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Britain is dividing into a two-tier workforce as office staff benefit from flexible working but the conditions of frontline staff such as nurses and shop workers remain “frozen in time”, according to a report.more

The EU, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, in a joint statement, condemned the sham presidential election in Belarus on Monday and announced sanctions against Belarusian politicians and arms companies.more

Oslo police have reported the arrest of five Polish citizens who were allegedly operating drones in a restricted area near the headquarters of the Norwegian counterintelligence service.more

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Two hundred UK companies have signed up for a permanent four-day working week for all their employees with no loss of pay, in the latest landmark in the campaign to reinvent Britain’s working week.more

Sir Paul McCartney has told the BBC proposed changes to copyright law could allow "rip off" technology that might make it impossible for musicians and artists to make a living.more

After an Afghan knife attack on a kindergarten group left two dead, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said the country was working to deport more criminals to Afghanistan. The minister also said the Dublin system was not working properly.more

HMRC has denied running a "deliberately poor" phone service in an attempt to push taxpayers to seek help online instead. Nearly 44,000 customers were cut off without warning after being on hold for more than an hour last year, a report by a committee of MPs has found.more

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced to a minimum of 52 years for the "sadistic" murders of three young girls in an attack described as "shocking" and "pure evil". Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, died while eight other children and two adults – dance class leader Leanne Lucas and businessman Jonathan Hayes – were seriously wounded.more

The government is to make digital versions of a range of official documents available via a dedicated app and a digital wallet, as part of what ministers say is an attempt to bring interactions with the public "in tune with modern life". Veteran cards and driving licences will be the first to be incorporated into a gov.uk wallet, which is being launched this year.more

People trying to buy knives online will face tougher measures to prove their age under new restrictions being brought forward in the wake of the Southport knife attack. Axel Rudakubana, who has admitted murdering three young girls last July, bought a knife from Amazon when he was just 17, despite existing laws which prohibit the sale of most knives to under-18s.more

Axel Rudakubana, 18, accused of murdering six, seven and nine-year-olds attending dance and yoga classes in Southport, UK, last July, pleaded guilty today. Sentencing in the case is expected to take place on Thursday.more

The invalidation of a foreign currency loan agreement by a common court means that it was never concluded. As a result, a franking person cannot benefit from housing relief, writes today's ‘Dziennik Gazeta Prawna’.more

A significant DWP benefit is set to be abolished, affecting all current claimants. Tax credits are scheduled to cease in April amid sweeping reforms to the welfare system. The Government has issued a stark warning that there will be "no more payments" from that point forward. more

Mobile, broadband, and pay TV companies will no longer be allowed to give surprise price rises in the middle of a customer's contract as a regulator ban comes into effect.more

The Canadian government has blocked federal officials from using streaming services during working hours, public broadcaster CBC reported on Tuesday.more

Transport for London has been paid out more than £2m in compensation in the past three years for car damage due to potholes, according to reports. The figure is perhaps especially alarming considering the figures, obtained by the BBC, were only for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 with the latest data unavailable due to the cyber attack on TfL. more

British motorists can expect a major change in private parking rules in a bid to combat unfair parking fines after legal action was launched against a driver for taking more than five minutes to pay for using a car park.more

Landlords in England would be banned from charging more than a month’s rent upfront under changes MPs are due to vote on on Tuesday. Angela Rayner, the housing secretary, has amended her renters’ rights bill to limit the amount of money property owners can demand before a tenant moves in, as part of a package of new protections for those in rented accommodation.more

A convicted rapist who attacked a sleeping woman cannot be deported from the UK to Jamaica because he is bisexual, judges have ruled. The man – known only as AA – was jailed for seven years in 2018 of forcing himself on a sleeping woman after a drinking and cannabis session at a party. more

The Spanish government plans to raise taxes on tourist rentals and implement other measures to combat the country's housing crisis, which is expected to worsen in the coming months.more

A majority of Poles are in favour of revoking the driving licence for life for those who have driven despite a court ban, according to an IBRiS poll for Radio ZET.more

Millions of UK drivers who passed their tests before 2016 need to take action soon - or risk being fined £1,000. Once you receive your licence it is valid for 10 years before it will need to be renewed.more

There are fewer than three weeks to go before the deadline to file self-assessment tax returns for the 2023-24 tax year, but millions of people still haven’t knuckled down and done theirs. This week HM Revenue & Customs said 5.4 million people had yet to file.more

UK travellers holding onto their pre-Brexit burgundy passports are being warned to urgently check their passport's expiry date before locking in any holiday plans. Despite no longer being issued after Brexit, the old-style passports remain valid until 2025 as long as they haven't expired.more