France is rolling out one of the most sweeping anti-smoking measures ever applied to winter sports: smoking will now be prohibited across all ski resorts on lifts, in lift queues, and even on the slopes themselves. After months of ambiguity surrounding a new French public-health decree, local media have confirmed that decree No. 2025-582 does in fact apply to France's expansive ski areas, ending the uncertainty that lingered since summer.
A South Kerry town was caught by surprise when an inspector called last autumn The state collected more than €4,500 in fines for unpaid TV licence fees. So thronged was the small rural courthouse that the crowd spilled onto the street outside as defendants squeezed onto courtroom benches and stood shoulder-to-shoulder down the aisles. Many had never set foot in the courthouse before and exchanged nervous glances before proceedings began.
The European Commission has fined Google €2.95 billion for distorting competition in advertising technology. This is the fourth antitrust sanction for the tech giant in a decade in which EU regulators have been cracking down harder and harder. The decision by Teresa Ribera, the EU competition commissioner, follows a years-long battle to rein in Google's advertising practices. Since 2014, Google has allegedly systematically favored its own display technologies at the expense of competitors and publishers, distorting the online advertising market.
The story of Ed and Judy Craine went viral back in 2022: They parked their car on the concrete pad immediately in front of their Diamond Heights home, just like they had for the past 36 years. But one day they got a notice saying -- it was illegal. "Unbelievable!" said Ed. "It was deemed illegal because of the beautification desire for the neighborhood." Yet, ironically the result wasn't pretty. Judy says the rule just exacerbated a parking eyesore on their steep street.
NEW YORK -- Daniil Medvedev was fined a total of $42,500 by the US Open on Wednesday -- more than a third of his $110,000 tournament prize money -- for his meltdown during a first-round loss after a photographer wandered onto the court during the match. Tournament referee Jake Garner docked Medvedev $30,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and another $12,500 for racket abuse. When the match ended, Medvedev repeatedly smacked a racket against his sideline chair, destroying the equipment.
Fines for fly-tipping in Brent have more than doubled as the council intensifies its crackdown, issuing over 5,700 enforcement notices compared to 2,700 the previous year.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors have proposed doubling the fines for those participating in or viewing street takeovers from $500 to $1,000 to combat rising incidents.
