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The government has announced what it describes as one of the biggest overhauls of financial regulation for more than three decades. It says the package of more than 30 reforms will "cut red tape" and "turbocharge growth".more

The UK today announced sanctions against 30 individuals and entities from 11 countries over human rights violations, conflict-related sexual violence and corruption. Half of those targeted by sanctions are citizens of Russia and Iran.more

The House of Representatives yesterday passed a bill codifying the recognition of same-sex and racially mixed marriages in US law. The act was intended to ensure that such marriages would continue to be recognized regardless of any future Supreme Court rulings.more

The European Commission has adopted a draft regulation to harmonise rules on the origin of a child in the EU. According to it, the origin of a child established in one Member State will be recognised in the others without a special procedure.more

In the Netherlands, GPs will be able to prescribe abortion pills to women wishing to terminate their pregnancies, the upper house of parliament decided yesterday. Until now, the pills could only be ordered from abortion clinics.more

New Zealand authorities have launched a court battle over the custody of an infant whose parents are refusing to undergo life-saving surgery over fears that a blood donor may have been vaccinated against Covid-19, AFP reported.more

The leader of the British opposition Labor Party, Keir Starmer, has announced that he will abolish the House of Lords within his first term as prime minister. He has a good chance of doing so, as Labor is clearly leading in the polls.more

Employees are to get the right to request flexible working from the moment they start a job under new government legislation, in a move welcomed by unions, who urged ministers to go further in terms of making such arrangements the norm.more

A Russian oligarch has been arrested at his multi-million pound London mansion on suspicion of money laundering, the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) reported yesterday.more

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg against the British government's decision to extradite him to the United States, Reuters reported. "We confirm that the application has been received," the ECtHR said in a statement.more

The Supreme Court in Valencia, Spain, has ruled that watching a football match during working hours cannot be a reason for dismissing an employee. "Now more than a few will be tempted to put aside their professional duties and watch the games, especially those that ensure the national team's promotion to the next phase of the competition," - commented the "ABC" newspaper.more

The number of anti-Semitic crimes is increasing in Germany - over 3,000 were recorded in 2021 alone. The government now wants to take more targeted measures to protect Jews. Government Commissioner for Anti-Semitism Felix Klein presented the country's first "national strategy against anti-Semitism and for Jewish life."more

A Polish national living in Ireland has lost a claim that he was discriminated against by the Department of Health over the requirement to take a Covid-19 test every time he passed through Dublin Airport during the pandemic.more

Portuguese municipalities employ a large number of companies of their choice to prepare mangers and Christmas decorations, entrusting them with the execution of the so-called "art exhibitions" - reported the Portuguese media.more

A further tranche of €100 penalties will be sent out in Italy to almost 2 million people over the age of 50 who failed to undergo the Covid-19 vaccination, which was compulsory in the country until recently, the press reported. The new government had previously intended to suspend these penalties.more

Director Roman Polanski will stand trial on 5 March 2024 for defamation and for questioning the veracity of sexual abuse accusations made against him by actress Charlotte Lewis, a criminal court in Paris decided yesterday.more

Study by British Chambers of Commerce reveals flagship bill to purge EU laws is low priority for firms.more

The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) fined Facebook €265 million. The penalty is the result of an investigation launched in April 2021 after the personal information of 533 million users of the site was published.more

The National Assembly, the lower house of the French parliament, voted yesterday to write abortion into the French constitution at the request of the far-left France Unchained (LFI).more

79 per cent of respondents would like to work for companies with a four-day week and full pay, according to the survey 'Working in times of change'. Almost 60 per cent would be more likely to take a job if they were given extra days off for being a non-smoker and not going out for a 'cigarette'.more

A British man is being deported from Denmark because he did not know he had to apply to stay in the country after Brexit. Will Hill, 37, was ordered to leave by Sunday. His application to stay, made three weeks late, had been rejected, as was an appeal to the immigration authorities.more

Suella Braverman sought to blame migrants crossing the Channel for the problems with overcrowding at the Manston processing site.more

Measure affecting 15 million people comes to end but company urges customers to show restraint in usage.more

The European Parliament today adopted a resolution recognising Russia as a state sponsoring terrorism with 494 votes in favour, 58 against and 44 abstentions. The Ukrainian authorities thanked the resolution for its adoption.more

The Scottish authorities cannot hold a new independence referendum without the consent of the government in London, the UK Supreme Court ruled today. Scottish Chief Executive Nicola Sturgeon wanted a new referendum to be held on 19 October 2023.more