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to introduce regulations that would see single-use food containers and miniature soaps, shampoos and conditioners withdrawn from hotels.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
A scheme to deport undocumented migrants from the UK to Rwanda to process their asylum applications is legal, the UK's High Court ruled on Monday. This is a significant, if incomplete, victory for the British government,more
More than a third of executions in the US have been carried out in an improper or highly problematic manner this year, according to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC). In Alabama, the procedure for injecting the deadly substance took three hours - the longest in the history of the country.more
The court ordered the town halls of Beziers and Beaucaire to remove the Christmas crèches located in the main courtyards of the town halls of these towns, citing the principle of secularism.more
Canadian electronic intelligence is analysing what threats the use of TikTok may pose to the country's security, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced yesterday.more
Single-use plastic items including cutlery, plates and polystyrene cups are reportedly to be banned in England by the UK government after a consultation.more
A group of 90 Ukrainian judges are undergoing training organized by the UK in the conduct of war crimes trials committed by Russian soldiers, the Attorney General of England and Wales Victoria Prentis has announced.more
The Estonian doctors, family doctors, infectious diseases and nurses' association of Estonia supported in a joint statement granting school nurses the right to vaccinate "students who are able to reason independently, even if their parents do not agree," Postimees reported.more
The vaccine affair, the Uber lobbying, the current corruption scandal are damaging the credibility of the EU institutions. Brussels is confronted with calls for more transparency. Similar calls have been made before, with the Covid-19 vaccine procurement scandal or the Uber Files scandal.more
The Spanish government plans to donate up to 150,000 euros to small and medium-sized companies that decide to take part in the pilot project of reducing the working week from five to four days.more
