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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

While headlines scream of sexual harassment and gender discrimination, age is poised to become the major issue in the workplace in Poland.more

Polish rally driver Krzysztof Holowczyc lost his driving licence for a speeding offence.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

People convicted of domestic abuse offences in England and Wales will be more likely to go to prison in future, under new sentencing guidelines.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

That's the message from senior police officers who have warned drivers they could be prosecuted and even lose their licence if they are caught.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

Childhood pursuits such as climbing trees or flying kites in public parks could soon attract hefty fines in one London borough.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

Persons under the age of 18 can not use the solarium - this is due to the regulations that have come into force today. In places where there are solariums, there will be mandatory warnings that using them increases the risk of malignant skin cancer.more

The Tax Office in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski calls on couples who got married in 2016 to explain the cost of their wedding, according to the Money.pl portal.more

Inspector Tom Kennedy told Ennis district court yesterday Polish Czeslaw Fiut, 62, was staggering around the aisle on the flight to Shannon on January 12.more

A 47-year-old former social worker has walked free from court after a jury took less than 45 minutes to acquit her of nine counts of deception relating to the alleged theft of over €9,000 from the Deprtment of Social Welfare. Jennifer O'Driscoll of St John's Terrace, World's End, Kinsale, Co Cork had denied all nine charges of deception.more