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Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
There are restrictions on what items you can take in your hand luggage and…
There are restrictions on the amount of liquids you can take in your hand…
When travelling with a baby you’re allowed to take enough baby food, baby…
Musical instruments Contact your airline before you book if you want to…
You’re allowed to carry the following in your hand luggage: essential…
You can only take certain electronic devices and electrical items on…
Allowed in hand luggage Allowed in hold luggage Sports parachute Yes Yes…
Allowed in hand luggage Allowed in hold luggage Tool with a blade or shaft…
You cannot take any of these items as hand luggage or in the hold:…
You cannot take any guns or firearms (including air rifles and starting…
Who is eligible to vote in elections and referendums in the UK
There are different types of UK elections. The most common ones are:…
General elections (elections to the UK Parliament) usually take place…
Local government elections take place at least every 4 years. Not all…
There are 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). To vote in…
There are 90 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in the Northern…
There are 60 Members of the Senedd (MSs). To vote in Senedd elections you…
Elected local mayors In some areas of England voters elect a mayor. Check…
There are 41 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales…
A referendum is a vote on a single issue. You usually make one choice…
Rules for feeding, watering, prioritising, holding animals for slaughter, and the design and layout of a slaughterhouse.
Driving licence exchange and rules for drivers living in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
Holdover relief on gifts means you do not pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you give away business assets and some shares - eligibility, how it works, how to claim it
What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
How to use ‘on hold’ health claims that are still under consideration in the EU in Great Britain.
What a cattle movement is, what you need to do before you move cattle, and when you must not move cattle.
Information for British people moving to and living in Thailand, including residency, healthcare and driving.
Find out how to obtain qualified teacher status (QTS) to teach in a maintained school or non-maintained special school in England.
Visiting a prisoner: visiting times, keeping in touch by email, telephone or letter, banned items and sending money to a prisoner by debit card or online bank transfer
Leasehold property - leasehold disputes, buying the freehold, service charges, lease extensions and Right to Manage
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
Apply for a certificate to confirm that you only need to pay UK National Insurance contributions if you're a self-employed individual working temporarily in an EU country, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
Information for employers on checking EU, EEA and Swiss citizens’ right to work.
How legal industrial action is organised, picketing and the law and what your employment rights when you are on strike
Who can set up employee ownership, employee shares and engagement, employee directors, model documentation
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Portugal, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
Check if an investor qualifies for an ISA and what to do when an investor dies.
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