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The fact that the forthcoming summer Olympics in Paris are being prepared with the help of illegal workers is becoming a source of political and social tension in France, the France 24 portal assessed yesterday.more

Shops selling illegal e-cigarettes and selling e-cigarettes to children have become the most serious retail threats in the UK, according to consumer protection officials, the BBC reported yesterday.more

Routine calls to HM Revenue and Customs will be answered by text, rather than by a human, in a trial aimed at improving its customer service record.more

The UK House of Commons has backed controversial plans to automatically remove all existing European Union regulations by the end of the year, unless they are specifically chosen to be left or modified.more

Rishi Sunak’s government is said to considering proposals to give over-50s tax breaks for getting back into work after a career break. The Treasury is discussing plans to encourage people to return to Britain’s workforce by offering them tax incentives, according to The Times.more

Church of England bishops have refused to back a change in teaching to allow priests to marry same-sex couples, sources have told BBC News. more

The UK government's blocking of the Scottish Gender Recognition Bill, which is intended to allow legal gender reassignment on the basis of self-declaration, severely complicates the already difficult relationship between London and Edinburgh. Contrary to London's intentions, it will also give an argument to supporters of Scottish independence.more

The criminal justice system is failing the ever rising number of remand prisoners in England and Wales, which is at its highest level for 50 years, MPs have warned.more

The British government has announced that it has decided to block the controversial Gender Recognition Bill adopted by the Scottish Parliament, which stipulates that legal gender change will only require a declaration by the person concerned, without medical examination.more

52 percent Brits want an "immediate" ban on the sale of cigarettes in stores, according to a study commissioned by the MailOnline portal. 71 percent of the inhabitants of the islands, in turn, believe that the country should implement the controversial solution from New Zealand.more

The government is set to announce a new law that will ban all types of so-called conversion therapy, according to a new report.more

According to the latest survey, in the last six months as many as 40% of employees experienced mobbing in the workplace. 44.7% of the respondents did not suffer in this way. Some people cannot identify it or do not remember such events. Looking at the catalog indicated by the researchers, it can be seen that shouting, cursing and name-calling are the most common.more

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announced today that he had been subject to Russian sanctions. He stated that if this was the price for supporting Ukraine, he was happy to do so.more

Police could be allowed to shut down protests before they cause serious disruption, under new government plans. more

Rishi Sunak is facing a major backbench rebellion over the government's plans to prevent harmful material on the internet.more

A ban on single-use plastic cups, cutlery, plates and food containers will come into force in England in October this year, the UK Department for the Environment announced yesterday. Similar bans have already been in place in Scotland and Wales since 2021.more

UK councils issued an average of nearly 20,000 parking fines each day last year, according to new analysis. Figures obtained by Churchill Motor Insurance suggest fines were handed out by local authorities at a daily rate of 19,631 in 2022. That is a 12% rise from the previous year.more

In its annual report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) chastises Canada for delays in addressing indigenous people's problems and protecting the climate, and for the impunity of mining companies. Praises for support for LGBT people and human rights.more

"There are currently about 20-25 percent of CHF contracts in the courts, and it is expected that there will be another as many" - says attorney Andrzej Zorski, who has been dealing with this topic for six years.more

Travellers whose travel event has been affected by measures to counteract the Covid-19 pandemic may be entitled to a reduction in the price of their trip. The Package Travel Directive provides for liability independent of the organiser's fault, the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled today.more

Managers have embraced hybrid working but many still think long hours are needed for career progress.more

The British government has tabled a bill in the House of Commons requiring minimum service levels to be maintained in key sectors during strikes. The project is a reaction to the wave of wage strikes that has been going on since the beginning of December.more

Even the most moderate trade unions have opted to take to the French streets in a strike if President Emmanuel Macron lives up to his promise to raise the minimum retirement age above 62, Bloomberg reported today.more

Single-use items like plastic cutlery, plates and trays will be banned in England, the government has confirmed. more

Since the beginning of this term in the British House of Commons, i.e. since December 2019, MPs doing extra work unrelated to their parliamentary activities have earned £17.1 million, according to an analysis published yesterday by Sky News and Tortoise Media.more