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A fourth tier of coronavirus restrictions is expected to be introduced in London and south-east England, sources have told the BBC. There is also expected to be a tightening of the plans to relax the rules around households gathering during the Christmas period.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday that he hopes to avoid a new nationwide lockdown in England after Christmas, although he admitted that the number of coronavirus infections in recent weeks has increased very sharply.more

Boris Johnson has been warned that riots may erupt if he keeps some areas in tier three.more

"The child's welfare won, Nikoleta will not be taken to the Austrian Jugendamt without contact with the Polish family" - this is how the ombudsman for children's rights, Mikołaj Pawlak, commented on today's decision of the Court of Appeal in Warsaw, which allowed the motion to suspend the release of the 8-year-old until the cassation appeal is examined.more

Hungary’s parliament, where the ruling nationalist Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban has a two-thirds majority, passed a law on Tuesday which practically bans adoptions by same-sex couples.more

From January 1, Poles who try to call someone in Great Britain will pay even 5 zlotys per minute. It will also be expensive if someone in Poland answers an incoming call from the United Kingdom - over PLN 2 for one minute. At the same time, major British operators said they did not intend to change their price lists.more

Thousands marched Sunday in Warsaw and other Polish cities to protest the country's right-wing government, the latest demonstrations after a high court ruled to tighten the country's already restrictive abortion law.more

Self-isolation for contacts of people with confirmed coronavirus will be shortened from 14 to 10 days across the UK from Monday. The change will also apply to people instructed to quarantine after returning from high-risk countries.more

EU leaders have struck a deal over the bloc's €1.8tn (£1.64tn; $2.2tn) budget and Covid recovery fund, after reaching a compromise with Hungary and Poland. The two nations had threatened a veto over a clause that tied funding with adherence to the rule of law.more

An email sent by payment giant PayPal which promised customers a reward of £10 for using their account did not make it clear enough that not everyone would receive it, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled. more

The concept is old but it may be efficient - because it's the only idea that currently is present. The market likes it, but the banks are surprised and restrained - we can read in today's "Puls Biznesu". more

Perhaps in a few days we will learn about the motives of the Constitutional Tribunal when it issued a judgment limiting legal abortion on October 22, reports Rzeczpospolita.more

The age limit for playing the National Lottery will rise to 18 from next year, the government has said, on the day ministers launched a review of gambling laws that could result in curbs on advertising and a cap on online casino stakes.more

If you are planning a holiday in a country in the European Union (EU) in 2021 you might be wondering whether your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) will still be valid.more

Scores of vulnerable asylum seekers, including suspected victims of trafficking, are scheduled to be deported this week as the home secretary Priti Patel ramps up removal operations ahead of Brexit.more

Brits can expect to be given a coronavirus vaccine card after their jab, official pictures suggest. more

Police in Poland are using increasingly violent tactics against peaceful demonstrators at women-led protests over abortion rights, according to activists.more

Foreign ministers of the EU countries approved at a meeting in Brussels on Monday a mechanism of sanctions for violations of human rights in third countries.more

By the end of the year, the assumptions of the package of cannabis bills, including the decriminalization of marijuana possession, will be presented, and we are starting consultations in January.more

The EU will seek to launch the EU's economic aid package after the coronavirus epidemic, even if Hungary and Poland continue their attempts to veto the project, said Italian Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni.more

The Italian governent on Wednesday approved a law banning travel between regions over the Christmas period, and between towns on Christmas Day.more

On Saturday, December 5, the regulations that apply to all drivers enter into force in Poland. Poles can drive without documents, but they need to know your PESEL number - reminds the Prawo.pl website.more

The European Commission welcomes yesterday's unanimous approval of a Council declaration mainstreaming the fight against antisemitism across all policy areas.more

The lower house of the Dutch parliament, Tweede Kamer, has adopted a resolution in which it calls on the government to take steps to bring Poland to the Court of Justice of the EU against the failure to comply with the CJEU judgment on the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court.more

EU citizens who want to stay in the UK after Brexit, continue to live and work here, are required to register for the EU Settlement Scheme. And while the official deadline by which this can be done is June 30, 2021, the Mayor of London and the Home Office (British Home Office) advise not to wait until the last minute.more