10 h. ago Britain's zoo OVERHAUL: UK animal parks will be forced to introduce larger habitats for elephants, ban touching in aquariums and ditch tethering birds under new government rules

Under new legislation the minimum size of elephant enclosures will increase sixfold, there will be a touching ban in aquariums and the practice of tethering birds of prey long-term will be ditched.

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18 h. ago Travellers set up camp at popular family park for third time in weeks

A convoy of caravans and other vehicles arrived at Swanshurst Park on the outskirts of Moseley and Billesley, Birmingham , on Wednesday, settling on the field near the play park.

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24 h. ago New parking rules come into force for millions of drivers in England

The new parking rules have come into force, which will allow drivers to pay for their parking on their preferred app, rather than having to download multiple different payment apps

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43 h. ago North Lanarkshire SNP Group pour scorn on new training being given to council committee conveners

The SNP claim that the training follows “multiple instances of conveners losing control of meetings under basic scrutiny as well as taking decisions which contravene the rules which govern the local authority”.

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47 h. ago Major parking change for all drivers in England kicks in – could save you being fined

Drivers slapped with app-related parking fines could face a huge change, as the Government announced a major development in parking rules, expected to affect millions

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3 d. ago Britain’s ‘worst zoo’ where keeper was mauled to death and animals went missing set to close

The decision for South Lakes Safari Zoo to close comes after years of abuse and malpractice reports

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3 d. ago ‘I think of those I left behind in prison’: Iran’s Jafar Panahi on life as a banned film

He’s been jailed, gone on hunger strike and been forced to sell his house for bail. In his first newspaper interview for 15 years, the great director explains why every film is worth the consequencesIn February 2023 Jafar Panahi walked free from Iran’s Evin prison after nearly seven months behind bars. Friends and supporters had gathered to greet him, but the moment of release felt bittersweet and he struggled to adjust back to civilian life afterwards. In the weeks that followed he developed a habit. He’d drive his car back and forth on the road that paralleled the high prison walls, pining for those who were still inside. “These people had become my people,” he says. “I thought, ‘How could I go and leave them behind?’”Panahi makes humane, heartfelt pictures about life in Iran. He refers to these as “social films”, although this definition cuts no ice with the Iranian government, which has ruled them to be “propaganda against the system” and therefore hazardous, offensive material....

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4 d. ago Lutnick sells $361mn stakes to comply with US government rules

Trump’s commerce secretary will not pay any immediate tax on the gains as he also shifts Cantor ownership to a trust

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4 d. ago Labour reopens Britain's borders to the EU: Keir Starmer agrees 'youth experience' scheme with Brussels to allow 18 to 35

As part of his post-Brexit 'reset' deal with Brussels, the Prime Minister said his Labour Government would continue talks over relaxing visa rules.

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4 d. ago More than 65,000 holiday rentals blocked on Airbnb by Spanish government due to rule violations

It comes as the Spanish government has found that thousands of Airbnb listings did not include the necessary information

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5 d. ago Seamus Coleman suffers Goodison Park heartbreak as Everton legend forced off early into stadium farewell

Coleman has spent over 16 years at Everton and is their current longest-serving player

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8 d. ago Fifa breaching own human rights rules over Saudi Arabian World Cup, lawyers say

Fifa ‘under an obligation’ to see ‘human rights are upheld’Group including ex-Fifa adviser makes official complaintA group of leading lawyers has submitted an official complaint to Fifa, alleging the governing body has failed to follow its own human rights rules in relation to the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia. The 30-page complaint has been filed via Fifa’s official grievance mechanism and calls for immediate action in five areas.The complaint has been authored by Fifa’s former anti-corruption adviser Mark Pieth, the Swiss lawyer Stefan Wehrenberg and the British barrister Rodney Dixon, who submitted a report to Fifa a year ago warning of the risks of awarding the tournament to the Gulf state. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Fifa breaching own human rights rules over Saudi Arabia World Cup, lawyers say

Fifa ‘under an obligation’ to see ‘human rights are upheld’Group including ex-Fifa adviser makes official complaintA group of leading lawyers has submitted an official complaint to Fifa, alleging the governing body has failed to follow its own human rights rules in relation to the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia. The 30-page complaint has been filed via Fifa’s official grievance mechanism and calls for immediate action in five areas.The complaint has been authored by Fifa’s former anti-corruption adviser Mark Pieth, the Swiss lawyer Stefan Wehrenberg and the British barrister Rodney Dixon, who submitted a report to Fifa a year ago warning of the risks of awarding the tournament to the Gulf state. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago US reportedly plans to slash bank rules imposed to prevent 2008

Watchdogs could cut capital rules as Trump’s deregulation drive opens door to rollback of post-crisis protectionsBusiness live – latest updatesUS watchdogs are reportedly planning to slash capital rules for banks designed to prevent another 2008-style crash, as Donald Trump’s deregulation drive opens the door to the biggest rollback of post-crisis protections in more than a decade.The move follows heavy lobbying by the banking industry, with lenders such as JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs having long complained that competition and lending have been hindered by burdensome rules governing the assets they must hold versus their liabilities. Continue reading...

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1 week ago CHRISTINA MCANEA: 'Care sector would have collapsed years ago without overseas workers'

UNISON General Secretary Christina McAnea writes for The Mirror as Keir Starmer's government announces major changes to immigration rules for care workers

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1 week ago Nurses, universities and some Labour MPs criticise Government's new immigration rules

The GMB union said plans to scrap care visas could be ‘catastrophic’ for the sector

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1 week ago New calls to give State Pension payments ‘immediately’ to disabled people over 60

An online petition is calling on the UK Government to change State Pension eligibility rules.

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1 week ago Starmer to tighten immigration rules as anger over 'failed open borders experiment' grows

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will unveil plans to tighten immigration rules, confronting an issue that has bedeviled successive governments and fueled the rise of a new anti-immigrant party

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1 week ago Keir Starmer to give urgent immigration press conference over 'failed open borders'

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will unveil plans to tighten immigration rules, confronting an issue that has bedeviled successive governments and fueled the rise of a new anti-immigrant party

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1 week ago UK government to tighten immigration rules amid voter anger over ‘failed experiment in open borders’

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will on Monday unveil plans to tighten immigration rules, confronting an issue that has bedeviled successive governments and fueled the rise of a new anti-immigrant party that could threaten the country’s political establishment

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