38 h. ago Warnings of dire worker shortages as UK net migration figures halve

Sir Keir Starmer announced plans he promised will ‘significantly’ reduce immigration this month but according to new figures the number was already dramatically falling because of measures introduced by the Tories

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42 h. ago Net migration halves in a year in huge boost to Keir Starmer

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals net migration dropped from 860,000 in the year ending December 2023 to 431,000 a year later.

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3 d. ago Air traffic controller names the major airport she's too terrified to fly out of over fears of plane crashing

A traumatized air traffic control worker says she refuses to fly out of one of the country's busiest airports, warning operation issues may soon cause dire crashes.

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7 d. ago Lack of suitable homes making 'significant' contribution to Dumfries and Galloway key worker shortage

A new study has found that the health and social care, education, policing, forestry and farming sectors are all being hit by the problem.

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9 d. ago Burst pipe sends send thousands of gallons of water towering 100ft into the air amid dire drought warnings

Dramatic aerial photos show the water cascading out of the ground - about 100ft into the air - across Sneedhams Green in Matson, Gloucester, after a pipe burst on Wednesday.

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1 week ago Labour's immigration crackdown criticised for not containing cap on numbers as Keir Starmer set to unveil plan in full that will mean arrivals will have to 'earn the right to stay' in Britain

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the plan would mean a 'substantial' drop on last year's net migration figure of 728,000, but refused to put a cap on numbers, saying it was a 'failed approach'.

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1 week ago Migration must be ‘properly controlled’, Cooper says ahead of policy reforms

The Home Secretary has blamed a push for overseas recruitment for high net migration figures in recent years.

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2 w. ago The week Britain burned with wildfires roaring across UK as experts issue dire warning

Wildfires are normally something associated with Southern Europe, the Western US or Australia, not places like Devon, Northern Irland, the Highlands and Bournemouth

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2 w. ago Labour targets international students claiming asylum after losses to Reform in local elections

Exclusive: Ministers understood to be drafting white paper this month in move to reduce legal migrationMinisters will crack down on international students applying for asylum in the UK in a move designed to tackle migration figures, after a series of bruising losses to Reform in the local elections.An immigration white paper setting out the proposed reforms in mid-May will include measures to bring down the numbers of UK student visa holders who make asylum claims, the Guardian understands. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Labour targets international students claiming asylum after election losses to Reform

Exclusive: Ministers understood to be drafting white paper this month in move to reduce legal migrationMinisters will crack down on international students applying for asylum in the UK in a move designed to tackle migration figures, after a series of bruising losses to Reform in the local elections.An immigration white paper setting out the proposed reforms in mid-May will include measures to bring down the numbers of UK student visa holders who make asylum claims, the Guardian understands. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Headteachers warn of biggest crisis facing UK schools as kids badly let down

The National Association of Headteachers (NAHT) has issued a dire warning over the SEND crisis facing schools, with a shortage of specialist teaching

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3 w. ago Hidden sugar in supermarket coffee and milkshakes ranked as expert gives dire warning

The government may extend the sugar tax to milkshakes and lattes sold in supermarkets as they look into high-sugar milky drinks, both dairy and plant-based, in a new scheme

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4 w. ago Starmer's EU Brexit 'reset' to include 'one in, one out' version of free movement for youths ... but he won't unveil it until AFTER local elections

The Home Secretary is said to be willing to consider a limited operation, having previously been opposed to any type of exchange over fears it would affect migration figures.

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4 w. ago Typhoid fever: Deadly Victorian disease becoming antibiotic resistant as dire warning issued

Typhoid fever is a particularly unpleasant bacterial infection that can spread throughout the body and, according to the NHS, the highly contagious disease be can be fatal

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