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    EU countries postpone vote on combustion engine ban

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email The adoption by European Union member countries of new carbon dioxide emission standards for cars and vans has been postponed amid opposition from Germany and conservative lawmakers. the Swedish presidency […] More

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    Man due for sentencing after posting online about killing Nicola Sturgeon

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email A pensioner found guilty of threatening behaviour after posting online about the assassination of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is due to be sentenced. William Curtis, 70, was convicted last month […] More

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    Matt Hancock wanted to ‘get heavy with police’ to enforce lockdown, say leaked messages

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Matt Hancock discussed how the government should “get heavy with the policy” to enforce Covid lockdown rules, leaked WhatsApp messages have revealed. The then-health secretary, Boris Johnson and other top […] More

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    Boris Johnson skeptical about Rishi Sunak's new Brexit deal

    Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday poured cold water on current premier Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal with the European Union, saying […] More

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    Serbs rally in support of replaced anti-graft prosecutors

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email About 2,000 people in Serbia rallied Thursday in support of two anti-corruption prosecutors who allegedly were replaced after investigating corruption at the country’s state-run power company. Organizers promoted the protest […] More