The Madrid city council has approved a special plan regulating holiday rentals that will foreseeably shut down over 10,000 apartments currently used for short-term tourist stays.more
EU will scrap a naval operation that has rescued thousands of migrants making the treacherous Mediterranean Sea crossing from North Africa to Europe as opposition to new arrivals grows across the European Union, namely in populist-led Italy. more
One of the main groups representing Muslims in France is suing Facebook and YouTube, accusing the media companies of inciting violence by allowing the streaming of footage of the Christchurch massacre on their platforms.more
A "no-deal" Brexit is looking increasingly likely, according to the EU and the bloc has revealed its contingency plan for that scenario. But it warned the measures could only reduce disruption, not prevent it.more
A British surgeon accused of joining Isis has begged to be allowed back to the UK because he helped 'hundreds' of patients while working for the NHS.more
The UK Government has proposed to EU member states that healthcare cover similar to that provided by the European Health Insurance Card should continue until the end of 2020, even if we leave the European Union with no deal - but says protections may not be in place on the day we leave.more
Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus will play the pre-season International Champions Cup in Asia and not in the United States amid the Portugal star's rape investigation there, the New York Times has reported.more
By 2020, everyone in England will officially be an organ donor unless they opt-out. Thanks to a new law, which was given the seal of approval by the Queen on Friday, people will now have to go out of their way to opt-out rather than opt-in.more
The UK government on Wednesday announced it is considering proposals to overhaul the UK's competition laws and introduce a new unit to enforce competition to tech giants like Google and Facebook.more
Businesses looking to win British government contracts must do more to help society, tackling issues such as modern slavery and climate change, the UK government said yesterday.more
The foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has said the government is now looking at ways of bringing the children of British fighters in Syria back to the UK, in an apparent shift in policy which comes days after the death of Shamima Begum's baby son.more
The new European Travel Information and Authorisation System (Etias) is like America's Esta programme. The idea is to find out more about prospective visitors' health, employment and criminal convictions. more
The government has amended rules that would have allowed Home Office caseworkers to refuse settled status to EU citizens who had previously been served with a removal notice.more
People in Jersey can now apply for a Vienna Convention international driving permit (IDP). The application has been introduced in response to Britain leaving the European Union. If UK negotiations result in a "no deal" or a hard Brexit, islanders may require a permit when driving in the EU.more