The Polish government is preparing a number of changes to the construction law, the common denominator of which is to significantly simplify the applicable regulations.more
The Home Office says it removed 61 people on charter flights to Poland and Romania. The 23 returned to Poland included a criminal sentenced to 12 years in prison for rape and another given eight years for robbery.more
The number of foreign criminals who should be deported from the UK after their release and still live in the UK has increased almost threefold over the past decade, the Daily Express reported today, citing figures from the British Interior Ministry.more
The drug company Moderna is suing Pfizer and its partner BioNTech for copying mRNA technology in the development of the first vaccine approved by the US authorities against Covid-19, Reuters reported after the statement of Moderna's president.more
Anders Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 terrorist attack in Oslo and on the island of Utoya, has again filed a lawsuit against the Norwegian state, demanding relaxation of isolation conditions, his lawyer Oystein Storrvik confirmed.more
Only 21 foreign nationals who did not have standing to claim asylum in the UK were sent back to 'safe third countries' after the end of the post-Brexit transition period - according to Home Office statistics published yesterday.more
An unprecedented trial began in the Helsinki district court against journalists from the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper, accused of divulging information about the operation of the Finnish armed forces' intelligence center, and the prosecution is demanding a suspended sentence of at least one and a half years in prison.more
The date of the trial of Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios accused of assaulting his partner in 2021 has been postponed by another six weeks, Australian media reports.more
The cost of a public inquiry into the UK government's response to the coronavirus pandemic is already £85m, although hearings won't start until next year, local media reported.more
The government in Budapest has launched an investigation against Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air suspecting the company of violating consumer rights, the Ministry of Justice said. An investigation was launched after numerous complaints from passengers.more
Bankers expect an increased number of court cases on foreign currency mortgage loans both this year and next year. One of the reasons for this is the more expensive franc, reports "Rzeczpospolita" today.more
The suggestion of the minister of transport regarding the introduction of registration plates for cyclists was met with considerable criticism in the UK. Grant Shapps allegedly suggested such a solution in an interview with the Daily Mail.more
A court in the Netherlands, which is considering the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane over Ukraine in 2014, announced that the verdict will be issued on November 17. The flight machine MH 17 was knocked down over territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.more
Some low-paid workers on universal credit have missed out on the government’s first cost of living payment because of payroll quirks that removed their benefit entitlement during the key window set by the government.more
The 28-year-old, and co-defendant Louis Saha Matturie, have entered not guilty pleas ahead of trial that is expected to last more than three months.more
Hosepipe bans are being introduced in some parts of southern England and Wales after unseasonably dry weather. People living in these areas will not be allowed to use hosepipes to water lawns or plants, to clean cars or fill paddling pools.more
