UK's Competition and Markets Authority fines Automobile Association Developments £4.2m and orders £760,000 refunds to learners
→ Customer-relations teams must issue refunds to 80,000+ learner drivers immediately
UK
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BBC
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EU activates biometric Entry/Exit System across Schengen borders
→ Border-control officers must register non-EU travellers' fingerprints and photos
UK
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Argentina transfers glacier protection authority to provinces
→ Provincial permitting teams can approve mining in glacier regions
Argentina
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UK ends two-child benefit cap
→ Universal Credit claimants with three+ children receive restored payments
UK
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Northern Ireland mandates two weeks' paid miscarriage leave
→ Employers' HR teams must grant two weeks' paid leave after miscarriage
UK
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CMA CGM moves container ship through Strait of Hormuz
→ Container-ship voyage planners can resume routing Western-owned vessels via Hormuz
Iran · France
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France's administrative court overturns ban on Muslim gathering
→ Event organisers can proceed; police ban lifted two hours before opening
France
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UK raises national minimum wage to £12.71 an hour for over-21s
→ Payroll teams must update pay to new legal minimums from 1 April 2026
UK
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Israel mandates death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks
→ Military courts must impose executions within the statute's 90‑day window
Israel
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UK's Defra mandates weekly food waste collections for all homes
→ Local authority waste teams must provide weekly separate food collections
UK
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Spain closes airspace to US aircraft involved in Iran war
→ US flight planners cannot use Spanish airspace or Rota and Morón bases
USA · Spain
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Australia halves fuel excise tax for three months
→ Victoria and Tasmania transport agencies must operate free public transit during announced windows
Australia
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