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Now playing Next United Kingdom Scotland's first minister Humza Yousaf resigns After torpedoing a relationship with the Greens and alienating his party, Scotland's first minister Humza Yousaf was due to face a vote of no-confidence later this week – but instead pre-emptively quit Parliament. Someone else at the "helm" would be a better fit as first minister, he said. 29/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels’ trillion-euro budget may need expanding, Commissioner says EU resources are under strain, given the need to invest in defence, climate change and a possible expansion to Ukraine. 29/04/2024
Now playing Next Climate Euroviews. Keep the Big Oil lobby out of policymaking — like we did with tobacco It is impossible to ignore the evidence of the harm caused by big oil and gas companies. Turning to them to decrease dependency on fossil fuels is like asking the tobacco industry for advice on how to stop smoking, Anna Gilmore writes. 29/04/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News Spain's prime minister Pedro Sánchez says he'll continue in office Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has decided to remain in office with "even more strength" after a period of reflection. 29/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Protests erupt in Italy as G7 ministers meet to discuss climate crisis The Group of Seven will meet in Turin on Monday, in the first big session of environment talks since the world pledged to transition away from coal, oil and gas at the UN's COP28 climate summit in December. 29/04/2024
Now playing Next The Big Question Energy, regulation and openness: How to make the EU competitive again “None of those goals will be achievable if we don't get back into a growth mode in Europe,” says Business Europe President, Fredrik Persson 29/04/2024