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More than 1 million of the lowest-paid UK workers are to be guaranteed sick pay worth up to 80% of their weekly salary from the first day of sickness, under changes intended to boost living standards.more

"I can confirm that this will be one of the largest scale deportations from Poland since 1989," said Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration Maciej Duszczyk.more

Drivers in the UK have been warned it could soon become more expensive to travel as a slate of new rules and costs take effect later this week. From 1 March, there will be several changes to motoring that drivers should be aware of. These could be costly if not taken on board, with new expenses and even fines attached.more

XL bullies made up half of the banned or dangerous dogs seized and euthanised by police forces in England and Wales last year, new figures show. A Freedom of Information request by Radar shows 3,464 suspected XL bullies were seized in 2024.more

Police will be given new powers to search homes without a warrant for stolen mobile phones under major legislation which targets theft, street crime and anti-social behaviour.more

More than 1,000 musicians - including Annie Lennox, Damon Albarn and Kate Bush - released a silent album on Tuesday in protest at the UK government's planned changes to copyright law, which they say would make it easier for AI companies to train models using copyrighted work without a licence.more

The government is reportedly considering a major shake-up of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), with a list of 87 conditions under review. This could see a number of people losing their financial support.more

From 1 March, the limits on the amount pensioners can earn in addition to their benefits will change, reminds ZUS. Earnings from additional income do not apply to pensioners who have reached the age of 60 and pensioners who have reached the age of 65.more

The San Francisco Court of Appeals has rejected a request from the US Department of Justice seeking the immediate reinstatement of an executive order issued by President Donald Trump restricting the right to US citizenship.more

Taxpayers who failed to meet the January 31 self-assessment deadline could soon face escalating penalties and interest. However, there may be some respite, following an interest rate adjustment by HM Revenue & Customs. more

UK households who've financially supported family members with a large cash gift in the past seven years could be hit with an inheritance tax bill. The warning has come as HMRC reveals inheritance tax receipts soared to £5 billion from April to October 2024.more

Sir Sadiq Khan has given the green light for parking fines in London to increase to up to £160. The mayor has approved a request from the capital’s 33 boroughs to hike the cost of penalty charge notices (PCNs) in a bid to create more of a deterrent to “anti-social and obstructive parking”.more

A landlord has been ordered by a court to pay £37,000 after 18 people were found living in a terraced house in north London. Charles Egbiremolen, 57, was operating eight bedsits without a licence in a converted three-bedroom terraced house in Fairmead Crescent, Edgware.more

The number of foreign workers seeking help over claims of exploitation, bullying, underpayment and poor living conditions on UK farms significantly increased last year, the BBC has learned.more

Private parking rules are set to change to ensure motorists are not unfairly penalised if they do not pay within five minutes.more

A bank may be deprived of its right to interest if it fails to comply with its information obligation, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled today. It concerns a case concerning consumer credit. The Polish court referred questions to the Court for a preliminary ruling.more

The Home Office has been accused of quietly blocking thousands of refugees from applying for citizenship if they arrived in the UK by small boats or hidden in vehicles. Guidance for staff assessing people who have applied for naturalisation says that, since Monday, applicants who have “made a dangerous journey will normally be refused citizenship”.more

MFA spokesman Pawel Wronski confirmed today that two Polish citizens are to be deported from the US. At the same time, he pointed out that during the previous year, up to 24 January this year, there had been 67 deportations of Polish citizens from the United States.more

Online retailer Amazon is banning the sale of car number plates on its platform after a BBC London investigation exposed they were being illegally supplied. The BBC found seven companies on the platform were selling plates without checking customers' documents and establishing their legal entitlement to the plate.more

Migrant workers who come to the UK to bolster the country’s care system are having to share beds, sleep rough, and are in some cases being charged more than £20,000 in illegal fees, according to research.more

Legalise Loos initiative intended to halt slump in number of conveniences in town centres, parks and other locations. It will involve spending more than a penny, but it’s a call that is likely to be viewed sympathetically by anyone who has ever been caught short while out and about.more

Britain’s broken welfare system is fuelling the “greatest unemployment challenge of a generation”, ministers have concluded as they draw up a root-and-branch overhaul designed to counter the spiralling numbers deemed too unwell to work.more

Hate symbols and terror offences will be punishable with mandatory jail terms ranging from one to six years in Australia, after parliament passed a series of amendments to hate crime laws on Thursday.more

The DWP has confirmed the new April 2025 State Pension rates after MPs voted through the proposals from the autumn budget. New weekly and monthly totals were agreed in parliament after a vote, with a £6.9 billion increase to spending on state pensions and benefits from April supported by MPs.more

Britons will be given a cash incentive to recycle plastic and metal bottles and cans under a new bottle-return scheme set to come into force in 2027. The scheme will mirror successful ones in 50 other countries including Germany and Sweden, where members of the public pay a deposit on drinks bottles, which is then refunded when bottles are turned in for recycling.more