Politicians in the city are seeking to halt a photography exhibition called Balkan Pride Plovdiv, one of the 2019 European capitals of culture, has become embroiled in a homophobia scandal… Read more »
Taoiseach suggests if an EU state decides to veto extension, ‘they wouldn’t be forgiven’ It is “extremely unlikely” that an EU27 country will veto a UK request for a delay… Read more »
Education minister Nadhim Zahawi says parliament needs to ‘act quickly’ on Brexit Theresa May has been warned that a long delay to Brexit could deal a fatal blow to the… Read more »
Chance of May getting 30 June extension appear slim after notes of EU meeting emerge France has won the support of Spain and Belgium after signalling its readiness for a… Read more »
Opposition criticises PM after talks, while risk of EU taking tough line on extension rises Theresa May’s prospects of cobbling together a cross-party majority to convince EU leaders to grant… Read more »
European council chief suggests delay that could end early if deal agreed The latest Brexit developments – live updates Theresa May has written to Donald Tusk to ask for Brexit… Read more »
Letter to include proposal to offer MPs vote on second referendum, source suggests Theresa May is expected to write to Jeremy Corbyn to set out the government’s offer on Brexit,… Read more »
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen 6.12pm BST Matters continue to play out in London and I think we need to be patient and understanding of… Read more »
Less than a decade ago IPOs, acquisitions, and global expansion by African startups were more possibility than reality. March saw all three from the continent’s tech scene. Pan-African e-commerce company… Read more »
Zaver, a Swedish fintech that has built a payments platform to facilitate peer-to-peer trades and more, has picked up just over $1.2 million in seed funding. Backing the burgeoning startup… Read more »
Nauta Capital, the pan-European VC that invests in “capital-efficient” B2B software companies and consumer tech, has announced the closing of a new €55 million “sidecar” fund dedicated to backing its… Read more »
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen 12.01pm BST At Westminster it is generally assumed that EU leaders at their summit on Wednesday next week will offer… Read more »
European parliament urged to sanction Ukip leader for speech that compared EU leaders to Hitler The Ukip leader, Gerard Batten, is facing calls to be stripped of his European parliament… Read more »
Tesla delivered 63,000 of its electric vehicles in the first quarter of the year, nearly a one-third drop from the previous quarter, the company reported late Wednesday. Tesla cautioned that… Read more »
What happens when you’re working behind the scene with French President Emmanuel Macron and you suddenly become a minister? This is what’s happening to Cédric O this week who was… Read more »
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments, including May’s Brexit talks with Corbyn, and MPs debating Cooper bill to rule out no deal May’s cabinet: where do they stand on… Read more »
Ford plans to bring an electric Transit commercial van to the European market by 2021 as part of the automaker’s broader plan to electrify its global portfolio. The automaker announced… Read more »
Rolling coverage of the day’s politics as they happen, including Theresa May chairing a five-hour cabinet meeting to decide what to do about Brexit MPs seek to stop no-deal Brexit… Read more »
Car companies are making big investments in technology to help ensure that they are not cut out of the next generation of transportation and automotive manufacturing, and today came the… Read more »
There’s a changing of the guard within Google’s Asia Pacific business. In recent weeks, personnel changes within two of its most important roles show the search giant is entering a… Read more »
Sqreen has raised a Series A round of $14 million. Greylock Partners is leading the round, existing investors Y Combinator, Alven and Point Nine are also participating. The startup wants… Read more »
EU negotiator says strong justification needed to extend article 50 beyond 22 May Michel Barnier has said a no-deal Brexit is “very likely” and becoming more likely by the day… Read more »
Rolling coverage of Commons votes on alternative Brexit options Brexit deadlock continues as MPs fail to find compromise How did each MP vote in the indicative votes? What were the… Read more »
French startup ManoMano is raising a new funding round of $125 million (€110 million). The company operates an e-commerce website and marketplace focused on home improvement and gardening. ManoMano is… Read more »
Xing, the business networking platform that has been described as Germany’s answer to LinkedIn, has made an acquisition to beef up its recruitment business ahead of a rebrand of the… Read more »
Backbench MPs and junior ministers to get free vote on alternatives to PM’s deal Follow Monday’s Brexit developments – live Theresa May’s warring cabinet ministers will once again be instructed… Read more »
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including the second day of Commons votes on alternative Brexit options What are the four indicative vote options chosen? Analysis:… Read more »
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has 30.4% of vote, beating Petro Poroshenko and ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko Polls in Ukraine closed on Sunday evening with actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy expected to hold a… Read more »
Exclusive: long wait for Home Office decision led to at least one child attempting suicide, the Guardian has learned Children who were forced to languish in Calais for up to… Read more »
Volodymyr Zelenskiy ahead of Petro Poroshenko and ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko in polls Ukrainians have gone to the polls in a crucial vote that could move a comedy actor with no… Read more »