56 h. ago Airline staff in court after being caught on camera stealing alcohol, cigarettes and PRINGLES off planes

Secret cameras were installed on the planes and caught ten employees helping themselves to food, causing one member of staff to call his colleagues 'thieving b******s'.

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3 d. ago How to pass airline baggage laws as easyJet staff 'get bonus for catching passengers out'

A leaked email has allegedly revealed how a group of airport staff have been given bonuses for catching out easyJet passengers who are carrying bags that are too large onto the plane

Society

5 d. ago Scots airport staff given bonuses for catching airline passengers breaking luggage rules

It has been reported that staff at various airports across the UK are being paid extra cash for catching passengers with oversized cabin bags at the gate.

Politics

5 d. ago Ukrainian grandmother, 78, stranded for two days after being refused flight to UK over eVisa issues

Her daughter Maria said the new electronic visa system was difficult for elderly people to navigate

Politics

8 d. ago Home Office has no idea how many people have stayed in UK after their visas expired, report warns

Government has failed to gather basic information, according to cross-party committee of MPs

Events

9 d. ago Alleged people smuggling gang member ‘made millions while on Universal Credit’

The group is believed to have used visas of people with legitimate status in the UK to aid the arrival of over 500 Gambian citizens.

Events

1 week ago The UK train station with a brand new rooftop bar this summer

The UK train station with a brand new rooftop bar this summer  The Sun

Politics

2 w. ago Entire flight crew suspended after search for passenger’s stolen phone

The passenger claimed he tracked his stolen phone back to a hotel where airline staff were staying

Politics

2 w. ago The country easing visa rules to draw people barred from US by Trump

The country is encouraging immigration even as the US seeks to restrict it

Politics

3 w. ago Airline staff being trained to bar people without visas from flights to UK

Exclusive: Foreign secretary says training for 9,000 workers at European carriers is step towards more secure bordersThousands of European airline staff are being trained to stop people boarding flights to Britain without valid visas, in a move billed by the foreign secretary as a digital upgrade to border controls.David Lammy said the measures marked a step towards “more secure, more digital and more effective” borders, but the move could raise questions about human rights safeguards. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago A climate crisis, a ballot, and a chance at a new life in Australia

World-first agreement that creates a visa in the context of climate change stirs hope among young people in TuvaluOn the sandy shores of Vaiaku, as coconut trees sway gently in the breeze, Tekafa Piliota sits in his small classroom and dreams of becoming a doctor. The 13-year-old, who lives in Tuvalu’s capital Funafuti, knows that would mean leaving his homeland. There aren’t any universities in the small Pacific island nation, which lies between Australia and Hawaii. The country has another problem: it is predicted to be one the first countries to become uninhabitable due to rising seas.“I would like to go to Australia to study. There is higher ground in Australia, and it might be safer during natural disasters,” Piliota says. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago JetBlue is cutting flights and reducing staff hours because people aren’t traveling as much

The airline’s CEO Joanna Geraghty informed staff of incoming cost-cutting measures in a memo on Monday

Transport

3 w. ago UK will look into more ‘transactional’ approach to granting visas, says Starmer

Prime minister outlines plans to penalise countries that refuse to take back refused asylum seekersThe UK will look into penalising countries that refuse to take back people who are refused asylum by making visa applications for their nationals harder, Keir Starmer has said at the G7 summit in Canada.Asked during a media Q&A about ways to reduce the number of people arriving irregularly, the prime minister said it would have a more “transactional” approach to granting visas for countries depending on their cooperation with returns. Continue reading...

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