Fearing persecution over being gay or a woman is not enough to claim asylum Suella Braverman will argue in a keynote speech on Tuesday – using her US visit to call on world leaders to change the UN Refugee Convention.more
The European Commission has adopted measures to restrict the use of microplastics intentionally added to products on the basis of European Union chemicals legislation (REACH).more
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in London on Saturday to protest against the Government’s proposed ban on the XL bully.
Protesters held signs in Trafalgar Square saying “don’t bully our bullies” and “muzzle Rishi” – just hours after a man was bitten by a dog believed to be an XL bully in a south London park.more
Almost 400 skulls of protected primate species have been confiscated in seven months; a sign of the growth of the lucrative trade in this commodity, said French customs, as cited by France24.more
Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) has admitted that she is open to the possibility of temporarily introducing border controls at the borders with Poland and the Czech Republic. "In my opinion, this is an opportunity to fight more decisively against the crime of people smuggling," Faeser confirmed yesterday in an interview with Welt am Sonntag.more
Almost a year ago, Philip Paxson drove his car onto a collapsed bridge in North Carolina and drowned. Now his widow is taking Google to court because, she claims, the accident happened because her husband was following directions given by Google Maps. Alicia Paxson believes that her husband died because of Google's negligence, as the company failed to update the map, even though the damaged bridgemore
Peers have passed a controversial new law aimed at making social media firms more responsible for users' safety on their platforms.
The Online Safety Bill has taken years to agree and will force firms to remove illegal content and protect children from some legal but harmful material.more
The trial of the father, step-mother and uncle of Sarah Sh., the 10-year-old Polish-Pakistani girl who has been charged with her murder, will begin on 2 September next year and last for six weeks, a London court was told yesterday.more
Wales has become one of the first places in the world - and the first country in the UK - to introduce a new law that sets a default speed limit of 20mph on its roads.
The legislation will see 30mph roads reduced to 20 where cars mix with pedestrians and cyclists. It is thought around 13,000km of road will be affected. more
A court in Russia has sentenced Corporal Madina Kaboloyeva to six years' imprisonment for avoiding military service; this is the first such sentence handed down to a woman in the country, the independent Russian TV channel Nastoyashchye Vremya reported today, noting that Kaboloyeva is pregnant and is also caring for a five-year-old child.more
Before the end of the year, ownership of American XL Bully dogs in the UK will be banned, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced yesterday in response to another case of a fatal human bite.more
On the day a former British army soldier accused of terrorism escaped from London's HMP Wandswoth prison, 39 percent of staff were absent from work, the Justice Ministry admitted yesterday.more
A further 40 miles (65km) of London's road network are to be capped at 20mph (32km/h).
The lower limit is to be introduced on roads in Bromley, Greenwich, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark and Wandsworth.
Signage work is expected to be completed by December. more
Wyborcy przebywający poza Polską będą mogli oddać głosy w wyborach i referendum w jednym z 402 obwodów głosowania. Aby oddać głos należy zgłosić się do właściwego terytorialnie konsula o ujęcie w spisie wyborców. Wnioski można składać do 10 października.more
The UK has failed to ban 36 pesticides that are not allowed for use in the EU, as campaigners say it is becoming the “toxic poster child of Europe”.
Though ministers promised the UK would not water down EU-derived environmental standards after Brexit, there have been multiple instances of divergence since the country left the bloc.more
Tourists who want to come to Venice for next year's long May weekend will have to buy a ticket to the city, probably for between 3 and 10 euros. The city council on Tuesday evening finally passed a law that will require visitors to Venice from spring 2024 to purchase a ticket on a special app, which is expected to be ready in a few weeks, Ansa news agency reported yesterday.more
Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) believes that the problem of illegal immigrants crossing the English Channel cannot be solved without a program to deport them to Rwanda or another safe country, the 'Daily Telegraph' reports today.more
The consumer association (Consumentenbond) submitted on behalf of 82,000 The Dutch sue Google for collecting data that violates users' privacy. Consumerenbond demands that the American company stop this practice and demands compensation of EUR 750 for each user.more
Home Secretary Suella Braverman today called for a ban on the ownership in the UK of American XL Bully dogs, which are responsible for the majority of human bite incidents in the country. The number of attacks by these dogs has been rising markedly in recent years.more
An accused terrorist former British army soldier who escaped from a London prison on Wednesday and was caught three days later, stood trial today on escape charges.more
The number of migrants who remain in Poland after their documents have expired or even on fake passports or visas - i.e. illegally - is growing alarmingly. What's more, there are people considered "undesirable" in Poland and in the Schengen area, who commit crimes with convictions, "Rzeczpospolita" informed.more