5 h. ago Ryanair accused of refusing to let family board flight to Dublin over visa issues

Christina Finn and her husband Cameron had travelled to London from Belfast on Friday for a CBeebies event with their five-month-old son when they were refused boarding

Society

13 h. ago Eight in 10 Scottish small businesses cite barriers to growth this summer as concerns over rising fixed costs soar to five

More than eight in ten Scottish small business owners (83%) cite barriers holding their businesses back from growing – with concerns over fixed costs and the cost of hiring skilled labour on the rise - according to new research from Novuna Business Finance.

Economics

15 h. ago In limbo: families hoping for change to UK income rules for spousal visas

The migration advisory committee is due to release a review of the UK’s minimum income requirement for family visas – currently set at £29,000. Many British families are in a state of enforced separation. Family visas represent just 5% of total UK visa applications, yet are a key focus of a migration crackdown. Working with Reunite Families, photographer Frankie Mills documents the lives of nine families whose stories illustrate the human cost of this policy thresholdThree weeks ago, Keir Starmer said the UK was at risk of becoming an “island of strangers”. But for countless British citizens across the country, that isolation is already a lived reality by design of immigration rules that force them to choose between their homeland and family.The minimum income requirement dictates how much a person needs to earn in order to bring their non-British partner here. Set at £18,600 for a decade, the Conservatives announced plans to raise it dramatically to £38,700 before backtracking afte...

Politics

23 h. ago Family visa salary threshold should not be raised warns Home Office

The minimum income to bring a family member from abroad to Britain should be lowered to £23,000 to £25,000, the Migration Advisory Committee suggested

Events

23 h. ago UK family visa rules should be relaxed, government review suggests

Campaigners call for ‘tax on love’ family visa income requirements to be scrapped

Politics

23 h. ago Family visa income threshold should not rise to skilled worker level – review

The Migration Advisory Committee said that approach would most likely conflict with international law.

Events

4 w. ago Visas crackdown: New rules for foreign workers and higher salary thresholds revealed in immigration shake

Restricted permits for low skilled jobs, new rules for family visas, higher wage requirements and degrees needed for foreign workers are among the measures revealed

Economics