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A new report found 34 potential genetic mutations which could increase the possibility of transmission of avian flu from animals to humans.

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Our political leaders in the UK often point to the 17.4 million people who voted for Leave on a single summer’s day – 23 June 2016 – as the enduring mandate for Brexit.

But is that still a valid justification?

The reality is quite different. Over the years, the number of people who actively support Brexit has dwindled significantly.

Nearly a decade after the referendum, support for staying out of the EU has stagnated, while the desire to rejoin has grown steadily.

In fact, polling data from multiple credible sources shows that those wanting to rejoin the EU now form a clear and sustained majority – a majority far greater than the slim margin by which Leave prevailed in 2016.

This raises an important question: why haven’t successive Conservative governments – or the current Labour government – given us, the people, a new democratic opportunity to revisit Brexit?

Isn’t democracy meant to allow for the evolution of public opinion and offer voters the chance to change their minds?

Brexiters argue that we must wait 40 years before holding another referendum, yet history suggests otherwise.

After the decisive Remain result in the 1975 referendum, the UK revisited its membership in the European Community just eight years later. By that measure, we are already overdue for a fresh vote on Brexit.

So, what’s holding back our post-referendum governments?

Why has there been such resistance to offering a new democratic choice on a matter that so profoundly shapes the future of the UK?

Let’s open the conversation. Watch and share my new video linked below.

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The European Parliament’s budget committee has green-lit the plan.

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Goodbye 'megafactories', hello 'gigafactories'.

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And the Parliament's energy committee is ready to negotiate.

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The talks will also involve civil society, though only 10 – as opposed to 58 business sector players – have been invited.

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Germany's chancellor said he was 'angry' at Musk for intervening in favour of the far right 'all over Europe'.

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Today at noon, Parliament will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a special address by Corrie Hermann at a plenary session in Brussels.

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Today at noon, Parliament will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a special address by Corrie Hermann at a plenary session in Brussels.

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

With the Commission set to officially publish its work programme on 11 February, the status of the EU Space Law as a regulation or a directive will be officially confirmed.

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In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the national investigation into Meloni's handling of the deportation of a war crimes suspect, the mass resignations at Slovakia's National Gallery, and so much more.

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The crisis has also started to spill over into the international arena.

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Italy's deportation of Osama Njeem Almasri has created quite the headache for Meloni's government.

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The pass-through accounts have ensured an estimated €5.2 billion have passed through the Czech financial systems since 2020.

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Poland accuses Russia of election interference via the dark web, and the European Commission seems to be slow-announcing a space regulation.

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How did a former banker in a same-sex relationship with a Sri-Lankan born woman become the figurehead of Germany's surging far right?

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The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists cited the growing risk of nuclear war, humanity's failure to combat climate change, and advances in disruptive technologies as the critical factors behind its decision.

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For the uninitiated, the term can be awe-inspiring – or yawn-inducing. But what is it, exactly?

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In this episode, host Giada Santana talks to Euractiv's economy reporter Thomas Moller-Nielsen about the most salient points of the EU’s economic North Star.

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A public consultation on EU medical devices rules shows long approval processes are forcing companies to launch innovative products elsewhere.

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