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Moves by Birmingham city council to impose a 20mph speed limit on all roads , apart from a few major thoroughfares, marks a turning point in transport policy that could and should attract imitators. Remember that in the…
Read moreRenting in retirement will now cost an average of £419,000 as rents are expected to more than double in the next 20 years, according to new research from retirement specialist Standard Life. While data from the Office…
Read morePrinted on its surface was the provocation “What would you do if your income were taken care of?” This was the question put to ordinary Swiss citizens in the summer of 2016, in a referendum that proposed transferring…
Read moreTarnished by stereotypes and home to some of Europe's most disadvantaged neighbourhoods, the port city seemed down on its luck, unloved and, in the eyes of many, somewhere to avoid. Tourists stopping at the city's…
Read moreThe US might be seen as sport’s most mature commercial market but, when it comes to hospitality offerings, it still trails the UK, according to one of the sector’s top providers. The boss of Beyond Hospitality, which has…
Read moreAs Parliament returns from recess, now is the time for bold moves, writes Eva Barboni Andy Burnham’s lucky streak seems to be continuing. After sweeping into Number 10 this summer, he is now heading into the autumn with…
Read moreNominated in the ‘Best Sandwich’ category, Cheese & Peppers has been a City mainstay since the nineties. The menu specialises in sandwiches with a wide array of hot and cold fillings. When I visited I went up to order at…
Read moreThe company argued in the lawsuit that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth overstepped his authority with the new designation. It followed Anthropic's refusal to allow the military to use its AI models for tasks including…
Read more"The empty invocation of national security is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics," Judge Rita Lin said in a 59-page decision. Lin's ruling barred the federal agencies named in the…
Read moreReform was an early champion of the digital currency and tokenisation industries, which have been a mainstay at previous conferences and events. But an agenda for Reform’s annual conference next week reveals the industry…
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