanctioned if it fails to follow the bloc's digital rules.

Axios · Apr 26, 2022

Car insurance costs to fall £50 as Brexit law which allowed lawnmower claims is axed

Motor premiums were due to rise this year to pay for a wave of claims coming because Brexit left the UK stuck with an unfair law, but at the last minute the government has overridden the legislation

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2022

Boris Johnson is flailing – so he is reviving his Brexit greatest hits

The plan to override the Northern Ireland protocol is a tired repeat of the dishonesty that got Johnson elected, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022

Passport renewals: New Brexit requirements for going on holiday including issue dates

When the UK was still part of the EU, your passport simply had to be in date in order to travel across the continent. However, since Brexit, rules around how long your passport needs to be valid have changed

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2022

Farming push to delay eco-friendly subsidies risks net-zero target – report

Farming union NFU wants two-year delay but Green Alliance says move would keep emissions high beyond 2035

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022

France's fragmented left poses new risk for Macron

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Reuters · Apr 26, 2022

Brexit has devastated UK exports to smaller EU countries, study says

LSE finds one-third decline in trading relationships under Boris Johnson’s deal – which has hit small firms hardest

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022

Why the Shared Prosperity Fund is far from being a bad deal for Wales

Nick Bennett, director economics Wales with global property advisory firm Savills, says while not as much as EU structural funding Wales still has a sizeable slice of the replacement Shared Prosperity Fund

Birmingham Post · Apr 26, 2022

Elon Musk's Twitter takeover deal comes with many question marks

The world's richest man appears to have succeeded in his $44 billion takeover of one of the internet's most influential social networks, but what comes next? From finding a new CEO, to confronting new EU regulations, to boosting lacklustre performance, Twitter's future as a private company under Elon Musk will…

France 24 · Apr 26, 2022

Sixth EU sanctions package against Russia expected very soon -EU energy chief

A sixth package of European Union sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine is expected "very soon", the bloc's energy policy chief said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Apr 26, 2022