Taxes on unoccupied houses and flats, as well as a two-year ban on the purchase of houses for foreigners, came into force in Canada at the beginning of January. These provisions are intended to help solve the housing crisis.more
Around 5.7 million people have less than a month left to submit their tax return or potentially face a financial penalty, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has said.more
Lawyer Geoffrey Nice, who was the prosecutor in the trial of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic, told the BBC that Vladimir Putin should be held accountable for war crimes, i.e. attacking civilian targets in Ukraine by his Russian army.more
A woman has been fined £1,500 after a cigarette was thrown out of her car window, in a clampdown on so-called “grime crime”. Council enforcement officers caught a driver dropping the butt out of the window of Maurine Bateesa's Nissan Duke through east London.more
The city council of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the main city of the Canary island of Tenerife, has decided that as of 16 January 2023 it will not be possible to smoke cigarettes on the beaches of this island popular with tourists. The fine for breaking the ban is up to €750.more
Russians who have fled to the Netherlands for fear of mobilization in their country may be deported, said Secretary of State for Asylum Eric van der Burg. The Ministry of Justice explained that the mobilization in Russia has been canceled and therefore the normal procedure for applying for asylum through the Immigration and Naturalization Office (IND) is back.more
The man was suspected of immigration offences in an embarrassing revelation for the agency, which is tasked with stopping migrants arriving in the UK illegally. The Home Office suspended the official, who is believed to be in his late 30s, when concerns about him came to light. more
Journalists of the portal of the Czech newspaper "DenikN" have reached the classified material of experts who want to recognize the deliberate dissemination of disinformation as a crime. The government recommends subsidizing the media and NGOs that fight fake news.more
Poles used less than half of the ordered influenza vaccines. Now they are taking redundancies on a large scale - "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports today.more
A warning has been issued to anybody with a Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Disney Plus account in the UK. Millions are breaking the law by sharing passwords - after it was ruled yesterday password sharing was illegal.more
The Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Spanish Parliament, approved a new law on gender reassignment last night. It can be used, under certain conditions, by children who have reached the age of 12.more
The Scottish Parliament yesterday passed the hugely controversial - including within the ranks of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) - Gender Recognition Bill, which means that legal gender reassignment will only require a person's declaration, with no medical tests.more
The European Parliament and the Council of Europe are considering a proposal to introduce regulations that would see single-use food containers and miniature soaps, shampoos and conditioners withdrawn from hotels. The proposal, which is part of the European Green Deal, aims to reduce unnecessary packaging, which almost immediately becomes waste.more
The European Union has approved a fishing rights agreement with the UK for 2023. It is intended to secure fishing rights for fishermen from EU countries in the Atlantic and North Sea.more
A list of professions will be created in which it will not be possible to employ foreigners from outside the EU without checking whether there are any Poles willing to fill the position. The government will introduce such solutions, but only if unemployment increases, "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports.more
"I was nobody in prison," Boris Becker confessed in his first interview since leaving prison in the UK and being deported to Germany earlier this week. The former tennis player is serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence for fraud related to his bankruptcy.more
The British government's post-Brexit settlement scheme for EU citizens is unlawful, the UK's High Court has ruled. The Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA), an independent body set up to oversee citizens' rights, took legal action against the Home Office.more
As of today, the manufacture and import of single-use plastic products is banned in Canada. It applies to shopping bags, cutlery, straws, plastic drink stir sticks, beverage straws and food containers made of non-recyclable plastic.more
Yesterday's verdict against a former secretary from the Stutthof concentration camp near Gdansk is undoubtedly one of the last cases involving German perpetrators from World War II. The media indicate that Germany has long failed to properly account for German crimes, with criminals receiving low sentences or no sentences at all.more
Italian Minister of Education Giuseppe Valditara has banned the use of mobile phones during lessons. A circular signed by him was circulated yesterday. Penalties for breaking the ban are not foreseen. It is stressed that the new rules are also a sign of respect for teachers.more
A meteorite that fell near the town of Enkoeping, some 80 km east of Stockholm, in November 2020 belongs to the finder, not the landowner, the Uppsala District Court ruled yesterday, settling a dispute over the right to the space rock.more
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman stated yesterday that she wants to see the implementation of the agreement with Rwanda to deport illegal immigrants there as soon as possible. She stressed that being sent to Rwanda should not be considered a punishment.more
The number of UK billionaires has increased by a fifth since the onset of the Covid pandemic, according to a report calling for a progressive wealth tax to tackle rising inequality amid the cost of living crisis.more
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