New British cars will have to be fitted with breathalyser technology and black box-style recorders under Labour plans to align with EU vehicle safety laws. The Government said copying European rules would drive down costs, but Brexiteers claimed it was part of a plot to bring Britain back closer to the EU.

London's main stock indexes were mixed on Tuesday as investors assessed a spate of mixed corporate updates as well as the fallout from the newly signed U.S.-EU trade deal.

Ahead of his official state visit to the U.K. in September, President Donald Trump had praise for the British royal family during a meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

On July 22, 2025, the European Commission announced the launch of the process to adopt new adequacy decisions to allow the free flow of data between the European Economic Area and the UK following the European Commission’s assessment of the recently passed UK Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the “DUAA”).

The EU also targeted the Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany to prevent Putin from generating any revenue from them in future, notably by discouraging would-be investors. Russian energy giant Rosneft’s refinery in India was hit as well.

Background: Taiwan “earmarked NT$40.52 billion (US$1.37 billion) from 2019-2027 to procure 108 M1A2T tanks from the U.S. These tanks will be deployed with the Army's Sixth Corps to bolster defenses in northern Taiwan.” More, here .

UK tourists face a European airport rule change - with European Union transport hubs finally scrapping a strict 100ml liquid rule after nearly 20 years. It follows Birmingham Airport and Edinburgh Airport removing the 100ml restriction.