A blood alcohol test is not needed to prove that a driver is under the influence of alcohol, the Italian Supreme Court has ruled. As the judges stressed, the ‘objective’ elements and behaviour of the driver are sufficient.more
In a CBOS survey on mobbing, 85 percent employees declared that they feel good in their workplace. People working in public institutions experience inappropriate treatment by their superiors slightly more often than in the private sector.more
According to information from "Wprost", Darren Aronofsky, the American director of such films as "Requiem for a Dream", "The Wrestler" and "Black Swan", obtained Polish citizenship - reported the portal Wprost.pl.more
Amazon Prime Video has removed a film from its library after receiving one Ofcom complaint.
Filipino film Pamasahe, which was released in 2022, was found to be in breach of the regulator’s code, with the removal coming after the recent passing of the Media Bill in the UK’s House of Lords.more
Attempts by migrants to illegally enter Poland by air - mainly from Greece - have intensified. Nearly 600 cases in the first quarter,' reported “Rzeczpospolita” today.more
The Conservatives have promised to rewrite the Equality Act so that protections it enshrines on the basis of a person’s sex apply only to their biological sex.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the "safety of women and girls" meant the "current confusion around definitions of sex and gender" cannot be allowed to continue. more
A new law that is being introduced means that every cat owner in England must do one thing before Monday, June 10 or face a £500 fine. The new law being introduced means that all pet cats in England must be microchipped by June 10.more
From 1 June, if someone takes out a loan with a restricted PESEL, the citizen whose number has been used will not have to repay the obligation. All financial institutions will have to check the PESEL Number Reservation Register before they give someone a loan or sign a contract.more
A gang of Bulgarian fraudsters who “systematically plundered” the benefit system out of £54 million and enjoyed lavish lifestyles were jailed for between three and eight years on Thursday.more
Donald Trump has been found guilty on all counts in his historic New York criminal trial, becoming the first former or sitting president to be convicted of a crime as he makes a bid to return to the White House.more
New City Hall analysis shows that the number of no-fault evictions claims against private renters in London has jumped 52 per cent in the last year – more than five times the figure for the rest of England and Wales.more
Stationary border controls at Germany's borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland will be extended for another six months, the Interior Ministry announced in Berlin. The ministry said it had notified the European Commission of the extension of border controls, currently in force until 15 June, until 15 December.more
A Polish man released from a Congolese prison has returned to his country after the authorities intervened. According to him, he was imprisoned due to ‘unfortunate presidential diplomacy’ during a visit to Rwanda. According to Mieszko Pawlak, minister at the KPRP, it was a conversation between Andrzej Duda and the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo that led to his release.more
Last year, 1,153 executions were carried out, an increase of 30%. compared to 2022 - Amnesty International (AI) announced today in its annual report on the use of the death penalty in the world. As reported, this is the highest number since 2015.more
The next government should consider a statutory ban on mobile phones in schools and a total ban on phones for under-16s, a report from MPs says.
The House of Commons Education Committee said tougher guidance on mobile phones in schools and how to manage children’s screen time at home is needed to better protect young people.more
A Polish citizen sentenced to life imprisonment in Congo has been released and is staying at the Polish consulate in Brussels - Polish media report today. These reports were confirmed by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Radosław Sikorski.more
Eurostar passengers from the UK will need to use electronic kiosks before checking in for London departures when new EU border rules are introduced.
The cross-Channel train operator said passengers must use the machines at St Pancras station to register their passport, facial image and fingerprints, and answer four questions about their trip.more
The Council of the European Union today adopted a directive that adds forced marriage, illegal adoption and forced surrogacy to the list of offences covered by EU anti-trafficking legislation. These will be punishable by imprisonment.more
Dental graduates in England could be forced to work in the NHS to help tackle the crisis in access that has left millions struggling to get their teeth repaired.
Under the government’s plan they would have to undertake NHS work for “several years” after leaving university or face paying back some of the £200,000 cost of training them.more
The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paweł Wroński, announced that the Polish citizen detained in Congo is not a spy, but a traveler, and President Andrzej Duda will soon intervene in his case. Wroński also appealed to carefully consider the destinations of travel.more
The death of a former Royal Marine who was charged with assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service is not being treated as suspicious, police have said. Matthew Trickett, 37, a Home Office immigration officer, appeared in court last week charged under the National Security Act.more
Child serial killer Lucy Letby has been denied permission to appeal against her convictions for the murder and attempted murder of babies in her care when she worked as a neonatal nurse.more
British PM Rishi Sunak admitted yesterday that deportations of illegal migrants to Rwanda would not start before the general election, which he has set for 4 July. He also denied that he had set such a date for the vote for fear of a return of inflation and another wave of migrant crossings across the Channel expected in the summer.more
Police should pay more attention to far-left extremists; and new laws are needed to restrict the right to protest, the UK Government's independent adviser on the prevention of political violence wrote in a report published yesterday.more