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Spanish prosecutors said they would seek the sentence of Colombian pop star Shakira to eight years and two months in prison if found guilty in a trial of her alleged tax fraud.more

Iranian police recently said it is a crime to take a dog for a walk. Several Iranians have already been detained for such "offenses". Parliament is also considering banning certain pets, reported the French BFM TV.more

Women going through menopause should be given greater rights and protection in the workplace, MPs say. more

Rules which make it easier to turn office and retail space into flats could have a “devastating effect” on swathes of central London, Westminster City Council has claimed.more

White fillings on all teeth - the Ministry of Health and the National Health Fund are planning to discard the amalgam and replace it with other materials. The Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tariffs is in charge - we can read today in "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna".more

Threshold has launched its impact report for the period from April to June, highlighting that in a 61 working day period, Threshold advisers across the country answered an average of 197 calls per day.more

Co-op’s use of facial recognition in its stores has come under fire and is now facing a legal challenge. more

The current legislation on mobbing is inadequate, as it does not sufficiently protect the interests of victims, Law.pl assesses, citing expert opinions. The website also points out that there is a lack of full knowledge of the true scale of the problem.more

The British government today added 42 individuals or entities to the list of those sanctioned for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The restrictions, including travel bans and asset freezes, included a number of Russian regional governors.more

The Home Office response to the migrants' crisis in the Channel has been "ineffective and inefficient", a much-delayed report has found. more

A mother and her partner have been found guilty of the murder of 15-year-old Sebastian Kalinowski.more

Ukraine is planning to establish a one-time international tribunal to judge the highest authorities of the Russian regime for an act of aggression against Ukraine, in particular by Russian President Vladimir Putin, informs The Guardian, citing the deputy head of the office of the president of Ukraine Andriy Smyrnov.more

A key court case that could allow the Scottish Parliament to legislate for another independence referendum will hear arguments in October, the Supreme Court has said.more

More than 550,000 passport applications were stuck waiting to be processed at the end of last, MPs have been told.more

Hundreds of migrants who have had their visa applications refused are to be deported in the coming weeks following the Government's hardening of its immigration policy.more

In the first legal confrontation between Twitter's lawyers and Elon Musk, the court sided with the social networking site: it did not agree to postpone the trial until next year and set the date of its commencement in October. Twitter sued the billionaire because he withdrew from the planned purchase of the website.more

The biggest shake-up to wedding laws since the 19th Century would give couples more choice, a government commissioned report has said.more

Parts of the United Kingdom are set to sizzle this week in a heatwave that’s set to bring scorching temperatures of up to the high-30s.more

The crackdown on drug use would also see casual users of drugs such as cocaine and cannabis face fines and be required to pay for a drug awareness course. It comes as recent statistics show more than three million people in England and Wales in 2019/20 reported using drugs in the past year.more

Italy is the undisputed record holder when it comes to breaking EU law, according to an analysis prepared on Saturday by Politico. The European Commission has launched the infringement procedure against this country 1,375 times in the last 10 years.more

Greece won a victory yesterday in its dispute with Denmark over the protection of its right to the term "feta", writes Reuters. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) admonished Denmark for failing to prohibit local companies from using the name in selling the cheese outside the EU.more

Doctors can legally stop life support for 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, who suffered severe brain damage, a London court ruled yesterday in a high-profile legal dispute in the UK.more

Bill to be brought forward in autumn will create new ‘aggravated’ versions of existing offence.more

Actor Kevin Spacey has pleaded not guilty to four charges of sexually assaulting three men, in his first appearance at London's Old Bailey. The 62-year-old also pleaded not guilty to a fifth charge of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.more

Speed limits in built-up areas will be reduced from 30mph to 20mph in Wales from next year - a UK first that is controversial among some drivers. more