Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, resets UK relations but tussles with Brussels’ budget. Plus: Milan’s mayoral woes, the UK lowers the voting age and how Superman overcame an attempted Maga backlash.

<p dir="ltr">Germany&rsquo;s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, resets UK relations but tussles with Brussels&rsquo; budget. Plus: Milan&rsquo;s mayoral woes, the UK lowers the voting age and how Superman overcame an attempted Maga backlash.</p>

A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.

<p>A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.</p>