This weekend, the prohibition of trading on Sunday comes into life. Commercial companies will analyze the effects of the introduced changes and adjust their activities to consumer behavior, so that the loss of income is as small as possible.more
The growing number of female tenants being pressurised into "sex for rent" arrangements has prompted a major London landlord to offer women-only viewings of its apartments.
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Sadiq Khan is urging Londoners "to call out sexist and misogynistic attitudes" as he published a raft of measures designed to make the capital safer for women and girls. The London mayor is promising £44million towards tackling a series of violent and abusive crimes including rape, harassment and female genital mutilation.more
Almost half of drivers who challenged parking and bus lane fines issued by local authorities were successful, figures obtained by the BBC suggest. Four out of 10 appeals to hundreds of councils across the UK over five years led to fines being cancelled.more
Suspected domestic abusers could be electronically tagged under government proposals for England and Wales. The draft Domestic Abuse Bill will also propose tougher sentences where children are involved and more support for victims who testify in court.more
Home Office officials have been asked to convince the European Parliament the system for EU citizens in the UK will not become a "bureaucratic nightmare".more
84 percent of the respondents supports raising penalties for abusing animals or killing an animal, and 65 per cent, supports the introduction of a ban on keeping dogs on a chain - according to the latest CBOS survey.more
An organization representing EU citizens living in the United Kingdom protested against plans to block access to information that was collected about them in the Home Office and related agencies.more
Theresa May has announced plans to reform planning rules to get developers building more houses to address the shortage of affordable homes. During a speech in London, the prime minister said unaffordable housing in England is creating a crisis of "almost literal social immobility".more
AGENCIES and landlords could be breaching equality laws by banning people on benefits from renting with them. Single mum Rosie Keogh won £2,000 from her lettings agent when they admitted discriminating against her because she is a woman and on state benefits.more
Channel 5 has been ordered to pay £20,000 damages to a couple it filmed being evicted from their home. A film crew for the show Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away followed a bailiff and a landlord entering the home of Shakar Ali and his wife Shahida Aslam.more
The woman, in her mid-20s and from the Greater London area, became a victim when she saw two men take and then share indecent images of her on their phones. She said she obtained evidence of the suspects' behaviour and presented it to the police, but officers were unable to take the matter further.more
Irish people seeking to apply for a driving licence or learner permit will soon need to hold a Public Services Card (PSC) in order to process their application.more
Almost three-quarters of English people are in favour of an opt-out organ donor system, new research shows. A survey by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) found that 74% of people are in favour of such a system - where people are registered as a potential donor unless they state otherwise.more
The legal entitlement for cattle being moved by lorry is half a square metre per animal. Researchers found that train operators including Virgin, Southern and East Midlands were only offering seating space of 0.39sq m on average to their passengers.more
An ITV documentary has revealed the true extent of sexual abuse at the UK's boarding schools, with hundreds of people accused of carrying out sexual attacks in recent years and dozens of ongoing police investigations.more
The European Union executive and consumer protection authorities said the three companies have only partially addressed concerns about their liability and how users were informed about content removal or contract terminations.more
Most UK employers believe a woman should have to disclose if she is pregnant during a recruitment process, according to "depressing" statistics from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).more
Swastikas and profanities were daubed on the entrance to Poland's embassy in Israel on Sunday after Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Jews, as well as Poles and others, were among perpetrators of the Nazi Holocaust.more
Tenants should be allowed to keep pets in rented properties 'by default', the Labour party has announced in a raft of new animal welfare measures. On Wednesday, the party promised to do more to allow people who don't own their own home to keep their pets when they move, without being hindered by landlords' red tape.more