USA: Apple pushes back on call to end diversity programme

Apple’s board has asked its investors to vote against a proposal to end its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programmes. It comes after a conservative group, the National Center for…

Norway: A nation on track to be first to go all-electric

Norway is the world leader when it comes to the take up of electric cars, which last year accounted for nine out of 10 new vehicles sold in the country.…

UK: PM should sack Siddiq over corruption claims- Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch has called for the PM to sack Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq after she was named in an investigation into claims her family embezzled up to £3.9bn from infrastructure…

UK: Weed resistant to key herbicide found in UK

A weed that is resistant to a key herbicide has been found in the UK for the first time, according to experts. Glyphosate is believed to be the most effective…

UK: Tractor convoy in protest of farming tax change

A convoy of more than 30 slow-moving tractors, organised by farmers, took place on the A5 in Shrewsbury.The vehicles started at Halls Shrewsbury Livestock Auction Centre before driving repeatedly between…

UK: Reeves defends China visit and hails £600m boost to UK

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended her decision to travel to China to improve economic ties at a time when soaring government borrowing costs threaten to squeeze UK public finances.She says…

Baltic Sea: Germany says Russian ‘shadow’ ship stuck in

German authorities have said an oil tanker stuck in German waters belongs to Russia’s “shadow fleet” that Berlin says is used to avoid sanctions. Germany’s maritime authorities (CCME) said on…

USA: Biden toughens sanctions on Russian oil industry

The Biden administration has imposed some of its toughest sanctions yet on Russia, in a move designed to hit Moscow’s energy revenue that is fuelling its war in Ukraine. The…

USA: Meta and Amazon ditch diversity initiatives joining US corporate rollback

Meta and Amazon are axing their diversity programmes, joining firms across corporate America that are rolling back hiring and training initiatives criticised by conservatives, citing legal and political risks. The…

USA: Boeing and Google each give $1m for Trump inauguration

US aviation giant Boeing has told BBC News it is donating $1m (£812,600) to an inauguration fund for President-elect Donald Trump. Google has also confirmed that it has made a…