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A mere regulation in Poland plans to create a gigantic database, combining information from almost all possible public registers, writes today's 'Dziennik Gazeta Prawna'.more

War crimes in Bucza are the tip of the iceberg, even more have been committed in Mariupol, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba declared yesterday as he met with his British counterpart Liz Truss in Warsaw.more

Some of the 20 fines imposed by the police for breaking covid restrictions at informal social gatherings in Downing Street involved two events on the night before Prince Philip's funeral, British media reported today.more

Welcome hubs are being set up at airports, ports and train stations across the country to welcome Ukrainians, backed by almost £2m of government funding.more

The authorization by the Russian authorities of counterfeiting Western goods is supposed to be a retaliation for the sanctions imposed on Russia in connection with the aggression against Ukraine. more

Employers on the Vistula are in favor of creating the possibility of extending the probationary period for a new employee from the current 3 to 6 months, and even in special cases up to 9 months, e.g. to check his management skills - says the Law.pl website. However, lawyers warn against the fact that six-month trial employment may not become the standard, and not only the exception to the rule.more

After the first weeks of exceptional scrutiny, the time has come to apply high sanctions. There are more road accidents than a year ago. The driving style of drivers is changing to less legal - reports today's Rzeczpospolita.more

Cities are constantly struggling to encourage greener practices. It is difficult to convince motorists to give up their cars. If they are not discouraged by traffic jams or environmental considerations, perhaps they will be persuaded by a monetary voucher. As part of the Bruxell'Air programme, Brussels residents are being offered up to 900 euros for abandoning their cars.more

Britain has so far issued only 2,700 visas under the Homes for Ukraine programme, although more than 150,000 people have indicated their willingness to host Ukrainian refugees, the British Home Office admitted yesterday.more

From the beginning of January to the end of February this year. nearly 10,000 so-called Swiss franc affairs. This is nearly 2% more than in the corresponding period of last year. Almost half of the lawsuits were filed with the District Court in Warsaw. The next places are the units in Gdańsk, Poznań and Wrocław.more

Global human rights experts, including George Clooney's wife and Microsoft, will help the international working group on accountability for crimes committed in Ukraine by the Russians during the war, the Ukrainian attorney general's office said in a statement yesterday.more

Several European countries yesterday announced the expulsion of diplomatic staff from Russian embassies. The Czech Republic expelled one employee. The Netherlands expelled 17. Belgium decided to expel 21 Russian diplomats accused of espionage. And Ireland reported that four senior Russian embassy staff will leave the country.more

Twenty fines will be issued as part of the police inquiry into Downing Street parties that breached Covid rules.more

It is no longer the law to wear a mask in shops or on buses and trains in Wales from Monday as more Covid restrictions are scrapped. more

Since 28 March, pandemic restrictions have been lifted when crossing the Polish border. It is no longer compulsory to have vaccination certificates, to be tested for SARS-CoV-2 and to be in quarantine.more

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has unveiled its list of banned number plates for 2022. more

W. Britain's Attorney General Suella Braverman has announced that Howard Morrison, who was a judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for 12 years, will advise Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova on cases involving the Russian invasion.more

Hounslow Municipality intends to implement new regulations aimed at reducing drinking in public places. As indicated, "problem drinkers" are to be punished more severely thanks to new powers given to local police officers.more

By Thursday afternoon, Ukrainian refugees who have relatives in the UK had submitted 35,500 visa applications, of which 20,100 had already received visas, the UK Home Office said yesterday.more

The British government yesterday clarified the content of sanctions on Russia's central bank, its finance ministry and its sovereign wealth fund, explaining that the ban on transactions with them also applies to gold.more

The UK government has revised the Highway Code to get rid of the "legal loophole" regarding the use of mobile phones.more

Polina Kovaleva, the British-sanctioned 26-year-old stepdaughter of Russian Foreign Ministry chief Sergei Lavrov, has a flat in central London that she bought for £4.4 million in 2016 without credit, while still a student at the time, British media wrote today.more

EasyJet has become the latest airline to announce a relaxation of its mask-wearing policy.more

In the most recent revision to England’s rules for combatting the coronavirus, Boris Johnson’s government has announced that those who test positive for Covid-19 are no longer legally required to self-isolate, although it is still recommended for the protection of others.more

Parents smacking their children will be illegal in Wales from Monday.more