9 h. 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

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4 d. ago Brooklyn Beckham 'makes surprising career change away from England alongside wife Nicola Peltz' amid family 'rift'

Brooklyn Beckham has made a surprising career change away from England alongside his wife Nicola Peltz amid an ongoing 'feud' with his family.

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4 d. ago Brooklyn Beckham 'makes surprising career change away from England alongside wife Nicola Peltz' amid family 'rift'

Brooklyn Beckham has made a surprising career change away from England alongside his wife Nicola Peltz amid an ongoing 'feud' with his family.

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5 d. ago Nicola Peltz 'healing Beckham feud' as Victoria 'navigates changing family'

EXCLUSIVE: Nicola Peltz could be the key to "healing" the Beckham family's rift after the actress and her husband Brooklyn recently skipped out on his father David's 50th birthday

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5 d. ago 'I named daughter after ancient Roman icon – my family hate it but I don't care'

A mum who named her daughter after a former Roman emperor has said she won't consider changing it even though her family hate it - and online commenters are split too

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6 d. ago Sean Bowen's family make big change at stable where new champion jockey grew up

Sean Bowen has been compared to 20-time champion AP McCoy for his power-packed rides on the track. Now his brother Mickey wants a piece of the action as he takes over the family's training licence

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9 d. ago Virginia Giuffre’s family launch fundraiser and share plans for sweet memorial

The family also pledged to continue Virginia's fight for a change in the law to protect victims of sexual abuse and prevent predators from escaping justice. They vowed to take on her mission "with all our heart and soul"

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1 week ago EastEnders legend makes explosive return to Albert Square in just days as they send shockwaves through family with life

The return will blow one family's secret out into the open.

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1 week ago A moment that changed me: I went into the wilderness with my family – and lost my inhibitions

We took a wrong turn on vacation and ended up on a six-hour trek into the rainforest. After my mom flung off her top, my brother was attacked by fire ants and I developed a fiery hot rash, everything began to seem strangely zen It was the summer of 2001 and I was on the brink of adolescence, embarking on my first journey outside the United States to the tropically convenient American territory of Puerto Rico. I was 11, and already the goofball in my group of friends – but, away from those with whom I was familiar, I was painfully shy. Until a family vacation from hell rid me of all my inhibitions.The chaos began when my well-intentioned parents decided to take my brother and me to see the beautiful rainforest. My mom had her heart set on going to the El Portal de El Yunque National Forest visitor centre; a friend had told her it was “perfect for kids”, with guided, paved pathways, a cafe, and even a gift shop. But when my flustered, monolingual father got lost on the Puerto Rican fr...

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2 w. ago My daughter's surname is so rude she's been relentlessly teased at school

A mother, believed to be from the US, is keen to help her eight-year-old avoid the relentless teasing her father endured at school and has turned to Reddit for advice.

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2 w. ago Top horse gets green light to run next week despite horror Cheltenham and Aintree falls

Constitution Hill is set to run in the Boodles Champion Hurdle at Punchestown this Friday after Nicky Henderson confirmed his stable star had come out of a schooling session with James Bowen in good order

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2 w. ago AP McCoy hails successor Sean Bowen as he makes perfect start to stag do with huge win

Trainer Olly Murphy showed his emotions on ITV Racing as Bowen - set to go to Tenerife ahead of his wedding to Harriet Matthews - won the bet365 Gold Cup on 9-2 chance Resplendent Grey

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2 w. ago Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A gosling grows up; a campaign to save trees; the impact of partition; thorny dilemmas; wearing a hijab in Essex and moreGozzle by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie, Macmillan, £12.99When a bear finds a goose egg, rather than breakfast, it hatches sweet, tenacious Gozzle, who’s convinced goslings can do everything bears do. But what will happen when she learns to fly? A comically adorable picture book about family, growth and change.Leave the Trees, Please by Benjamin Zephaniah, illustrated by Melissa Castrillon, Magic Cat, £12.99Zephaniah’s posthumously published picture book, featuring a dynamic repeated refrain and soaring, swirling illustrations, calls on young listeners to safeguard trees and the riches of the natural world. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Humble Welshman sacrifices everything, wins £2m and is now the best there is

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3 w. ago Horse trained in Wales captures Irish Grand National to give Sean Bowen biggest win

Haiti Couleurs, trained by Rebecca Curtis, made all the running under Sean Bowen to land Ireland's richest jumps race on Easter Monday at Fairyhouse

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3 w. ago 'He called for help — no one came' Family seeks change after grandfather bled to death alone

Much-loved Peter Parker's last hours were likely spent in pain as he bled to death waiting for help from 999 that never came

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3 w. ago An Israeli bomb took a teen’s arm in Gaza. She’s healing with a family in Philadelphia

Tasneem Sharif Abbas, 16, flew with her sister to the US, where doctors awaited and volunteers cheered their arrivalDozens of people across the world were in non-stop communication for several months to arrange the arrival of Tasneem Sharif Abbas to the US. Abbas’s entire life changed when a bomb dropped on her family’s home in Gaza on 31 October 2023. A piece of metal severed her arm and she blacked out as rubble fell on her. Soon after, her arm was amputated at a local Gaza hospital. “This is not a movie or a fictional story. This is the reality I have lived,” Abbas said in a statement. “This is just a glimpse of the dark days that have turned my life into a nightmare.”Last year, the 16-year-old and an accompanying guardian, her adult sister Ashjan who is not injured, evacuated to Egypt, where they spent several months aboard a medical ship. The journey to fit Abbas with a prosthetic arm began with a 24-hour-flight from Cairo to New York, where volunteers met them in the airport d...

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3 w. ago ‘No fish, no money, no food’: Colombia’s stilt people fight to save their wetlands

Illegally diverted rivers, seawater and poorly managed building projects have polluted the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta. But the Unesco site has a vital role to play in fighting climate changeFrom the porch of her family home in Nueva Venecia, Magdalena, Yeidis Rodríguez Suárez watches the sunset. The view takes in the still waters of the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta wetlands. Pelicans dip their beaks into the lagoon, ripples breaking the glassy surface. Distant mangroves turn from green to deep purple in the dying light.The 428,000-hectare (1,600 sq mile) expanse of lagoons, mangroves and marshes in Colombia has been a Unesco biosphere reserve since 2000. Yet, for Rodríguez, 27, the natural abundance is little more than an illusion. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Inside David Oyelowo's life from 'royal family' connection to tragic reason he changed his diet

David Oyelowo is set to star in the surreal new period comedy-drama Government Cheese on Apple TV+, but what do we know about the actor's life off the screen?

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