11 h. ago Revealed: Met Police sacked over 180 disgraced officers last year as Sir Mark Rowley battles to clean up force

Met Commissioner vowed to be ‘relentless’ during ‘biggest corruption clear-out in British policing history’

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15 h. ago Candace Owens: Australia’s high court backs government decision to deny visa to US rightwinger

Court supports home affairs minister’s 2024 decision to reject visa application for planned speaking tour on character groundsAustralia’s high court has unanimously backed the government’s 2024 decision to refuse rightwing provocateur Candace Owens a visa to enter the country.The full bench of the court ruled on Wednesday that the minister’s denial did not infringe an implied constitutional freedom of political communication. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Home Office reveals new visa rules including increased English requirements for migrants

Tougher requirements for speaking, listening, reading and writing will be needed for certain visas

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27 h. ago 'If you come to this country, you must learn our language': Migrants required to have A

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said it was 'unacceptable' for arrivals to be 'unable to contribute to our national life' because they don't speak the language.

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49 h. ago Official list of foods that ease constipation, revealed by diet scientists

Sufferers of chronic constipation have been handed the first ever official list of foods and supplements that can help to get things moving-and it includes some surprising everyday staples.

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4 d. ago Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted dinner giving tech bosses access to UK minister

Exclusive: Six tech leaders dined with investment minister, documents reveal, underlining growing influence of ex-PM’s consultancyTony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted a private dinner earlier this year at which a select group of technology entrepreneurs were given access to a key minister, official documents have revealed.The former prime minister, who is a champion of the tech industry, held the dinner in an upmarket London hotel in his capacity as the head of the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) political consultancy. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago First flu death recorded of virus season... as more counties bring back mask mandates

Health officials in North Carolina revealed they had recorded the fatality.

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5 d. ago Sadiq Khan calls for pause in new immigration rules after 200 to 300 TfL staff put at risk of deportation

Mayor says people who joined TfL on graduate visa have been ‘left in limbo’ by Government restriction on foreign workers

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5 d. ago Arizona sheriff's office misused millions meant to remedy racial profiling, report reveals

The sheriff’s office for metro Phoenix has spent millions of dollars budgeted for compliance costs in a racial profiling case over Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns on things that had little or nothing to do with a court-ordered overhaul of the agency

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7 d. ago One in ten working age Scots have never carried out a day's work in their lives, new stats reveal

A total of 314,200 people in Scotland aged 16-64 have never worked in their life, data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed. This is more than nine per cent of working age adults.

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer says UK won't relax visa rules for Indian workers and students as he arrives in Mumbai for visit

The Prime Minister has travelled to Mumbai with 125 business chiefs, cultural leaders and university bosses

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8 d. ago Why did MI5 allow a Soviet spy to continue working for the Queen nine years after his confession?

Newly released files from the National Archives reveal that Her Majesty was not officially informed of Blunt's treachery until 1973, nine years after his confession.

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1 week ago Met police shame: 'Reprehensible' racism and misogyny of Charing Cross station officers revealed in TV exposé

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley vows to rid force of staff abusing their positions within weeks of BBC Panorama’s exposé

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2 w. ago Met Office reveals when Northern Lights could next dazzle UK skies

Parts of the UK could be treated to an aurora borealis display this week

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2 w. ago Met Office reveals how massive Hurricane Humberto will impact Scotland as large storm sweeps across Atlantic

THE Met Office has warned Scots that Hurricane Humberto is set to bring wet and windy weather in the coming days as it sweeps across the Atlantic. The massive storm is currently located south of Bermuda and has been strengthening since it exploded into a Category 5 hurricane on Saturday when winds reached 160mph. And...

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2 w. ago Prison officers reveal shame over "barbaric" death of inmate Allan Marshall at Saughton jail

Officers claim Allan's death was result of "barbaric" response to a medical situation. Sources say ongoing denials of blame have damaged SPS.

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2 w. ago I’ve had discomfort down below for a year, nothing has cured it – help!

HEART disease is the world’s biggest killer. It includes conditions that narrow or block blood vessels and can cause heart attack or stroke. While we know they are emergencies, many people aren’t aware that their daily habits can have a profound impact on their heart health. Things that increase your risk include smoking, stress, alcohol,...

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2 w. ago Met Police chief may force officers to reveal Freemason ties ahead of damning TV exposé

Sir Mark Rowley acts on policy as damaging revelations set to appear in undercover BBC documentary

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2 w. ago Met Police officers could be forced to reveal Freemason ties to bosses

A consultation is under way on adding the group to the force’s declarable associations policy.

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2 w. ago High standard of English to be required for leave to remain, Mahmood to pledge

Home secretary to set out proposed tougher conditions including not taking benefits and ‘spotless’ criminal recordCriminals and people who cannot speak English to “a high standard” will be denied permission to settle in the UK, Shabana Mahmood will announce on Monday, in proposals intended to contain the growing electoral threat from Reform UK.In a speech framing herself as a “tough home secretary”, Mahmood will say people seeking indefinite leave to remain (ILR) will have to demonstrate they have integrated and “contributed” to society through national insurance payments and voluntary work, and not relied on benefits. Continue reading...

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