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Published on 19/11/2025 – 15:30 GMT+1 Police in Portugal arrested a doctor who is “suspected of taking part in a fraudulent scheme” by prescribing anti-diabetic drugs to people who didn’t have the disease, for the purpose of losing weight. In a statement released by the Judicial Police (PJ) following a report by CNN Portugal, helping clients lose weight was the endocrinologist’s “sole purpose of prescribing” blockbuster drugs such as Ozempic, Victoza, and Trulicity. The outlet said the main suspect is Dr Graça Vargas, who is said to have prescribed more than 65,000 packages to 1,914 people, making her the biggest…
A French court rejected all claims brought by UFC-Que Choisir against Perrier, after the consumer group claimed the firm’s natural mineral water was deceptively labelled. In early June, UFC-Que Choisir filed an emergency motion with a court in Nanterre near Paris seeking a recall of all Perrier bottles in circulation, as well as a temporary ban on sales of the natural mineral water. The case centred on a dispute over the use of a filtration treatment, which the group said was contrary to French and European law. UFC-Que Choisir also claimed that the water posed health risks. UFC-Que Choisir insisted…
Sikorski’s announcement came after he delivered an address to parliament that called on opposition-aligned President Karol Nawrocki and opposition lawmakers to stop attacking the European Union, Ukraine and Ukrainians living in Poland. He also said Russia spends “billions” on sowing divisions in the EU and fomenting anti-Ukrainian sentiment — of which there has been an outpouring in Poland after the rail sabotage incident. Polish authorities said the perpetrators were two Ukrainian nationals working for Russia who are now in Belarus. The last operating Russian consulate in Poland is in the coastal city of Gdańsk. Poland had previously shut down Russian consulates in Kraków…
By Euronews Published on 19/11/2025 – 15:35 GMT+1 Italian regulators will expand anti-spoofing protections to mobile numbers in the coming weeks, targeting a surge in fraudulent calls that masquerade as legitimate Italian mobile numbers. The mechanism, already operating for fixed-line numbers since August, addresses growing consumer complaints about sophisticated scam attempts that have become increasingly difficult to identify. AgCom, Italy’s telecommunications regulator, said the extension represents a crucial step, given that most fraudulent calls now appear to originate from Italian mobile numbers, even though they are made from foreign operators. In Italy, the scam call issue has reached such proportions that…
Europe’s technology ecosystem is at a “crossroads,” and if it wants to keep the pace of progress, sustained investment in sectors such as climate tech, artificial intelligence (AI), and defence will “define Europe’s next decade,” venture capital firm Atomico warned in its State of European Tech 2025 report. Yet, the report states that Europe has the talent and innovation but that Europe lacks “alignment between ambition and commitment”. It is calling for Europe to power its first trillion-euro company. “Sovereignty in technology isn’t about protectionism, it’s about agency and choice – building the capability, confidence and capital to shape the…
To be fair: No prime minister or chancellor generally chats about the budget in public until it’s been delivered. But Reeves set a new precedent earlier this month by giving a “scene setter” speech in Downing Street, which rolled the pitch for raising income tax in all but name. Pressing the point: “We’ve read all about it in the papers,” Badenoch cried, saying this fall’s budget was the first “to unravel before it’s even been delivered.” The Tory leader interrogated Starmer on whether the freeze on income tax thresholds (a way of dragging people into higher tax bands and getting…
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on Wednesday that he will order the closure of the last Russian consulate still operating in the country after authorities said Russian intelligence was suspected of being behind the blast on a railway line in Poland, deemed to be an act of sabotage. Sikorski stated he had repeatedly warned Russia that its diplomatic and consular presence would be reduced further if it did not cease hostile actions against Poland, Polish news agency PAP reported. “In connection with this, though it will not be our full response, I have decided to withdraw consent for the…
By Euronews Published on 19/11/2025 – 12:14 GMT+1 European stocks showed mixed signals on Wednesday, somewhat easing fears of a global market crash. At around midday, Germany’s DAX was up less than 1%, while the UK’s FTSE 100 and Spain’s IBEX 35 also saw modest lifts. Italy’s FTSE MIB dropped less than 1%, as did France’s CAC 40. Both the STOXX 50 and the wider STOXX 600 showed minimal movement. Investors kept an eye on data releases on Wednesday, with UK inflation easing to 3.6% in October, down from 3.8% in July, August, and September. The annual inflation rate in the…
Published on 19/11/2025 – 13:17 GMT+1 TikTok is adding new tools intended to encourage healthier use of the social media app, including rewards for staying within daily screen time limits and avoiding late-night scrolling. The company said the changes are aimed in particular at teenagers, who, according to a 2022 study, make up more than 50 per cent of its audience, “so they can safely express their creativity, connect with friends, and learn on our platform”. Users can earn badges by avoiding the app at night, using the meditation tool during that time, keeping within their daily screen time limit,…
“The Yantar directed lasers at our pilots,” Healey said. “That Russian action is deeply dangerous.” “My message to Russia and to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is this: we see you. We know what you’re doing. And if the Yantar travels south this week, we are ready.” Healey said the vessel was designed to “put and hold our undersea infrastructure and those of our allies at risk” by having “capabilities which can undertake surveillance in peacetime and sabotage in conflict.” Asked about why lasers posed such a risk, the defense secretary said: “Anything that impedes, disrupts or puts at risk pilots…