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• No-deal Brexit: Poland and Czech Republic to allow Britons to stay if UK crashes out 16 Jan 2019 17:49 Two more European Union states, Poland and the Czech Republic, have said they are preparing emergency laws to allow Britons to stay to work in their countries legally in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The Czechs say their draft law will mean the estimated …
• ‘Devastation’ after immigration raid finds five ‘illegals’ at chippy 16 Jan 2019 13:33 ‘Sadness, devastation and shock’ is how readers reacted after a five suspected illegal immigrants were arrested at a popular chip shop during a dramatic raid. Black Country Live readers were left ‘speechless’ as Whiteheath Fish Bar in Oldbury Road, Rowley …
• Five 'illegal immigrants' found working at popular chippy 15 Jan 2019 15:34 A popular chippy is facing a £100,000 fine after five suspected illegal immigrants were arrested during a dramatic evening raid – leaving two detained. The owners of Whiteheath Fish Bar in Oldbury Road, Rowley Regis, could be slapped with the eye-watering …
• Trump’s base a blessing and a curse in shutdown 15 Jan 2019 02:05 Senior FBI leadership was disturbed by President Trump's comments on Comey's termination, including an Oval Office meeting where he told the Russian foreign minister the firing eased pressure. **Want FOX News Halftime Report in your inbox every day …
• Meet the lawyer who is helping global entrepreneurs to create jobs in Britain 14 Jan 2019 18:03 Flora Mewies is helping talented entrepreneurs from overseas who want to create jobs in the North of England. She met Deputy Business Editor Greg Wright. WE’RE a nation of immigrants. Most of us can trace our roots back to people who came to Britain in …
• Delhi Conference Bolsters UK’s Brexit Case 14 Jan 2019 16:57 As Britain flounders towards its unpredictable semi-European future, an international foreign affairs conference in New Delhi has surprisingly produced a persuasive case for Brexit being the UK’s best long-term course, despite all the problems and …
• Spain prepares for no-deal Brexit, including guaranteeing... 14 Jan 2019 13:46 SPANISH president Pedro Sánchez reveals he has been working since November on contingency plans for four key areas in case of a 'hard Brexit', in which the UK leaves the European Union without a deal on March 29 this year. Now the issue of …
• South Wales Echo letters: Monday, January 14, 2019 14 Jan 2019 10:57 Everyone was kind and professional at hospital I WAS discharged recently from the Charles Radcliffe ward, CAVOC, Llandough Hospital after a 12-night stay. I cannot praise too highly the consultants, surgeons, anaesthetists, doctors, physiotherapists, …
• How populist projects left US, UK in paralysis 13 Jan 2019 13:48 In Parliament, lawmakers are mired in gridlock over Britain’s departure from the European Union, with no clear path forward. In Washington, President Donald Trump stormed out of a meeting with congressional leaders who oppose his border wall, hardening a …
• Life as an illegal immigrant in the UK 12 Jan 2019 17:27 Staying in UK without a visa or a right to stay is like sitting on a razor blade. Life as an Illegal Immigrant Inside a 'Hostile Environment' is the worst thing ever.   There are people who have stayed in the UK for over forty years and they still …
• Report: UK Govt Failed to Deport 50,000 Rejected Asylum Seekers 11 Jan 2019 23:27 A report has found that of the 80,813 asylum applications refused by the Home Office or withdrawn in the seven years to the end of 2016, only 29,659 individuals were removed. 51,154 remained. Between 10,000 and 15,000 applications filed each year have no …
• EU member states struggling to make distinction between asylum and immigration, says Syed Kamall 10 Jan 2019 15:09 Photo Credit: Press Association Kamall, joint leader of the European Parliament’s right-leaning ECR grouping, said many states were happy to see their own nationals leave to live and work in other countries but balked at accepting immigrants. Speaking in …
• Snoop Dogg leads celebrity criticism of US partial government shutdown 09 Jan 2019 23:13 Snoop Dogg is just one of several high-profile musicians, actors and comedians to express despair at the current state of the US government, which is now in its third week of partial shutdown.  In a post on Instagram earlier this week, Snoop Dogg urged …
• Snoop Dogg leads celebrity criticism of US government shutdown: 'If y'all do vote for him, y'all some stupid motherf***ers' 09 Jan 2019 10:40 Snoop Dogg is just one of several high-profile musicians, actors and comedians to express despair at the current state of the US government, which is now in its third week of partial shutdown.  In a post on Instagram earlier this week, Snoop Dogg urged …
• Ministers speak out against no-deal Brexit 08 Jan 2019 16:07 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Stephen Barclay and Amber Rudd head in to the first cabinet meeting of the new year Work and Pensions Secretary, Amber Rudd, has said history will take "a dim view" of ministers if the UK leaves the EU …
• Brexit: Ministers speak out against no-deal exit 08 Jan 2019 16:05 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Stephen Barclay and Amber Rudd head in to the first cabinet meeting of the new year Work and Pensions Secretary, Amber Rudd, has said history will take "a dim view" of ministers if the UK leaves the EU …
• Applicants set to shell out more as UK visa gets costlier for Indian and non-EU immigrants 08 Jan 2019 10:49 A sign sits outside of Lunar House, the headquarters of Britain's Immigration and Nationality Directorate in Croydon, England.Scott Barbour/Getty Images Visa regulations for the United States have undergone some major changes in the last few years. …
• UK visa set to be expensive for Indian applicants from January 8 08 Jan 2019 02:25 By Online Desk The cost of obtaining a UK visa will increase for Indian and non-EU citizens from January 8 as part of the plan to raise the immigration health surcharge (IHS). The IHS is paid when students, professionals and family members apply for a visa …
• 'Traffickers Always Looking for New Shores Where to Send Newcomers' - Expert 07 Jan 2019 15:54 Opinion 11:40 06.01.2019(updated 12:12 06.01.2019) Get short URL The UK is funding drone surveillance off the coast of France in a bid to deter migrants from attempting to cross the English Channel. This is what the French Interior Minister Christophe …
• 'Traffickers Always Looking for New Shores Where to Send Newcomers' - Political Observer 07 Jan 2019 13:28 Opinion 11:40 06.01.2019(updated 12:12 06.01.2019) Get short URL The UK is funding drone surveillance off the coast of France in a bid to deter migrants from attempting to cross the English Channel. This is what the French Interior Minister Christophe …