27 h. ago Don't click on those road toll texts. FBI issues fresh warning about the smishing scam

The FBI is warning Americans not to respond to scam road toll collection texts after receiving more than 2,000 complaints this month

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44 h. ago New UK visa rules for carers, skilled workers and students announced

The minimum salary required for Skilled Worker visas is being increased

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48 h. ago UK visa rules tightened for care staff, skilled workers and some students

The minimum salary required for Skilled Worker visas is also being increased

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49 h. ago New visa rules for care providers, workers and students announced by Home Office

The minimum salary required for Skilled Worker visas is also being increased

Society

54 h. ago Vegan British backpacker who 'broke US visa rules' complains that she faces a month in US jail after being caught at border in 'Trump crackdown'

Rebecca Burke, 28, was on a solo travelling trip across the US and Canada when it turned into a nightmare after she was handcuffed while trying to cross the Canadian border on February 26.

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3 d. ago Parents of British backpacker seized by US border guards in Trump's crackdown plead for her release after visa mix

28-year-old Becky Burke's solo travelling trip across the US and Canada turned into a nightmare when she was handcuffed while trying to cross the Canadian border on February 26.

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7 d. ago British 'drug dealer' faces execution by firing squad in Bali: Thirty

Video shared by the authorities showed the 32-year-old dressed in an orange prison outfit, fidgeting with his head bowed as he was hauled in front of media.

Economics

7 d. ago Brit, 32, is paraded in handcuffs and orange jail shirt as cops warn he faces possible death penalty after being 'caught with haul of drugs'

Video shared by the authorities showed the 32-year-old dressed in an orange prison outfit, fidgeting with his head bowed as he was hauled in front of media.

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9 d. ago ‘The relationship is broken’: Canada responds to Trump’s tariff threats

Many Canadians say they will boycott US goods and will not cross the border while Trump is in office“Since Donald Trump began his tariff threats against Canada and his ‘jokes’ about making Canada the 51st US state, I have not bought a single product originating in the US,” said Lynne Allardice, 78, a retired business owner from New Brunswick, Canada.“Not a single lettuce leaf or piece of fruit. I have become an avid reader of labels and have adopted an ‘anywhere but the US’ policy when shopping. I will not visit the States while Trump remains in office, and most of the people I know have adopted the same policy.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘The relationship is broken’: Canadians respond to Trump’s tariffs

Many plan to boycott US goods and say they will not cross the border while Trump is in office“Since Donald Trump began his tariff threats against Canada and his ‘jokes’ about making Canada the 51st US state, I have not bought a single product originating in the US,” said Lynne Allardice, 78, a retired business owner from New Brunswick, Canada.“Not a single lettuce leaf or piece of fruit. I have become an avid reader of labels and have adopted an ‘anywhere but the US’ policy when shopping. I will not visit the States while Trump remains in office, and most of the people I know have adopted the same policy.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago European visa waiver: when must I apply for an Etias and how will travel from the UK work

Extra red tape due to Brexit will not be mandatory for travel from the UK to the Schengen Area before 2027, I calculate

Economics

9 d. ago FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump during his address to Congress

President Donald Trump's one-hour and 40 minute address to Congress highlighted many of his initiatives, from an immigration crackdown to tariffs and energy policy

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1 week ago Man caught with machete on East Kilbride street avoids jail term

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard police officers found the weapon inside Scott Allan’s shorts.

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1 week ago US communities on Canada border fear personal cost of Trump’s tariffs

President Donald Trump plans to impose a 25 percent tariff on most imported Canadian goods on Tuesday

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1 week ago Police sergeant who filmed himself masturbating in a bush near a children's playpark is now 'living in a hotel' after being 'sent away for his own safety' and spared jail

Simon Ince, 51, escaped being charged with more serious offences because prosecutors ruled there was no evidence anybody had seen him engaging in the lewd behaviour.

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1 week ago Trump is making Central America become a dumping ground for US immigrants

President bullying countries’ leaders into collaborating with his deportation agenda that critics say violates rightsCentral America has long been a source of immigrants, and in recent years, it’s also become a major transit route for those from around the world heading to the United States.That shift led to record numbers of immigrants arriving at the US border, and contributed to the supposed crisis that helped Donald Trump win the election this past November. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘They worship death’: Trump ‘border czar’ reveals extremist views in interview

The ‘great replacement’ theory, human sacrifice and torture videos: Tom Homan’s talk with Tucker Carlson offered a grab bag of far-right talking pointsDon’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.Donald Trump’s “border czar”, Tom Homan, and far-right media personality Tucker Carlson talked about a bizarre range of extremist and racist conspiracy theories in an interview just weeks before Homan took office and was trusted with implementing a wide-ranging crackdown on migrants.The conversation included Carlson’s claim that Mexican cartels come “from cultures that have practiced human sacrifice for thousands of years”, connected the racist “great replacement” theory to Biden’s immigration policy, and advocated the arrest of elected US leaders who opposed Donald Trump’s policies on migrants. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump declares the 'invasion of our country is over' and the border is 'closed' after mass ICE arrests

In a post to his Truth Social page, Trump said that in the last month his administration had recorded the lowest number of immigrants trying to enter the country ever.

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2 w. ago 'I'm a Ukrainian refugee but visa rule means I could be sent back to hell'

Olga Pasichnyk fled to the UK when war broke out in Ukraine three years ago, but now her future and safety hangs in the balance due to a visa rule that affects many in her position

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2 w. ago Dartmoor wild boar sightings prompt suspicions of guerrilla rewilding

Dog walker’s close encounter prompts debate over whether the animals, once native to UK, should remainSightings of wild boar on Dartmoor have raised suspicions a guerrilla rewilder has been releasing them – and prompted a debate over whether they should be allowed to remain.Videos of a group of boar on the moors in Devon were posted online earlier this month, and a dog walker has recently complained of a close encounter with one of them, which frightened his pet. Continue reading...

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