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• UK lawmaker stabbed at a church in eastern England has died 15 Oct 2021 15:01 By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Conservative lawmaker David Amess has died after being stabbed Friday during a meeting with constituents at a church in eastern England. A 25-year-old man has been arrested. The Essex Police force …
• Bend it like… 14 Oct 2021 05:42 ETHNICITY is the underside of nationality. No one is more acutely aware of this than political refugees — persons who turn their backs on their own country only to discover that the grass they thought greener on the other side has been sprayed with a …
• Leon's Furniture - Canada's Immigration Boost Will Fuel Growth 11 Oct 2021 19:47 Of all the nations which rely on immigration to supplement their workforce, Canada's current strategy to boost immigration for economic gain is the most aggressive among its peers. Canada is among the most immigrant-reliant advanced economies in the …
• Manchester council preparing as around 300,000 Hong Kong residents set to move to UK 08 Oct 2021 16:03 Councillors in Trafford want to be prepared as up to 300,000 people are predicted to emigrate from Hong Kong to the UK over the next five years. Liberal Democrats in the borough have raised the issue in a new motion set to go before full council on …
• Migrant-dependent UK... 07 Oct 2021 22:22 Britain’s National Health Service, which provides free healthcare funded from general taxation and welfare contributions, is one of the world’s largest and most cosmopolitan employers. But the NHS — which listed 211 nationalities in England alone in 2020 — …
• The best bits from SNP, Tory and Labour conferences 05 Oct 2021 19:46 IT IS one of the busiest times in the political calendar and a key time in which political parties across the UK can rally support and raise profiles by connecting with members.  This year, against the backdrop of the pandemic, climate change, Brexit and …
• Is The UK's Fuel Shortages Related to Migration? 05 Oct 2021 15:23 A shortage of lorry drivers left petrol stations dry across the country. At the heart of it, its fraught relationship with migration. In late September, long queues at petrol stations all across England made headlines around the world: the country’s pumps …
• Undocumented migrants with HGV licences are sent official letters encouraging them to work 05 Oct 2021 12:51 Undocumented people who hold HGV licences have been sent official letters encouraging them to help stem the fuel shortage - despite the fact that they have no right to work. Migrants who have overstayed their visas have been told their “valuable skills and …
• Priti Patel says she has ‘a lot of compassion and cares deeply about people’ 01 Oct 2021 14:12 Home secretary Priti Patel has claimed she has “a lot of compassion” and “cares deeply about people” as she defended her department’s handling of a series of controversies. The Home Office has come under fire over the Windrush scandal and its “hostile …
• Immigration will never end, but a fresh start to how it’s approached is absolutely necessary 30 Sep 2021 03:41 Chronicles Of A Chronic Caribbean Chronicler By Earl Bousquet Some of the things we saw and heard happening to the estimated 15,000 Haitians who arrived in the US through or gathered in a small Texas town on the US border were horrible, but the entire …
• Revealed: exploitation of meat plant workers rife across UK and Europe 28 Sep 2021 05:12 Meat companies across Europe have been hiring thousands of workers through subcontractors, agencies and bogus co-operatives on inferior pay and conditions, a Guardian investigation has found. Workers, officials and labour experts have described how Europe’ …
• Government told to get ‘perspective’ on number of Channel migrant crossings by UNHCR 23 Sep 2021 21:00 The government should look at English Channel crossings with “perspective”, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said. An official told MPs that Britain only receives a “small number” of asylum seekers in comparison to other countries in Europe and that the …
• FBI confirms Wyoming remains are Gabby Petito; label cause of death 'homicide' 22 Sep 2021 09:33 Good morning and welcome to Fox News First. Here's what you need to know as you start your day Gabby Petito's remains found in Wyoming, FBI confirms 'homicide' The FBI on Tuesday afternoon confirmed that the remains investigators discovered …
• Windrush victims launch legal action over compensation delays 21 Sep 2021 07:14 Two victims of the Windrush scandal have launched legal proceedings against the Home Office over protracted delays in issuing compensation, asking for clarity on how claims can be expedited. Both Henry Vaughan, 67, and Fitzroy Maynard, 55, are struggling …
• Parents must alert police to terrorist-sympathising children if they don’t want them to be prosecuted, says Prevent head 18 Sep 2021 09:11 A senior police officer has urged parents with concerns their children may be becoming radicalised to seek help to avoid them being prosecuted. Teenagers have been charged with terror offences committed when they were as young as 13, amid warnings a “new …
• Asylum seeker given £100,000 hospital bill after suffering stroke 18 Sep 2021 07:18 Simba Mujakachi, a personal trainer, was just 29 years old in June 2019 when he suffered a catastrophic stroke that left him comatose. When he awoke, he was paralysed on his left side and unable to talk or eat. His stroke could have been prevented by …
• 5 things to know for September 17: Australia, Afghanistan, Covid, immigrants, climate 17 Sep 2021 12:14 Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get "5 Things You Need to Know Today" delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. Australia European allies are grumbling over the new US security deal …
• Covid: Significant return to office could see ‘rapid’ rise in hospitalisations, Sage warns 14 Sep 2021 13:40 It is “highly likely” that a decrease in the number of people working from home in the next couple of months will lead to a “rapid” rise in Covid hospital admissions, scientific advisers to the government have warned. Millions of Britons have been heading …
• Brexit: UK government threatens to suspend Northern Ireland deal 14 Sep 2021 07:54 The UK government has threatened to suspend the Northern Ireland Brexit deal if the EU does not reopen negotiations over the year-and-a-half-old treaty. Boris Johnson hailed the signing of the Northern Ireland protocol and withdrawal agreement as a " …
• UK job vacancies top one million for first time on record 14 Sep 2021 07:42 The number of job vacancies in the UK has topped one million for the first time on record, according to new figures. There were an estimated 1,034,000 vacancies between June and August this year, Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show. This is …