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Insights from new evidence on the relationship between excess weight and coronavirus (COVID-19).
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…
Explanations of the different terms you might see on your driving licence
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Get help to classify various items of iron and steel, primarily those classified under chapter 72.
Slide sets presenting the latest data on adult excess weight and obesity in England.
Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have
Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
Statistics on primary school children who are overweight, measured in reception and year 6 and presented for different ethnic groups.
Find out what you need to do when importing commercial goods into Great Britain in your accompanied baggage or small vehicle.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
How to import bananas into the UK by weighing consignments and making simplified declarations.
Find out how to calculate the weight of your aggregate and deduct the weight of added water for Aggregates Levy.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Who can drive a van, the speed limits and weight limits that apply, and rules on loading, drivers' hours and maintenance.
Type approval, individual (IVA), motorcycle single vehicle approval, voluntary approval, certificate of initial fitness, accessibility approval, fees, forms, replacement certificates
Information about becoming a goods vehicle operator, getting a goods vehicle licence and complying with regulations
Data for school years 2016 to 2017 up to 2018 to 2019 from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) showing the prevalence of excess weight and obesity in children at Middle Super Output Area, Ward, and Clinical Commissioning Group geographies.
EU and GB domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles
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