English mayors will gain authority to allocate a portion of local business rates as grants or rebates to residents, according to new government plans. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen is already developing a "tax rebate scheme" under this framework.
Major websites globally have experienced outages following the discovery of critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a widely used programming language. Experts, including those leveraging AI, describe these flaws as the most significant ever identified in the language.
The United States government has announced the removal of its 10% tariff on certain Canadian aluminium products, a move that follows sustained pressure from Canadian officials and US Senator Susan Collins, who is currently seeking re-election. The tariffs, initially reimposed just last month, had generated significant cross-border friction and threatened retaliatory measures from Ottawa.
