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Amendments like those tabled this week are commonly referred to as Henry VIII clauses, which allow ministers to largely bypass Parliament. They are not entirely new: successive governments since the 1980s have increasingly relied on statutory instruments for lawmaking, according to the Institute for Government.   But such clauses bring problems that could last long after Starmer’s premiership. The government may have good intentions when it comes to online safety, but the measures proposed are “storing up trouble for years to come at a very worrying moment where anti-democratic parties [around the world] are gaining traction,” Anna Cardaso, policy and campaigns officer at civil liberties organisation Liberty told POLITICO.  “When you create a law, you have to think about what a future government could do with those powers. A…

By&nbspHannah Brown&nbsp&&nbspCamille Simonet & Angela Barnes Published on 09/03/2026 – 6:47 GMT+1 ‘Founder’ is one of the fastest-growing job titles in Europe, according to recent LinkedIn data. In fact, the number of LinkedIn members adding ‘Founder’ to their profiles has grown by 60% year over year, and has nearly tripled since 2022. The trend is most profound in the Netherlands and the UK, rising by 85% and 69% respectively between July 2024 and July 2025. Spain (68%), Germany (61%), and France (49%) are also showing significant growth. But what’s causing the surge in entrepreneurs, and is it a good time…

By&nbspEuronews&nbspwith&nbspIJF Published on 09/03/2026 – 7:41 GMT+1•Updated 8:06 It’s Day 3 of the Judo Grand Prix here in Upper Austria. And it was time for the heavyweights to take centre stage. The Tips Arena Linz was once again full of eager fans looking forward to another exciting day of judo. Tato GRIGALASHVILI met teammate Luka JAVAKHISHVILI in the all Georgian final at -90 kg. GRIGALASHVILI who normally competes at -81 kg, showed he could be equally dominant in the higher weight! In the final, an armlock from GRIGALASHVILI forced his teammate into submission. Gold for GRIGALASHVILI at -90 kg. His…

By&nbspJoshua Bickel and Julián Trejo Bax Published on 09/03/2026 – 7:02 GMT+1 Billions fewer birds are flying through North American skies than decades ago and their population is shrinking ever faster, a new study has found. The decline is mostly due to a combination of intensive agriculture and warming temperatures. Nearly half of the 261 species studied showed big enough losses in numbers to be statistically significant and more than half of those declining are seeing their losses accelerate since 1987, according to the paper published in journal Science. The study is the first to look at more than the…

By&nbspEgle Markeviciute, EU Tech Loop, Euronews Published on 09/03/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Ever since Elon Musk acquired X, formerly Twitter, in 2022, and even before then, some Europeans have been either moving to alternative social media platforms (often returning to existing ones due to their larger user bases) or discussing the need for a European social media platform. Currently, the most popular social media platforms are based in either the United States or China, and they often face criticism from European policymakers for their data management practices and harmful effects. Yet, two years in, no privately owned European alternative to…

Mauritius has long been a prime destination for beach holidays and dreamy coastal resorts. But the island nation located off the southeastern coast of East Africa is keen to broaden travellers’ perspectives. It’s luring visitors to its inland natural paradise through sports and outdoor adventure tourism, while encouraging hotel guests to visit its towns to discover its multicultural identity. “Mauritius is a tropical island destination, so we’re very well known for our beautiful beaches and turquoise Indian Ocean,” Dinesh Burrenchobay, chairman of the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority, tells Euronews Travel at the ITB Berlin travel trade fair. But he emphasises…

Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen sind weltweit und damit in den meisten europäischen Ländern – auch Deutschland – seit Jahren die häufigste Todesursache bei Frauen.  Dennoch wird ihr Risiko oft unterschätzt. Ein Grund dafür: Frauenherzen senden häufig andere, „leisere“ Signale als die, die wir aus dem klassischen medizinischen Bild kennen. Viele Frauen erleben keine typischen Brustschmerzen mit Ausstrahlung in den linken Arm, sondern Symptome wie Rückenschmerzen, Übelkeit, Atemnot, Erschöpfung oder ein unspezifisches Druckgefühl. Das macht die Einordnung schwieriger und führt dazu, dass diese Warnzeichen im Alltag leicht „überhört“ werden. Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen äußern sich bei Frauen oft anders als bei Männern, was ihre Diagnose komplexer macht.…

By&nbspAngela Barnes&nbsp&&nbspAP Published on 09/03/2026 – 6:59 GMT+1•Updated 7:05 Oil prices eclipsed $114 (around €98) per barrel for the first time since 2022 on Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East. The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, surged past $114 after trading resumed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. That was up 23% from its Friday closing price of $92.69. West Texas Intermediate, the light, sweet crude oil produced in the United States, was also selling for about $114 a barrel. That’s 25% higher than its close Friday at…

Some European governments are arguing Commission President Ursula von der Leyen overstepped her mandate in her response to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. On today’s episode, host Zoya Sheftalovich and Nick Vinocur, POLITICO’s chief foreign affairs correspondent, unpack the frustration they’re hearing from national diplomats who argue the latest Middle East crisis has seen von der Leyen wading onto their turf — and not for the first time. Meanwhile, ministers will meet in Brussels today for an informal debate on the continent’s housing crisis. We break down how dire the situation is and why tackling this issue is a priority for governments looking to stave off the far right. Finally, a slew of public transport hiccups in Brussels could make life harder for commuters … what else is new? Send any questions or…

Cem Özdemir gelingt das vor Wochen noch Unmögliche: Er sichert den Grünen den Wahlsieg in Baden-Württemberg. Gordon Repinski analysiert die Aufholjagd eines Kandidaten, der sich als „besserer Konservativer“ inszenierte, eine CDU, die einen neuen „Laschet-Moment“ erlebt, und wie sehr diese Niederlage den Parteichef und Kanzler Friedrich Merz in Berlin unter Druck setzt. In zwei 200-Sekunden-Interviews dazu: Unions-Fraktionsgeschäftsführer Steffen Bilger zur Ursachenforschung und Tübingens Oberbürgermeister Boris Palmer über das Erfolgsrezept des pragmatischen „Özdemir-Stils“, der die Grünen im Autoland gerettet hat. Der Iran-Krieg steuert auf eine neue Phase zu. Nach Angriffen auf die Infrastruktur regnete am Wochenende buchstäblich Öl über Teheran. Parallel…