Next year, there will be 14 public holidays outside of Sundays. Thanks to the free Christmas Eve, two days of leave will be enough to not work for a week in December.more
Households could be issued up to four bins to separate waste as part of new guidance given to local councils in a bid to streamline recycling practices.more
Net migration to the UK was 906,000 in the year up to June 2023 - far higher than previous estimates. About 1.3 million people came to live in the UK in this period, while 414,000 people leftmore
MPs have backed proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales in a historic vote which paves the way for a change in the law.
Under draft legislation being considered by Parliament, terminally ill adults expected to die within six months could seek help to end their own life.
In the first Commons vote on the issue in nearly a decade, MPs supported the bill by 330 to 275.more
Spain’s leftwing government has approved “paid climate leave” of up to four days to allow workers to avoid travelling during weather emergencies, a month after floods killed at least 224 people.more
A former soldier whose prison escape led to a prolonged manhunt in 2023 has been convicted of spying for Iran but cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax.
Daniel Khalife was found guilty of two counts relating to his espionage on Thursday. Wearing a blue shirt and pale trousers in court, he calmly put his glasses back on as the verdicts were read out and did not show any emotion.more
Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its parliament approved the world's strictest laws.
The ban, which will not take effect for at least 12 months, could see tech companies fined up to A$50m ($32.5m; £25.7m) if they don't comply.more
A West London council has issued £34,000 in civil fines to rogue landlords since April but data shows only one was prosecuted through the courts in recent years.
Kensington and Chelsea Council said it has also handed out 14 notices of intent to serve civil penalties and has introduced a new licensing scheme for larger house shares.more
A London court today ruled that former British Army soldier Daniel Khalife is guilty of spying for Iran. The 23-year-old's sentence will be announced early next year.more
The Sejm passed an amendment to the law yesterday, according to which from next year Christmas Eve will be a public holiday. The amendment also stipulates that from 2025, the three Sundays preceding Christmas Eve will be commercial. The regulation will now go to work in the Senate.more
France wants the European Union to adopt a resolution preventing teenagers from using social media before they turn 15, Politico reported. The French government intends to use the Polish presidency of the EU Council to do so.more
Britain is imposing the biggest sanctions package against Russia's shadow fleet, targeting 30 vessels, foreign minister David Lammy said on Monday, urging G7 allies to stand with, and equip Ukraine for as long as it needs.more
MPs are being urged to back plans to make the UK the first country to eradicate smoking, as new figures suggest tobacco will result in almost 300,000 Britons getting cancer within the next five years.more
The European Commission announced that it has closed an antitrust investigation into Apple that has been ongoing for more than four years over the anti-competitive rules the company applies to developers of e-book and audiobook applications.more
Austria has agreed to allow Bulgaria and Romania to join the Schengen area fully in an agreement reached with the countries in Budapest on Friday. Sofia and Bucharest are hoping for a quick lifting of land border controls with neighbouring EU countries. A final decision could be made on 12 December.more
"Hooligans who wreak havoc on local communities" could face up to two years in jail under the plans to tackle anti-social behaviour, the government has said. more
The Spanish government has introduced new regulations that will shorten and simplify procedures to regularize the status of some 900,000 illegal immigrants in the country over the next three years.more
The number of hotels being used to house asylum seekers has risen by seven since the general election, the government has disclosed.
Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle told MPs that 220 hotels were now in use, with 14 opened and seven closed since the July poll.more
After 10 years of serving his sentence, Anders Breivik has applied for early release. In an opinion presented at Wednesday's court hearing, experts concluded that he still posed a threat to society.more
There are over 5,000 fewer prisoners in Polish jails and prisons than a year ago. They are more likely to be released before their sentences are over - writes "Rzeczpospolita" in today's issue.more
The UK today imposed sanctions on 10 representatives of Russian government and state-linked youth organisations involved in the deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children.more
Companies are to be forced to make it “simple and straightforward” for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions or get their money back under new rules to stamp out the so-called subscription traps that are costing Britons £1.6bn a year.more
As reported by the Polish Border Guard, two passengers started a row on board a plane flying from Edinburgh to Gdańsk on 15 November. Right after the plane landed at Lech Wałęsa Airport, officers from the Special Intervention Team of the local Border Guard had to intervene.more
Zombie knives and machetes are still available to buy online, some for under £20, more than a month after they were banned in England and Wales.
BBC News was able to purchase four knives from online retailers with UK websites, two of which were shipped from overseas.more
The consumer rights group believes the tech giant has broken competition law by ‘trapping’ people with Apple devices into using its iCloud service.more
