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Whitehall spending ‘tens of millions’ on Rees-Mogg’s bill to scrap EU lawsOpposition MPs call for government rethink on ‘reckless’ plans to rewrite almost 4,000 European regulationsCivil servants are estimated to be spending tens of millions of pounds establishing which laws and regulations could be scrapped under the government’s controversial retained EU laws bill.The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) last week admitted it spent £600,000 on staffing costs alone in just two months as part of its review of the bill.Ministers have now ordered other departments not to reveal details on what resources they have diverted, but analysis by the Observer suggests the final total for all government departments will be in the tens of millions.
Prince William And Princess Kate To Travel To Greece For Royal Funeral - ReportThe Prince and Princess of Wales are set to travel to Athens on Monday to attend the Funeral of King Constantine II of Greece according to Greek media. While this will not be confirmed by Kensington Palace or Buckingham Palace, as the couple will attend in their private capacity, here is what we can expect from the visit.The Prince and Princess of Wales are due to join a host of royals attending the funeral of King Constantine II. The funeral will take place at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens on Monday and will be followed by the Burial in the Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace.Princess Anne and Prince Edward are also expected to be in attendance alongside William and Kate.
Deer are overrunning the countryside – so what can be done about it?A population explosion has seen around two million animals roaming the UK, destroying precious woodland and depriving farmers of crops...
Baby seals spotted in record numbers on Norfolk coastThis year’s figure of 3,796 pup births is almost double the count during the winter of 2019-20A record number of baby seals have been spotted on a five-mile stretch of coast in Norfolk.A total of 3,796 seal pups have been born so far this winter, while 1,169 adults have been spotted by volunteers.
Greece’s Minimum Wage Will Be Raised, Just Before ElectionsThe minimum wage in Greece that was held down for years under austerity measures attached to international bailouts will be raised again, this time just ahead of national elections coming sometime in the spring.Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ New Democracy government undercut major rival SYRIZA’s promise to raise the wage to 800 euros ($867) if elected, the Conservatives said considering making it 780 euros on April 1.
In 2022, Greece Saw Record 31 Million Tourists Arrive at AirportsFalling just a little short of setting a record in revenues spent by tourists in 2022 during the waning COVID-19 pandemic, Greece did get another record for the sector, with more than 31 million airport arrivals.That surpassed the previous benchmark set in 2019, before the Coronavirus struck in March, 2020 and essentially shut down most international air traffic and brought lockdowns and slowdowns just about halting travel.The data came from the management firm operator Fraport, which operates regional airports across he country since they were privatized, key to bringing tourists to regions other than the major cities.
Government to announce law banning ‘conversion therapy’The government is finally set to announce a new law banning so-called conversion therapy.ITV News understands that the ban - due to be announced this week - will outlaw attempts to change a person’s sexuality and also attempts to change someone’s gender identity.The government had previously said that trans conversion therapy would be excluded from a ban.It’s understood that Downing Street has been surprised by the level of cross-party support - including from within the Conservative Party - for a total ban.
Keir Starmer says 16 is too young to change gender amid ‘concern’ over Scottish lawIt comes as the UK Government considers whether to block a Scottish Bill that would allow people to self-identify as a different gender.
TikTok slapped with $5.4 million fine over cookie opt-out featureFrance's data protection authority (CNIL) has fined TikTok UK and TikTok Ireland €5,000,000 for making it difficult for users of the platform to refuse cookies and for not sufficiently informing them about their purpose.This design behavior was deemed a violation of Article 82 of France's data protection laws (DPA), a national regulation that conforms with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) framework enforced throughout Europe.The €5 million fine was determined by the severity of the violations, including the number of impacted individuals, which include children, and the number of times CNIL had to repeat its warnings to TikTok on the need to adhere to France's Data Protection Act.It's worth noting that aggressive data collection strategies are common among major online platforms, which CNIL recently penalized with heavy fines, including Apple receiving an $8.5M fine, Facebook $68M, and Google $170M.
Half of environmental claims about products are full of crap, says EUAround half of environmental claims made about advertised products are "vague, misleading or unfounded information about products' environmental characteristics," says research from the European Commission.Of hundreds of claims assessed in 2020, 53 per cent were not entirely accurate, according to a draft document seen by the Financial Times. "Climate-related claims have been shown to be particularly prone to being unclear and ambiguous and to mislead consumers, amounting to greenwashing," the draft reportedly said.Packaging waste and the repairability of laptops and phones are set to be within scope of the new rules in a move aimed at reducing their environmental impact in the EU.
Driverless cars could make traffic 85pc worse, government report findsDepartment for Transport says congestion will be twice as bad as current levels if self-driving cars become commonplace
Boris Johnson has raked in £2.6m in earnings, donations and gifts in past year
QuoteDeer are overrunning the countryside – so what can be done about it?I guess a referendum's out of the question?
Deer are overrunning the countryside – so what can be done about it?I guess a referendum's out of the question?
I guess a referendum's out of the question?
Tragedy as body found in Cork house may have lain dead in bed for 20 yearsGardai investigating the grim discovery in Mallow, Co Cork, on Friday found butter in the fridge dating back to 2001.
Quote from: TonyD on Sunday, 15 January, 2023 @ 23:40:13I guess a referendum's out of the question?Could they hold a pencil in their hooves?