5 h. ago China partially lifts ban on Japanese seafood after Fukushima wastewater row

Exporters will require certificates from Japan’s government confirming inspections for radioactive materials

Politics

5 d. ago Brit stuck in Turkey 'can't come home' despite £10k offer to lift 'mistake' ban

Georgia Harrison, 32, from Greater Manchester, claims she has wrongly been given a travel ban preventing her from leaving Turkey after she admitted smashing up a hotel room following a boozy night

Economics

1 week ago A Spree change: from Berlin to Oslo, Europe’s urban swimmers take the plunge

Parts of the Seine are opening to bathers and Berliners are pushing authorities to permit river dips, while other hotspots continue to delight city dwellersThe last time there was full-scale river swimming in Berlin’s city centre, before access was outlawed a century ago, there were probably fewer inflatable unicorns and fluorescent pool noodles.But this week, a “Dip-Dip-Hurrah” demonstration to push for the lifting of the roaring 20s-era ban saw about 300 people, many with colourful swimming caps and assorted flotation devices, bob down the Spree river as the golden-hour sun bathed the old Prussian monuments of the historic Mitte district in a warm light. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Australia lifts ban preventing gay men from donating blood and plasma

Lifeblood will no longer ask men if they had sex with men in the past three months

Events

1 week ago AI robots are being brought in to make Wimbledon tennis cool for tech

The AI information, powered by technology giant IBM, is also being provided to the players' boxes so it can be used to change tactics following a lifting of a ban on in-game coaching

Politics

3 w. ago Jeremy Kyle guest who killed girlfriend's hamster has lifetime animal ban lifted

ITV's Jeremy Kyle Show has been hit with controversy over the years, including one guest who killed his girlfriend's hamster after finding out he was not the father of her baby

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3 w. ago Bitcoin and crypto funds on their way for UK investors, as watchdog plans to lift its ban

The FCA banned the sale of bitcoin and other crypto ETNs to UK retail investors alongside crypto derivatives in 2020, arguing they were not appropriate.

Economics