The UK government yesterday published a detailed technical of the future process of obtaining citizenship status by citizens of the European Union, which will be necessary to remain in the country after leaving the Community by the United Kingdom.more
A SOUTHAMPTON woman who arranged a series of sham weddings in a conspiracy to flout UK immigration laws has been jailed for seven years. Justyna Sobieraj masterminded marriage ceremonies in Southampton and Winchester to ensure non-EU nationals could remain in this country after their visas expired.more
A huge new leak of financial documents has revealed how the powerful and ultra-wealthy, including the Queen's private estate, secretly invest vast amounts of cash in offshore tax havens.more
Irish companies should offer six extra days in holidays for non-smokers according to a leading psychologist. Jason O'Callaghan from The D4 Clinic in Dublin claims non-smokers should be entitled to the benefit, to make up for time they work when people take smoke breaks.more
Shoppers at fashion retailer Zara have found unusual notes in their clothes from workers claiming they have not been paid for making the merchandise. more
Naby Keita is being forced to pay a fine of €100,000 after a submitting a fake Guinean driving license in order to receive a European equivalent.more
As many as 60 people were crammed into one Dublin house, an undercover investigation has found. One building in the city contained over 60 tenants while another in the capital had over 40 tenants.more
A 16-month-old child who allegedly developed acute bronchitis because of damp and mouldy conditions at his mother's rented home has been awarded €20,000 against her former landlords.more
Draft legislation being published on Wednesday will ban letting fees for tenants in the private rented sector in England, with a fine of up to £5,000 for landlords who try to charge them. Landlords who breach the ban twice in five years could face criminal prosecution or a civil penalty of as much as £30,000.more
The family of a mechanic who died after the truck tyre he was inflating exploded has settled its High Court action for 500,000 euro. Father of three Mariusz Cwenar (39) suffered a very tragic death in the workplace accident, the court was told.more
Maintaining the registration duty and introducing on 1 January 2018 the possibility of registering on the Internet - is the main goal of the governmental act passed yesterday by the Polish Sejm. more
One-in-seven employees of companies awarded contracts to work on the railways failed random drugs tests in the last year. The tests were carried out before any of the workers were let begin work on the lines at mandatory track safety courses run by Iarnród Éireann.more
Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock's brother has been arrested in Valley Village on suspicion of possessing child pornography, the Los Angeles Police Department said.more
The British passport holds some clout, but if you thought it was the most powerful in the world then you are sorely mistaken. In fact, the UK passport is only joint-fourth - along with Denmark, Finland, Italy, France, Spain, Norway and Japan.more
European competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager has turned her attention to the UK, announcing she will investigate whether multinational firms receive unfair tax breaks in the country.more
A law to set a minimum price for selling alcohol in Wales has been unveiled. Ministers believe tackling excessive drinking could save a life a week and mean 1,400 fewer hospital admissions a year. Pricing is seen as a "missing link" in public health efforts, alongside better awareness and treatment.more
Speed limits could rise to 60mph through roadworks as Highways England seeks to ease congestion and reduce the impact of repairs. The government-owned firm has been trialling different speed limits since September 2016, and in two further tests found drivers' heart rates were lower when driving faster through roadworks.more
Border officials could struggle to cope after Brexit as customs declarations are set to soar by 360% and immigration checks will rise by 230%, the spending watchdog has warned. A new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) cast doubt over readiness at the border for March 2019 - the official EU exit date - due to a reliance on "outdated technology", manual processes, and staffing shortages.more
Emma Szewczak-Harris, who uses her husband's Polish surname, received a letter saying she'd failed to prove her UK residency, despite not having been asked to do so in person.more
