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Europe is home to people from many different parts of the world. People bring their own cultures, food, and languages. This mix of backgrounds makes up multiculturalism. Many countries in Europe believe that having different cultures makes their society stronger and better.

British autonomous driving startup Oxa has raised $103 million in Series D funding, with Nvidia's venture capital arm NVentures among the investors as the Oxford-based company looks to scale its industrial self-driving technology across ports, airports, and warehouses.​

Retirees across the UK are set to receive a welcome boost to their income as the state pension increases by 4.1% starting April 2025. This rise, confirmed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), is part of the government’s commitment to the triple lock mechanism, ensuring pensions grow in line with average earnings, inflation, or 2.5%—whichever is highest.

Five years ago, on 31 January 2020, the UK officially left the European Union, marking the end of a 47-year relationship. While the political ties were severed immediately, the UK remained in the EU single market and customs union for another 11 months to ease the transition. Since then, Brexit has had far-reaching effects on the UK’s economy, immigration, travel, laws, and finances. Let’s take a closer look at five key impacts of Brexit, five years on.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has raised significant concerns about competition in the cloud computing market, naming Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure as the dominant players. In a provisional report released Tuesday, the CMA highlighted the limited choices businesses face in the £9 billion ($11.18 billion) cloud services market, which is growing at over 30% annually.

Rachel Reeves has been urged to promise no new taxes on pensions during this Parliament to avoid panic like the one caused by her first Budget. Former pensions ministers and industry leaders are asking for reassurance after rumors of tax changes led many people to withdraw money from their pension pots.

The job market in the United Kingdom is going through a tough phase, with job vacancies declining faster than in other countries, according to data from Indeed. As of November 29, job postings in the UK were down by 23% compared to last year. This drop is sharper than the 14% decline reported by official data for the August to October period. In fact, vacancies are now 12% lower than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.