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Tesco has been reported to Britain’s competition regulator over claims it could be “breaking the law” over “unclear Clubcard pricing”. more

From 1 July, the sale of tobacco products 'at a distance' will be banned in the Netherlands, meaning that it will not be possible to order them online or by telephone. From July 2024, cigarettes will no longer be able to be bought in supermarkets and eating establishments.more

Dogs have hit the headlines at the moment for all the wrong reasons, following the death of a south London woman last month, and the shooting of two dogs by Met police. more

More than 600,000 of the 3 million road signs in the Netherlands are unnecessary and reduce road safety instead of improving it, says Veilig Verkeer Nederland (VVN), a road safety organisation.more

"When I die, I hope to continue to surprise those who harm animals," said Ingrid Newkirk, founder of the animal rights organization PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), announcing the bequest in her will. The activist wants her body parts to be sent to people who harm animals, including King Charles and Elon Musk.more

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg today dismissed the accusations of eight Polish women who accused Poland of not having access to abortion. The ECtHR referred, inter alia, to for lack of strong medical evidence.more

The UK will host the first global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) in the autumn to assess the key risks posed by this technology, the British government has announced.more

Following the suicide of a 13-year-old girl, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said the fight against bullying at school would be the government's "absolute priority". It was the third suicide of a student bullied at school by his peers in several months, the daily Le Figaro reported.more

After years of debate, the lower house of parliament (Tweede kamer) approved a law on Tuesday evening that obliges streaming services such as Netflix and HBO to invest at least 5 per cent of their turnover in film productions with a connection to the Netherlands.more

The British Association of Paediatricians and Healthcare Practitioners (RCPCH) yesterday called for a ban on disposable e-cigarettes as they contribute to the increasing use of electronic cigarettes among children and young people.more

Britain's Prince Harry accused the tabloid press in court yesterday of inciting hatred and that through its interference in his private life he felt he could no longer trust anyone, which was reflected in all aspects of his life.more

Artificial intelligence (AI) could become powerful enough to “kill many humans” in only two years’ time, according to Rishi Sunak’s adviser on the technology. more

The Court of Justice of the European Union, in its judgment announced yesterday, found that the December 2019 reform of the Polish judiciary violates EU law. The CJEU thus upheld the European Commission's complaint lodged in April 2021.more

Contrary to announcements, British Prince Harry did not appear in court yesterday in London, where he was supposed to testify as a witness in the ongoing trial that he and several celebrities brought against the publisher of the tabloid "Daily Mirror" in connection with illegal wiretapping.more

Germany has reported a total of 1,878 foreigners for transfer to Poland this year, 305 of whom have already been transferred. These are people who are illegally residing in Germany and were previously supposed to be in Poland. For them to be accepted, there must be evidence of their presence in Poland," explains Border Guard spokeswoman Lt Anna Michalska.more

A special cell operating in the customs and tax administration (Fiod) has recovered more than €5 billion in owed taxes over 20 years on income that Dutch residents have hidden outside the country, reports the daily newspaper De Volkskrant.more

A6p-per-mile road tax on electric cars should be introduced to avoid a “massive black hole” in tax revenues, ministers have been urged. The Resolution Foundation has warned the Treasury it will face a £10bn shortfall by the early 2030s unless it introduces new taxes on electric vehicles.more

Europe is not waiting to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), we are preparing laws to be approved by the end of the year, said the EU Commissioner for the internal market, Thierry Breton, quoted by the daily "Le Figaro".more

"Rzeczpospolita" informs about the case of a Polish woman from Great Britain, whose operation the National Health Fund did not want to finance. The case was settled in court, and the judgment gives a clear idea of when and in which case you can use the EHIC.more

Cigarettes sold in Canada will have compulsory print about the harms of smoking, to be found on every cigarette in a packet, the Canadian health ministry announced on Wednesday. This is a world first.more

New legislation prohibiting participation in terrorist organisations takes effect in Sweden from today. According to the authorities in Stockholm, this fulfils Turkey's last condition on the road to NATO.more

The European Union and the US will develop a joint code of conduct on AI artificial intelligence, it was agreed after a meeting of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) concluded yesterday in Lulea, northern Sweden, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in attendance.more

Home Office officials who disagree with the government's plan to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda are threatening to go on strike to block it, the Daily Express reported.more

The Polish tax office checks its taxpayers on Facebook, Instagram and commercial platforms, Law.pl reports. By browsing photos and advertisements, the tax office looks for information about people who do not pay taxes, underestimate them, run businesses without registration or treat holiday expenses as business travel expenses.more

Parents and grandparents who work in Amazon warehouses will be able to choose to work in term-time only.more