Real estate event in London ‘advertised sale of land in illegal Israeli settlements’
Pamphlets from event featured projects in West Bank and East Jerusalem despite previous denials by organisersAn Israeli real estate event in north Lon...
Illegal dump becomes ‘symbol of north-south divide’ at heart of Makerfield byelection
Failure to clear up rotting, rat-infested site is a key issue for local people as they weigh up politicians’ promisesA mountain of rubbish sits behind...
Charities in England and Wales ‘donate millions to illegal Israeli settlements’
MP Melanie Ward calls on Charity Commission to look into 32 organisations she says have given at least £28mThirty-two charities in England and Wales h...
UK regulator orders social media firms to adopt measures to stop viral illegal content
Ofcom move follows concerns about misinformation and online claims over police response to Henry Nowak killingSocial media companies have been ordered...
UK readies sanctions against Israel to deter proposed illegal West Bank settlement
Move comes as 137 Labour MPs sign letter demanding ‘urgent, concrete action’ to stop settler violenceThe UK Foreign Office and a group of western coun...
Australians are spending less to consume more nicotine as illegal tobacco trade explodes
Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates nicotine consumption rose 40%, with illicit sources accounting for 80% of all tobaccoFollow our Australia ne...
EU fines Temu for failing to stop sale of illegal and dangerous products
European Commission finds shoppers on Chinese website very likely to find unsafe items and imposes €200m penaltyEU regulators have fined the Chinese s...
Temu fined more than $230 million by EU over illegal product sales
Temu has been fined €200 million (about $232 million) by the European Commission after it found that consumers are "very likely to encounter illegal i...
EU fines Temu €200m for allowing sale of illegal products
The European Commission says the Chinese-owned online retailer failed to take account of risks from baby toys and faulty chargers sold on its platform...
Police running out of room to store illegal cigarettes they’ve seized amid Australia’s booming illicit trade
Inquiry into black market hears cost of destroying vapes has also soared, with some requiring manual dismantlingFollow our Australia news live blog fo...
X agrees to crack down on illegal hate and terror content in the UK
British online safety regulator Ofcom says it has accepted new commitments from X that aim to better protect UK users from seeing illegal hate and ter...
Meta profited from illegal scam ads, California county lawsuit alleges
Santa Clara county claims Meta Platforms violated the state’s false advertising and unfair business practices lawsCalifornia’s Santa Clara county has ...
Sicily police investigate illegal race with horse-drawn carts and Kalashnikovs
Horses seized and several people questioned after animal rights activist shares video of race along country roadsA video showing an illegal horse race...
Amazon halts sales of illegal high-speed ebikes in California after fatal accidents
Recent consumer alert on ebike safety laws says some vehicles should be classified as mopeds or motorcyclesAmazon said it plans to stop selling certai...
