The 2025 Paris Air Show highlighted Europe’s urgent push to advance its drone technology amid lessons from the Ukraine conflict.

The UK government’s proposed Data (Use and Access) Bill has faced its fourth defeat in the House of Lords. Peers voted 242 to 116 in favour of an amendment that would require greater transparency from tech companies using copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence models.

A newly-researched fungus species, aspergillus, is poised to spread from warmer regions to Europe and the UK due to climate change, potentially increasing infection risks.

The Local Government Association (LGA) calls for mandatory solar panel installation on new homes to cut household bills by £440 annually and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Social media companies may face fines of up to £60,000 for not removing knife crime-related posts within 48 hours of a police warning, aimed at protecting children from harmful content.

Hangzhou is emerging as a major tech hub in China, often referred to as the country’s ‘Silicon Valley’, with significant companies like Alibaba and DeepSeek leading the charge.