6 h. ago Scotland imprisons more of its people than most of Western Europe – then lets them out early

Despite the ‘presumption’ against custodial sentences of 12 months or less, they still make up around 73 per cent of the total

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47 h. ago Vladimir Putin takes aim at UK as he claims he 'hardly understands' why its 'great'

The Russian leader argued that most of Europe is edging towards recession while countries outside the traditional Western bloc are surging ahead

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2 w. ago Coordinated operation across Europe dismantles antiquities smuggling ring

Law enforcement agencies have dismantled a sophisticated criminal network trafficking stolen cultural goods across Europe

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3 w. ago China voices ‘extreme disappointment’ with Dutch minister at centre of car chip row

Vincent Karremans called semiconductor supply chain crisis a ‘wake-up call for western leaders’The Chinese government has expressed “extreme disappointment” with the Dutch minister at the heart of a row over chip supply to the car industry.A spokesperson for the ministry of commerce was responding to an interview by Vincent Karremans on Thursday in which he described the standoff between China and the European Union as a “wake-up call” for western leaders. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago EU tightens visa restrictions on Russians over the Ukraine war and acts of sabotage

The European Union is making it harder for Russian citizens to enter Europe’s ID-check free travel area

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last month Driving competition: China’s carmakers in race to dominate Europe’s roads

Chinese manufacturers are using the electric transition to seize market share, with the UK as their gatewayWhen Tesla wanted to catch the eye of British buyers, it put its cars and bright signage at a dealership in west London’s prominent Hogarth roundabout. Exposure to half a million drivers every day helped the US carmaker to become the dominant electric vehicle seller in the UK. Yet drivers passing by that site now see something different: twin Chinese brands Omoda and Jaecoo, both owned by the state-controlled manufacturer Chery.Chinese cars are on a roll across Europe – they outsold Korean rivals in western Europe for the first time in September. That success is highly reliant on the UK. Of the half a million Chinese cars sold in western Europe between January and September, 30% were bought by Britons, according to Matthias Schmidt, a Berlin-based automotive analyst. Continue reading...

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