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Refugee’s justice hopes ‘crushed’ after Italy releases Libya war crimes suspect
A man who says he experienced abuses at a notorious prison in Tripoli at the hands of the head of Libya’s judicial police, Osama Najim, has said Italy has “crushed” his hopes for justice by releasing the war crimes suspect despite an international criminal court arrest warrant.
David Yambio was …
AI-based automation of jobs could increase inequality in UK, report says
Ministers need to act in the interest of those who will be made …
Tech shares in Asia and Europe fall as China AI move spooks investors
Tech shares in Asia and Europe have taken a hit as the emergence of a Chinese chatbot competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, DeepSeek, raised doubts about the sustainability of the US artificial intelligence boom.
Shares in companies listed in Asia and Europe fell on Monday morning and the tech-heavy Nasdaq index …
Good Energy agrees near-£100m takeover by UAE-linked firm
A British green electricity supplier, Good Energy, has agreed a near-£100m takeover by a company controlled by a member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family.
The retail energy company said on Monday it had agreed a deal with the Dubai-headquartered Esyasoft for a cash offer of £4.90 a share, valuing it …
Israel insists it is going ahead with Unrwa ban – what it may mean for Palestinians
Israel has insisted it will not back down over its plan to close down the Gaza operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), the UN relief agency for Palestinians, even though critics say the move will jeopardise urgent humanitarian aid efforts.
Israel has ordered …
GSK signs £50m deal with Oxford University on cancer vaccines
GSK has said it will spend £50m on a project with the University of Oxford to investigate whether vaccines could be used to prevent some cancers.
The FTSE 100 pharmaceutical company said that the GSK-Oxford Cancer Immuno-Prevention Programme will look at how pre-cancerous cells develop.
Scientists are increasingly optimistic about …
Monday briefing: What if the climate crisis makes disaster insurance unaffordable?
Good morning. If the Los Angeles wildfires are bracing evidence of the general threat posed by the climate crisis, they have also brought home a specific problem: how can you make the insurance system work when the risks are so high?
That is not a question limited to California, or …
Government under pressure on economy as British households anticipate worsening finances
The government is under growing pressure to get momentum back into the economy amid warnings that businesses plan to cut jobs and raise prices, while millions of families believe their finances will worsen this year.
Before a major speech this week by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, designed to restate Labour’s …
WH Smith puts UK high street stores up for sale creating uncertainty for workers
China’s top diplomat to visit UK in February for talks with David Lammy
The Foreign Office (FCDO) is drawing up plans to host the Chinese foreign minister in mid-February, according to three people briefed …