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March 4 this year France decided to include the right to abortion in its constitution, becoming the first country to introduce such a provision into its constitution. Elsewhere in Europe, regulations vary but are mostly liberal. In the USA, from 2022, individual states will decide on the permissibility of abortion.more

The Congress of the French Parliament, a joint meeting of both houses of parliament convened to introduce amendments to the constitution, yesterday adopted a law on including the right to abortion in the constitution.more

Marks & Spencer has won the right to demolish one of its flagship stores on Oxford Street after a High Court judge ruled the Government made a series of blunders while trying to block the plans.more

The cost of the programme to send illegal immigrants to Rwanda could exceed half a billion pounds, the UK's National Audit Office (NAO) said in a report published today. This is a much higher figure than the government has reported so far.more

Ministers are consulting backbench Tory MPs on watering down planned protections for renters in England. The BBC has seen a series of draft government amendments to a forthcoming bill which aims to ban landlords from evicting tenants without a reason.more

Britain's Prince Harry has today lost a lawsuit brought by him over the government's decision to strip him - after he resigned as a member of the royal family - of police protection during visits to the UK.more

Customer service at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is at an all-time low as phone line waiting times continue to deteriorate, according to MPs. Nearly two-thirds of taxpayers were forced to wait more than 10 minutes to speak to an adviser, a committee found.more

A life sentence was heard yesterday at the trial in Amsterdam of one of the most dangerous and longest wanted drug gang bosses Ridouan Taghi. He was convicted of a series of murders from 2015-17. The trial was one of the longest ever - lasting almost six years.more

Serbian police detained a Polish citizen in connection with an attempt to launder over PLN 30,000 in the country. euro - the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced yesterday.more

To alleviate the problem of lack of prison space and reduce costs, British Justice Minister Alex Chalk wants foreign perpetrators of less serious crimes not to be tried, but deported with a lifetime ban on returning to the UK.more

A traveller from England was fined PLN 500 for trespassing on a border road lane, the Warmia and Mazury Border Guard reported yesterday. The man explained that he wanted to visit a girl he had met online in Russia.more

More than two-thirds of women experience harassment while running, a study has found, as victims say they no longer report abuse to the police as it has become an “everyday occurrence”.more

From camels in Wiltshire to bush vipers in Redditch, a veritable menagerie of wild animals is being kept in homes across Britain. According to data from the wildlife charity Born Free, there are more than 200 wildcats, 250 primates and 400 venomous snakes living in domestic settings across England, Wales and Scotland, with cobras, crocodiles, tigers, kangaroos and bison among other residents.more

The UK yesterday reached an agreement with the EU border protection agency Frontex to work more closely together to combat illegal immigration. Among other things, the agreement allows for the presence of officers and drones from the UK Border Agency at the EU's external borders.more

Shamima Begum, who left London for Syria in 2015 at the age of 15 to join the terrorist organisation Islamic State, yesterday lost a further appeal to have her British citizenship revoked.more

Bereaved parents who lose a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy in England can now receive a certificate in recognition of their loss. Ministers say they have listened to bereaved parents who have gone through the painful experience of miscarriage.more

Divorces granted in England and Wales reached their lowest level for 50 years, according to the latest statistics. Legal experts have cited the cost of living crisis as a possible reason, with couples holding off due to the financial challenges of legal separation.more

A decision on whether lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be allowed to appeal the order for his extradition to the US will be made at a later date, no earlier than March 5, a London court said yesterday.more

“High-risk” passengers arriving in Britain on private jets are slipping into the country without security checks via London City Airport, the chief inspector of borders and immigration has warned. In an interview, David Neil warned he had found dangerous failings at the City hub. Home Office data revealed the UK border force had failed to adequately check passengers in hundreds of private jets armore

The recent reform of the naturalization law provides for shortening the waiting period for obtaining a German passport from 8 to 5 years, and it will also be possible to retain your previous citizenship. The act has not yet entered into force, but the number of applications in offices is already increasing significantly, reported the daily "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung".more

A Pole wanted for 20 years on an arrest warrant was detained in the UK, said Commissioner Aneta Sobieraj, spokeswoman for the Police Headquarters in Lodz. The 47-year-old man had been wanted since 2004 for illegal possession of weapons, extortion, robbery with a dangerous weapon and attempted murder.more

An unprecedented number of women are being investigated by police on suspicion of illegally ending a pregnancy, the BBC has been told. Abortion provider MSI says it knows of up to 60 criminal inquiries in England and Wales since 2018, compared with almost zero before.more

Lawyers for Julian Assange have launched what could be his final bid to avoid extradition to the US to face trial over leaking military secrets. The two-day hearing at the High Court in London is hearing his team argue he should be allowed a full appeal.more

Poles are increasingly divided on the issue of the Sunday trading ban. Although recently almost 60% of the population was against this solution, now this result has dropped below 50%. Businesses also have different approaches to the ban. Galleries and shopping centers are in favor of its abolition, but grocery chains are far from clear on their opinions.more

Ukrainian refugees who took refuge in the UK after the Russian onslaught will be allowed to stay in the country for another year and a half, the UK Home Office announced yesterday. More than 200,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in the UK so far.more