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The High Court has today ruled that the proscription of the direct action group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation is unlawful. Owen Greenhall and Audrey Cherryl Mogan acted in judicial review proceedings on behalf of the claimant, Huda Ammori, the co-founder of the group.more

The Swedish-based drinks manufacturer Oatly has been banned from using the word “milk” to market its plant-based products, after a ruling by the UK supreme court. The alt-milk manufacturer has been in a long-running legal battle with the trade association Dairy UK after Oatly trademarked phrases associated with the dairy sector.more

Businesses in the capital were visted by immigration officers 2,715 times in 2025, up by more than 700 visits on the year before London saw more illegal working raids than any other region in the UK last year, new figures have revealed. more

There has been a five-fold increase in the number of refugee households who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the last four years, the BBC has found. Government data for England showed a rise from 3,560 in 2021/22, to 19,310 in 2024/25.more

More than 300,000 children already living in the UK could be forced to wait 10 years for settled status under proposed changes to the Home Office’s “earned settlement” policy, according to an analysis by a centre left thinktank.more

The Swedish government announced yesterday that at the beginning of June it will significantly tighten the conditions that must be met in order to obtain Swedish citizenship. In addition to a longer period of residence, requirements for self-sufficiency, good character and language proficiency will be introduced.more

State pensioners can get extra money from the Department of Work and Pensions if they meet one of four or more conditions, currently worth £110 per week, or nearly £6,000 a year, which is being increased by another £218 a year from April.more

Travel industry leaders have called on the European Commission to tell all border authorities to stand down the new entry-exit system (EES) if needed, as fears increase of summer disruption. European airports have warned of a potentially “disastrous” experience for passengers and huge queues unless the new biometric controls for foreign visitors are relaxed. more

Almost 60,000 foreign criminals and illegal migrants have been removed or deported from Britain in the last 19 months, according to the Home Office.more

From February 2026, visitors will not be able to travel to the UK without advance permission.more

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is investigating clothing giant Nike. Investigators are looking into whether the company discriminated against white employees and job applicants on the basis of race.more

Sześcioro propalestyńskich aktywistów, którzy wtargnęli w 2024 r. do położonej w Wielkiej Brytanii fabryki izraelskiego koncernu zbrojeniowego Elbit zostało wczoraj uniewinnionych przez londyński sąd od zarzutu włamanie z użyciem przemocy.more

The court system is "on the brink of collapse" as the backlogs for trials reach unprecedented levels, the head of a major review has said. Sir Brian Leveson, a retired senior judge, warned ministers, the police and others that there could not be a "pick and mix" response to solving the crisis.more

Nearly a fifth of loyalty deals at Boots could have misled customers by overstating savings, an investigation by Which? found. The consumer rights group found that 119 of 700 deals (17%) it reviewed over six months last year could be misleading because the non-loyalty price during the promotion was found to be higher than the selling price immediately before and after it.more

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has opened formal investigations into X and xAI over whether Elon Musk’s companies have complied with data protection law after the Grok AI tool was used to generate sexual deepfake images without consent.more

Following the shelter scandal, funds were allocated for the National Dog and Cat Registration System. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has declared that it will cover most of the costs associated with launching and maintaining KROPiK. The total cost will exceed PLN 130 million over 10 years, according to yesterday's edition of ‘Dziennik Gazeta Prawna’.more

The Russian captain of a container ship that collided with an American tanker off the coast of Great Britain last year was found guilty yesterday by a court in London of causing death by gross negligence.more

The number of reported incidents involving drones near British military bases more than doubled in 2025 compared to 2024, the BBC reported yesterday.more

HMRC is rolling out a new “penalty points” system this month that could land forgetful taxpayers with a £200 fine. The new system. proposed by the tax authority in 2024, will first be tested on around 100 taxpayers, as part of the Making Tax Digital scheme.more

Sir Keir Starmer believes Lord Mandelson should not be a member of the House of Lords, or use his title, Downing Street has said. The prime minister has ordered an "urgent" investigation into Lord Mandelson's contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while the peer was a government minister.more

New EU regulations allowing free larger cabin bags may lead to airfare hikes up to 25%.more

A second woman accusing sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has stated that he sent her to the United Kingdom to have sex with the then Prince of Wales, Andrew, according to the BBC.more

Along with single-use plastics, such as sauce and sugar sachets, luggage wrapping points will also disappear from airports and railway stations in the European Union by 2030. In this way, the EU is combating unnecessary packaging waste.more

The lower house of the French parliament, the National Assembly, has passed a bill stating that living together as spouses does not imply an obligation to have sexual relations. This concerns the concept of ‘marital duty’, which until recently was still invoked by some courts.more

Record numbers of offenders are being recalled to prison in England and Wales with union officials claiming that some are deliberately breaking the terms of their probation in order to deal drugs in prison.more