Apple’s new move, which will apply to iPhone 15 models and M2 Macs, comes against the backdrop of EU legislation requiring manufacturers to make things more repairable
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The British House of Commons last night backed in the first vote a government bill to allow the deportation of illegal immigrants to Rwanda. This means that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak managed to avoid a defeat that would have shaken his position.more
The Nimes Court of Appeal has ordered the demolition of seven wind turbines in the Herault department in the south of France due to negative environmental impacts, including birds dying from the turbines.more
Integrating the number of immigrants currently arriving in the UK is impossible, and if the Conservative Party does not reduce it, it will face the wrath of the electorate, Robert Jenrick, who stepped down as deputy immigration minister three days earlier, warned in the 'Daily Telegraph' yesterday.more
Prince Harry has said the UK is his home and he and Meghan felt "forced" to step back from frontline royal duties and leave the country for the US.
In a written witness statement prepared for his legal challenge against the Home Office at the High Court over a change to his security arrangements when visiting, the Duke of Sussex said he and his wife felt they had to leave the country in 2020.more
The British government had the right to block a gender recognition bill passed by the Scottish Parliament that would require legal gender change to require only a person's declaration, without medical tests, Scotland's highest court ruled yesterday.more
This year, Great Britain gave Rwanda an additional 100 million pounds - in addition to the 140 million that was already known - under the agreement to return to this country illegal immigrants crossing the English Channel, although not a single person has reached Rwanda yet.more
Millions of UK consumers could receive payouts after a legal claim was launched against mobile phone networks.
Justin Gutmann, a former executive at Citizens Advice, alleges Vodafone, EE, Three and O2 overcharged customers for phones beyond the end of their contract. more
65 per cent of respondents believe that the Sejm should adopt a law abolishing the prison sentence for helping a woman have an abortion, according to an IBRiS poll published on Wednesday and commissioned by Rzeczpospolita.more
Spain's Attorney General's Office has deemed the actions of two climate activist organisations as acts of terror in a report published for 2023 on threats to public safety. The organisations' authorities are demanding a correction.more
Users of pornographic websites in the UK will be forced to verify their age by sending a valid photo ID or credit card. It will also be possible to use technology to analyze facial age - according to the proposals presented by the media market regulator Ofcom.more
Britain's new Home Secretary James Cleverly yesterday set out a five-point plan to significantly restrict legal immigration to the UK. His key points include raising the minimum wage required for a work visa and abolishing the ability of care workers to draw family members.more
Barcelona City Hall has approved the renaming of streets in the Catalan capital, removing the names of saints: Raphael, Magdalena, Agata and Rosa. Their place will be taken by the names of feminist activists, the Spanish city authorities reported.more
As part of a new agreement being finalised between the UK and Rwanda to return illegal migrants to the African country, British government lawyers could sit in Rwandan courts, the BBC and the 'Daily Telegraph' reported yesterday.more
Royal family members who “trash” the institution could be stripped of their titles under a new law proposed by a Conservative MP. Bob Seely took aim at Harry and Meghan as he outlined his hopes to bring forward legislation in the House of Commons.more
An ID card that appears to belong to a Chinese prisoner was found inside the lining of a coat from the British brand Regatta, raising concerns that the clothing was manufactured using prison labour.more
The Russian Supreme Court recognized the "international LGBT social movement" as an "extremist organization" and decided to ban it, the independent portal "Novaya Gazeta. Yevropa" reported yesterday. The court considered the application of the Ministry of Justice, which demanded this ban, in four hours.more
In recent years, the Swedish migration service has not taken away residence permits from thousands of immigrants, even though they lost their right to them. Some of these people stay in their home countries, receiving social benefits from Sweden - indicates the report of the State Audit Office published yesterday.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to members of punk rock group Pussy Riot for refusing to register the social organisation three times, reported the Nastoyashchye Vremya portal, linked to Radio Svoboda.more
Toyota Hilux posters and advertising clips promote driving without regard to its impact on nature, said the British advertising standards body and as a result banned the "Born to roam" campaign. This is the first such ban motivated by a violation of the principles of social responsibility in the context of environmental protection.more
The drug boss of the Neapolitan mafia - Camorra, Raffaele Imperiale, handed over his island, which is located in the archipelago opposite the coast of Dubai, to the Italian authorities, the prosecutor said during the trial of about 20 mafiosi. One of them is Imperiale, which has started cooperation with the Italian justice system.more
Alcohol adverts on television and radio will be banned before 9pm from January 2025, the Department of Health has confirmed.
On World Children’s Day, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly signed the commencement order of restrictions introducing the alcohol broadcast ban.more
A loophole allowing landlords to rent out squalid homes is contributing to “shameful” conditions of the type seen nearly a century ago, the head of England’s environmental health chiefs has said.more
New driving laws have been introduced to improve the development of self-driving vehicles, putting safety at the heart of an industry that could become worth £42billion.
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