Europe

The UK Gambling Commission has raised concerns that Meta is failing to act against advertisements for illegal gambling websites appearing on Facebook and Instagram, despite having policies that prohibit such…

Gold and silver prices climbed to record highs on Monday while share prices across Europe fell, as investors reacted to US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on…

As President Donald Trump continues to argue that the United States needs to control Greenland, Washington has moved to strengthen its presence in the Arctic by ordering new icebreakers, turning…

The UK government has launched a consultation on whether social media should be banned for children under 16, alongside steps to strengthen oversight of mobile phone use in schools, as…

Donald Trump’s warning that the United States could impose new tariffs on eight European countries unless they back his proposal to buy Greenland has prompted governments and EU officials to…

Italy’s competition regulator has opened two investigations into Microsoft-owned Activision Blizzard, alleging the company used misleading and aggressive sales practices in its mobile games Diablo Immortal and Call of Duty…

A song created using artificial intelligence has become one of the most streamed tracks in Sweden while being excluded from the country’s official music charts, highlighting growing tension over how…

Artificial intelligence could become “a weapon of mass destruction of jobs” unless governments act quickly to manage its impact, London mayor Sadiq Khan has warned, as he set out concerns…

The UK government will bring into force a law that makes it illegal to create non consensual intimate images after concerns over xAI’s Grok chatbot, as ministers warned that X…

The FTSE 100 passed 10,000 points for the first time since its launch in 1984 as the UK government moves to encourage households to shift money from cash savings into…

A senior Google employee has told a London employment tribunal that she was made redundant after reporting a manager for sexual misconduct, with the company accused of retaliation following an…

Nissan’s UK business posted a pre tax loss of £888m for the year ending 31 March 2025 after cutting the book value of its equipment, with the Sunderland based car…

A group of trade unions has accused McDonald’s of failing to meet international labour standards by not adequately addressing harassment in its UK restaurants and franchises, prompting a government backed…

The Internet Watch Foundation says it has identified criminal images of girls aged between 11 and 13 that appear to have been created using the artificial intelligence tool Grok, raising…

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used by fantasy football players looking to gain an advantage, but its growing presence in the game has prompted debate over whether technology enhances or…

The UK government has called on Elon Musk’s social media platform X to take urgent action after its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was used to generate non-consensual sexualised images of…

High street retailers Claire’s and The Original Factory Shop are set to enter administration, placing around 2,500 jobs at risk across the UK and Ireland, as their owner cited weak…

New car registrations in the UK rose above two million in 2025 for the first time since the pandemic, but the country’s main automotive industry body has warned that the…

A discreet diploma run by a leading French university is training both students and active intelligence agents, with lecturers and classmates often unaware of each other’s real identities, reflecting how…

More than 200,000 jobs could be eliminated across Europe’s banking sector by 2030 as lenders increase their use of artificial intelligence and reduce their reliance on physical branches, according to…