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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government plans to begin the expulsions by July. London: Britain has sent a first asylum seeker to Rwanda as part of a controversial but voluntary scheme for irregular migrants whose applications have been rejected, British media reported on Tuesday. The British government last week adopted a highly-criticised law allowing for irregular…
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People believed to be migrants, disembark from a British Border Force vessel as they arrive at the Port of Dover in Dover, Britain, on April, 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.K. expects to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year, a senior minister said Tuesday, after the government published new details on the…
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An inflatable dinghy carrying around 65 migrants crosses the English Channel on March 6, 2024 in Dover, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Channel arrivals on small boats to the U.K. hit a record in the first quarter of 2024 with a nearly 42% rise over last year, the interior ministry said on April 1….
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The Princess was “unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter”, the Palace had said. An investigation has been launched at the clinic where Kate Middleton had her abdominal surgery after a staff member tried to access her private medical records, as per a report in The Guardian. This comes as the 42-year-old has…
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The UK MP was found to have “committed many varied acts of bullying and one act of sexual misconduct”. London: A lawmaker from Britain’s ruling Conservative Party was suspended from parliament on Wednesday for six weeks for bullying and sexual misconduct against a staff member. The sanctioning of Peter Bone is likely to trigger another…
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File photo of security personnel outside the Canadian High-Commision in New Delhi | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP The U.K. government has expressed its disagreement with Indian government decisions, which it believes resulted in the departure of Canadian diplomats amid an ongoing standoff between India and Canada over the killing of a Sikh separatist. The…
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Cottesmore is an academic boarding prep school for boys and girls. Artificial intelligence is taking over many jobs by automating tasks that were once done by humans. This is happening in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, customer service, healthcare, and transportation. In a surprising move, a preparatory school in the United Kingdom has named…
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The explosion, which took place outside a Liverpool hospital in 2021, was declared a terrorist attack. London: An Iraqi-born man who detonated a bomb outside a UK hospital two years ago held a grievance against the British state for rejecting his asylum claim, police said Monday. Emad Al Swealmeen, 32, was killed when he set…
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A UK court jailed a French couple Friday for smuggling Vietnamese migrants. (Representational) London: A UK court jailed a French couple Friday for smuggling Vietnamese migrants including children into the country inside specially adapted sofas, the interior ministry said. Hove Crown Court in southern England sentenced Junior Toussaint and Andrene Paul, both from near Paris,…
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Wilko had earlier announced its collapse in August, putting 12,500 jobs at risk. London: More than 10,000 staff will lose their jobs at struggling UK household goods retailer Wilko, administrators said Monday, after last-ditch talks on a rescue deal with the owner of the HMV music store chain collapsed. Canadian businessman Doug Putman had been…
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