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The telecoms regulator said it had levied its largest-ever consumer protection fine against the telecoms firm after Virgin Media had, over a near three-year period from January 2022 to September 2024, caused customers on millions of calls “unreasonable effort, hassle or undue difficulty” when trying to cancel.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Vilnius (Lithuania) has secured the conviction of four individuals in a case of attempted subsidy fraud, preventing the unlawful disbursement of nearly €2.6 million in EU funds.

Disgraced Peter Mandelson will be hit with a fine after he was caught urinating against a wall on a posh London street.

A Rome court has found Netflix’s subscription price increases between 2017 and 2024 to be unlawful, potentially entitling millions of Italian subscribers to refunds of up to €500. The streaming giant says it will appeal.

A Michelin-starred chef has been spared jail after running over his British intern twice after a staff party.

Italy’s competition authority said on Thursday it had fined several companies of the Revolut group more than 11.5 million euros ($13.25 million) for alleged unfair commercial practices.

Welsh Water is set to pay a proposed £44.7 million after the industry regulator found “serious and unacceptable” breaches in the supplier’s sewage and network services.

Broadcast regulator Ofcom has recovered just £55,000 of fines out of over £3 million imposed on companies in breach of child safety laws.

Tottenham have been fined €30,000 (£26,200) and received a suspended ban on away fans after three of their supporters were found to have made Nazi salutes.

The firm behind a nudification website has been fined £50,000 by regulators over failures to use age checks designed to protect children.

Croydon Council is owed more than £1.13 million in unpaid parking fines, with some drivers accumulating hundreds of penalty charge notices (PCNs) without paying a penny.

Havering Council has agreed to pay more than £7,000 to a homeless mother after her family was left to live in unsafe housing.

Pregnant British drug mule Bella Culley will be forced to give birth inside a Georgian jail after her family failed to pay a massive fine in exchange for her freedom.

Platinum Gaming, the operator of unibet.co.uk and uk.bingo.com, has been fined £10 million for anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility failings, the Gambling Commission has said.

Singer Rosalia is facing a €600k fine after failing to seek permission to promote her new album in Madrid.

Thousands of NHS staff have been handed parking fines while at work, new figures suggest.

Portugal’s parliament has approved a bill banning face veils worn for “gender or religious” reasons in public, in a move seen as targeting Muslim women who wear face coverings.

Regulator Ofcom has fined Royal Mail £21 million for failing to meet delivery targets during the 2024/25 year.

The parents of Britain’s largest family have been fined after taking their children out of school for a luxurious £52,000 trip to Disney World in Florida.

A rail company has been fined £1 million after a woman was killed by a tree branch while she stuck her head out of an open train window.

A telecommunications provider owned by the Swedish group Ericsson has been fined £700,000 after some UK business customers were unable to connect to emergency calls for more than a week, Ofcom has announced.

Two water companies have been fined a combined £86.8m over sewage-related failures.

Pregnant drugs mule suspect Bella Culley’s distraught mother was seen visiting her daughter in Georgian prison today as lawyers say she may have to find £100,000 to free her.

A mother of two has voiced her outrage after receiving a £100 fine for parking her car just two inches over a white line.