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At airports that use a specific type of security scanner, the 100 ml limit on liquids carried in hand luggage will be lifted, according to EC spokeswoman Anna Kaisa Itkonen. There are 700 such devices in 21 EU member states. In Poland, they are used at airports in Lublin and Poznan.more

Conservative and Liberal Democrat peers have been accused of trying to block stronger rights for millions of workers amid a growing campaign by business leaders to water down Labour’s zero-hours contract plans.more

A business associate of the oligarch Roman Abramovich has failed to overturn sanctions imposed on him after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, after a supreme court judgment seen as a test case for the UK’s sanctions regime.more

A leading animal charity has called for all dog rescue organisations to be licensed amid growing concerns of behavioural issues and disease risks in imported pets.more

Plans to force taxpayers to submit digital information about their earnings to the government every 12 weeks will hit lower earners the hardest, even pushing the poorest people out of work and onto benefits, experts have warned.more

446 people were charged with illegally crossing the English Channel by boat between July 2024 and June 2025, according to "The Times", citing data from the British Home Office. This is less than 1% of all migrants who arrived in the UK during that period.more

The Home Office will share more data - including the location of asylum hotels - with Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats, in a bid to crackdown on illegal working.more

New rules for the internet have come into force - and may well change how you browse. Ofcom's Children's Codes, a set of regulations designed to protect young people online, mean sites hosting adult content like pornography will need to have "highly effective" age verification in place.more

The Union Flag has been thrust into the national spotlight this week after a 12 year old schoolgirl was put into isolation for wearing a Union Flag dress to celebrate being British at her school's culture day. There are a number of rules that must be followed if you want to fly the Union Flag from your home and if you violate any guidelines it could lead to a fine of up to £2,500. more

Anyone complicit in facilitating people smuggling to the UK will be at risk of having their assets frozen and being banned from travelling to Britain, under new powers announced by the Foreign Secretary today.more

The Belgian government has approved a significant increase in the citizenship fee, and instead of €150, naturalization applicants will have to pay €1,000. This is one of the changes introduced as part of a migration package described by the government as "the toughest asylum policy in the country's history."more

The parliamentary committee overseeing the activities of the UK's intelligence services (ISC) has announced the launch of an investigation into the leak of personal data of 19,000 Afghans and more than 100 British spies and secret service agents, the BBC reported today.more

Converting Alcatraz Island back into a maximum security prison could cost around $2 billion, the Axios website reported on Friday, citing sources in the US administration. The opening of the prison was announced by President Donald Trump.more

Shoppers using buy now, pay later (BNPL) will need to pass stricter affordability checks under new rules coming into force next July. It means some shoppers will be refused this type of credit and the ability to splash out on something potentially unaffordable in a few clicks could be slowed down.more

Four pro-Palestinian activists accused of breaking into the RAF air base at Brize Norton in June and destroying two aircraft there will stand trial in January 2027. - London's Old Bailey court was informed yesterday. The amount of damage they caused is estimated at £7 million.more

The voices of women who have died at the hands of a partner or former partner in England and Wales are being ignored and the government is failing to heed warnings from their deaths, a damning report from the domestic abuse commissioner has revealed.more

The British government announced yesterday that it plans to lower the voting age to 16 in general elections across the UK. The proposed change must be approved by parliament. Currently, such young voters can only vote in Scotland and Wales.more

The taxman has no idea how much is being collected from billionaires amid mounting calls for a wealth tax, a powerful Commons committee has found. With Rachel Reeves seeking billions of pounds to plug a gaping hole in the public finances, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) cannot identify how much tax is paid by Britain’s billionaires. more

The statement of changes to the immigration rules HC 836, published on 24 June, will amend the definition of “continuous qualifying period” in Annex 1 of Appendix EU from 16 July to offer an another way for a pre-settled status holder to complete a five year continuous residence period.more

Two men have been sentenced to four years and three months in prison for illegally cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree. The world-famous tree, which stood next to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, was felled in September 2023.more

Almost one in four audited companies does not cover energy costs for employees and does not pay an allowance or a lump sum for the use of their own tools for work, the “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna” reported yesterday, citing the National Labour Inspectorate's 2024 report.more

A fear of being ordered back to the office is having an impact on workers’ wellbeing, according to a poll, after a string of companies issued return-to-office mandates.more

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be able to deport migrants to countries other than their country of origin with just six hours' notice, Reuters reported yesterday, quoting a memo from acting ICE chief Todd Lyons.more

Thousands of cases that would normally be heard in front of a jury should be decided by judges alone, according to recommendations made by a former senior judge. Sir Brian Leveson was asked by the Lord Chancellor to come up with a series of proposals to reduce the backlog of cases in the criminal courts.more

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) yesterday opened a new investigation into TikTok. The DPC will investigate whether this Chinese social media platform breached RODO regulations by storing user data from the European Union on servers in China.more