Fears for UK 'green' policies after shock by-election result

Newsletter Jul 24, 2023 [ International Business Times]( [Fears for UK 'green' policies after shock by-election result]( Contentious plans by London's mayor to extend a scheme taxing the use of the most polluting vehicles were being blamed Friday for costing his opposition Labour party Boris Johnson's old parliamentary seat. [Asian markets mostly gain ahead of key rate decisions]( Equities mostly rose Monday in Asia with investors gearing up for policy decisions at major central banks this week, while concern over the Chinese economy continued to dampen sentiment.  [Learn more about Jeeng]( [Investors' projections indicate affordable housing market set to double by 2023]( JLL's Affordable Housing 2023 report projects a 120 per cent growth in the UK's affordable housing market, with an increasing interest of investors. [ECB set to hike again with inflation stubbornly high]( Another interest rate hike appears a near certainty when ECB policymakers meet Thursday as inflation remains high, but the central bank faces increasing discontent among countries scared high interest rates will hurt growth. [Growing concerns of a British drought this summer have called for sterner warnings to deal with extreme heat]( The British government has set out plans to deal with a possible British drought and to make sure water supplies are correctly managed in order to cope. [Heatwaves pose risk to food security of entire planet, warn scientists]( Climate change is causing record-setting temperatures to become more frequent. It has become the biggest threat to the survival of humanity. [dianomi]( ['Strong trade unions' necessary says Starmer to Unite Policy Conference]( Speaking at the 2023 Unite Policy Conference, the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer referred to the importance of the TUC's recent victory at the High Court. [Grocery price inflation sees notable decline while promotional spending rises]( According to Kanta, a market research company, there was a significant 1.6 percentage point decline in grocery inflation towards the first week in July. [McDonald's opens misconduct unit after UK allegations]( McDonald's UK has opened a specialist unit to investigate allegations of racial and sexual misconduct exposed by the BBC, its boss announced Friday. [UK Space Agency unveils Space Exploration Technology Roadmap to propel the nation's space sector]( UK Space Agency unveils a 10-year Space Exploration Technology Roadmap to strengthen collaboration with international partners, boost commercialization, and advance space capabilities. [Qualcomm, Meta team up to bring on-device AI apps to Galaxy S24]( There are four advantages of on-device AI including cost reduction, personalisation, improved reliability and performance with enhanced privacy, and security. [In age of AI, women battle rise of deepfake porn]( Photo apps digitally undressing women, sexualized text-to-image prompts creating "AI girls" and manipulated images fueling "sextortion" rackets -- a boom in deepfake porn is outpacing US and European efforts to regulate the technology. [Iraqis protest again after Denmark book burning incident]( Iraqi security forces on Saturday dispersed around 1,000 supporters of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr who tried to march to Baghdad's Green Zone housing foreign embassies, believing a Koran had been desecrated in Denmark. [Croatia travel warning this summer as UK Foreign Office changes guidance]( A severe heatwave is ongoing across most parts of Southern Europe. [UK holidaymakers will now need 3 extra documents to enter Spain]( Spain received around 15 million visitors from the UK last year. [Saudi Arabia plans to 'steal' Kylian Mbappe from Real Madrid]( PSG is believed to be ready to sell the Frenchman this summer. [Australia retain Ashes after fourth Test washout]( Australia have retained the Ashes after the fourth Test against England ended in a rain-affected draw, with bad weather at Old Trafford washing out Sunday's final day. You Might Like    [Learn more about Jeeng]( [IBTimes]( IBTimes will always protect your security and privacy. Please read our detailed [Privacy Policy.]( Please do not reply to this email. [Click here]( to adjust your notification preferences or unsubscribe. © Copyright 2023 IBTimes LLC. All Rights Reserved. IBTimes LLC, 33 Whitehall ST FL 7, New York, NY 10004 U.S.A, New York, New York 10004, United States You may [unsubscribe]( or [change your contact details]( at any time.