Government measures to make it easier to tackle disruptive protests have been approved, after a bid by Greens in the House of Lords to kill off the law was defeated by 154 to 68.
Saturday 17 October 2026
Police are set to get controversial new powers to stop groups like Just Stop Oil holding ‘slow walking’ protests.
Government measures to make it easier to tackle disruptive protests have been approved, after a bid by Greens in the House of Lords to kill off the law was defeated by 154 to 68.
The CMA has proposed Microsoft strategic market status, which could lead to curbs on its software bundling, with a final decision due in February.
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang told a London event that UK firms and government should use open AI models for mission-critical tasks rather than opaque ones.
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says businesses are cutting costs and taking a hit to margins rather than passing rising energy costs to customers.