21 h. ago Nigerians, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans face UK student visa crackdown

Applicants will be targeted by Home Office due to suspicions they are most likely to overstay and claim asylumUK politics live – latest updatesNigerians, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans applying to work or study in the UK face Home Office restrictions over suspicions that they are most likely to overstay and claim asylum, Whitehall officials have claimed.The government is working with the National Crime Agency to build models to profile applicants from these countries who are likely to go on to claim asylum. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Argument outside a Foot Locker turns to gunfire leaving two people dead

The suspect took a gun from a vehicle and began shooting at the victims after the argument turned violent, police have said said

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7 d. ago Human rights laws could block removing sex offenders from UK, Cooper suggests

The Government plans to bar migrants convicted of sexual offences from being able to claim asylum in the UK.

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8 d. ago Iranian asylum seeker who argued he can't be deported because he's a 'sex toy smuggler' wins fight to stay in Britain

The asylum seeker who applied for refugee status in the UK claimed that Iranian authorities looked on him 'adversely' for ferrying boxes of vibrators and other adult devices across the border.

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8 d. ago Fake migrant lawyers to face huge fines as ministers prepare new immigration crackdown

The Home Office says it is cracking down on people who wrongly claim they can give immigration advice to illegal migrants on how to stay in Britain

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1 week ago Bayern v Mainz, Newcastle v Ipswich, Brighton v West Ham, and more: football – live

Rolling updates on the Premier League and beyondLive scores | Latest tables | Fixtures | And email BarryChampionship: On as a substitute, Shandon Baptiste has scored what could be a massive goal for Luton against Coventry. It was a scrappy effort that took a big deflection off a defender who couldn’t sort his feet out but Hatters fans won’t care. A win will take them out of the relegation zone for a couple of hours at least.League Two: Doncaster Rovers are 2-0 up against Bradford City, with Billy Sharp doubling their lead after Tyrick Wright missed a penalty for the Bantams. A win will send Donny up to League One and leave Bradford in the third automatic promotion place. In London, Port Vale are beating AFC Wimbledon 2-0 and will also go unless Bradford can turn things around very quickly and win against Doncaster Rovers. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago New call for free train travel for every person over State Pension age to give them ‘true freedom’

An online petition argues that many older people can’t travel by train because fares are too high.

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3 w. ago Albanian lesbian couple win asylum claim to stay in Britain after arguing people in their home country are homophobic

The women had trafficked after being 'abducted by masked men, sexually assaulted by multiple men and subjected to physical and verbal abuse on account of their sexual orientation', a court heard.

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3 w. ago Holy Cow review – unlikely French teen cheesemaker drama with a big heart

A largely nonprofessional cast shine in Louise Courvoisier’s gritty rural tale that feels satisfyingly realHere’s something to tempt the appetites of fans of French cinema and artisan cheeses alike: Holy Cow, the first feature fim from French director Louise Courvoisier, has been a breakout success domestically (it won a prize at Cannes and a couple of Césars, and went on to win over French audiences in their droves). On paper, this tale of a rural teenage delinquent who dreams of glory in the annual comté cheesemaking competition sounds like any number of generic feelgood underdog tales. But there’s a knack to making great rural cinema, which boils down to capturing the grit and spit and personality of the place rather than some sun-dappled romantic projection of a simpler life.It helps immeasurably that Courvoisier grew up in the same remote Jura farming community in eastern France where the film is set. It shows in every rough-edged, beer-drenched frame – this is earthy, sweaty, ...

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4 w. ago New call for tax refunds for people commuting to work by car or public transport

An online petition argues the burden of travelling to work is putting people under more financial pressure.

Economics

4 w. ago Couple who converted old railway carriage that was showcased on Channel 4 show win two

Andrea Pearman, 53, and Richard Coleman, 65, featured on Channel 4 show George Clarke's Amazing Spaces in 2022 as they attempted to transform a carriage into a holiday let.

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last month Abigail Disney: ‘Every billionaire who can’t live on $999m is kind of a sociopath’

She is one of the heirs to the Walt Disney fortune – and has long argued for rich people like her to pay more tax. Now she is working out how best to meet the challenge of Trump, Musk and the politics of chaosMy conversation with Abigail Disney opens with the kind of bog-standard line that starts most chats. But because she is a left-leaning American, with a record of righteous criticism of the man now once again in charge of her country, I suspect it might invite a very long answer indeed.Still, out it comes: “How are you?” Continue reading...

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