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Yvette Cooper
UK

Yvette Cooper says UK will not sign Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ charter in Davos

Trump is hosting the ceremony in Davos for the founding charter of the proposed body aimed at resolving international conflicts. Permanent membership of the board carries a price tag of $1 billion.

social media
UK

House of Lords approves social media ban for under-16s

An amendment tabled by opposition Conservative lawmaker John Nash was passed in the House of Lords by 261 votes to 150. It was co-sponsored by a Labour peer and a Liberal Democrat peer.

Pepala
Features

How Pepala founder Amara Sharif turned surplus stationery into classrooms in Malawi

Pepala, set up in January 2025, works with corporate donors and industry bodies to prevent unused educational materials from being sent to landfill and instead place them in classrooms.

UK unemployment rate
UK

UK unemployment holds at 5.1 per cent near five-year high

The rate for the three months to the end of November, a near five-year high, was unchanged from the previous quarter ending October 31, according to a statement from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Royal Mint Court
UK

London embassy plan for China approved, residents consider legal action

The 20,000-square-metre (235,000-square-foot) site would become the largest embassy complex in the UK by area and one of the largest located in the centre of a Western capital.

UK Inflation
Business

UK inflation ticks up in December as prices rise on food and airfares

The inflation data, along with weak unemployment figures and some recent improvement in economic growth, will be used by the Bank of England to assess its next interest rate decision.

JLR
Business

UK car industry faces largest impact from possible Trump tariffs: Report

British exporters have been warned of a further 10 per cent tariff on goods sent to the United States from February 1, rising to 25 per cent in June, on top of the existing 10 per cent levy.

Starmer
UK

Starmer says UK weighing social media restrictions for children

The government said it would review evidence from around the world on proposals, including whether a social media ban for children would be effective and how such a ban could be implemented if imposed.