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With almost no available prison space left in the UK, the Daily Telegraph has revealed that it is in talks with Estonia to allow British prisoners to serve their sentences in that country.more

Over 300 bodies have been discovered in a mass grave in Oldham, with the unmarked site containing the remains of 145 stillborn children, 128 young babies and kids, and 29 adults. The grim finding in Greater Manchester emerged after a Royton woman conducted a hunt for her twin brothers' final resting place; they sadly passed away shortly after their birth in 1962.more

Indecent assault charges in the UK against disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein have been discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The CPS said it had made the decision after reviewing the evidence in the case and concluding "there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction".more

A Polish court has arrested three Belarusians in absentia who in 2021 were directly responsible for forcing a Ryanair plane to land in Minsk and detaining a Belarusian oppositionist flying on it, reports "Gazeta Wyborcza" today.more

The former head of the Government Agency for Strategic Reserves (RARS), Michał Kuczmierowski, will remain in custody until his extradition hearing, the London Borough of Westminster Magistrates' Court decided yesterday. The court set the hearing for February 17-19 next year.more

More than a quarter of neighbourhoods in England have pollution levels that are highly harmful to wildlife, new data shows. Friends of the Earth has named 27.5% of areas “nature pollution hotspots” in new research. These are defined as places where air, water, noise and light pollution all exceed levels that are damaging to nature.more

The former president of RARS Michał Kuczmierowski was arrested yesterday in London, and a British court will decide on his arrest. The National Prosecutor's Office announced that it will be possible to issue an arrest warrant for another suspect, the creator of the Red is bad brand Paweł Sz. The Polish court decided to apply arrest against him.more

Austria was entitled to punish a doctor who publicly proclaimed the ineffectiveness of vaccinations and doubted the existence of viruses, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday. The Austrian doctor was given a suspended fine of 2,000 euros.more

The number of people in prison in England and Wales has reached its highest level since regular statistics began to be published, according to figures from the UK Ministry of Justice. Sentences for participants in the recent riots have contributed to this.more

Workers could be given new rights to demand a four-day week under new laws, according to reports. The Telegraph reports that “compressed hours” could feature in a new law, which could shift the balance of power, so companies could be legally obliged to offer flexible working from day one except where it is “not reasonably feasible”. more

Smokers may not be able to enjoy a cigarette on pavements next to outdoor restaurants or clubs under new measures.more

The government is to provide £10.5m worth of funding to prepare for new EU border checks this autumn. The Port of Dover, Eurotunnel at Folkestone and Eurostar at St Pancras will receive financial aid to help reduce queues for travellers.more

Magistrates have been told to stop jailing convicted criminals for several weeks to help ease pressure on overcrowded prisons. Justices in the lower court have been told to temporarily avoid handing out short sentences behind bars by postponing hearings until more places are free.more

More than 700 people in the UK have posted on a pro-suicide website looking for someone to die with, a BBC investigation has found. The site, which we are not naming, has a members-only section where users can look for a suicide partner.more

From 1 September, the European Commission will reintroduce maximum limits of 100ml on liquids carried in hand luggage at airports. This is due to technical problems with security screening scanners and not a possible risk, an EC spokesperson assured yesterday.more

Charity says rise ‘hugely concerning’ and calls for change in law in England and Northern Ireland in line with rest of UK.more

More than 3,500 current and former workers at Next have won the final stage of a six-year legal battle for equal pay. An employment tribunal said store staff, who are predominantly women, should not have been paid at lower rates than employees in warehouses, who are typically male.more

Polish abortion laws violate women's rights, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) stated yesterday. The statement is the result of an investigation into Poland's abortion law, which the Committee launched in 2021.more

The Dutch authority has slapped taxi platform Uber with a €290 million fine for sending private data of European drivers to the US in what was deemed a violation of EU privacy rules (RODO). The company criticised the decision and announced an appeal.more

A court in Pakistan yesterday cleared the administrator of the Channel3Now website of spreading false information by untruthfully claiming that the killer of three girls in the British town of Southport was a recent illegal immigrant Muslim. This information led to riots breaking out.more

The UK government has promised to enshrine the “right to switch off” from work in law, penalising employers for contacting workers outside an agreed set of hours.more

The United Nations has urged the UK to take action to curb racist hate speech, including by politicians, in a report published on Friday. It noted the persistence of hate speech published in mainstream media, online, and spread by politicians and public figures.more

Nearly 73% of Poles aged 18-35 positively evaluate the announced legislative solution allowing for obtaining a divorce from a notary, which the Ministry of Justice is currently working on.more

A new Pet Abduction Act law is coming into effect from this Saturday, August 24. Under the Pet Abduction Act 2024, anyone found guilty of stealing a pet in England or Northern Ireland will face up to five years in prison, a fine, or both.more

Official statistics reveal fewer people are seeking to come from abroad to work in the NHS or in social care. The statistics reveal that the outgoing Conservative government granted some 286,382 work visas overall in the year to June 2024 - 11% down on the previous year.more