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France announces ban on 10 British anti-migrant activists
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (616+ words) French interior ministry issues "territorial bans" after reports of anti-migrant activities by members of Raise the Colours movement France"s interior ministry has announced a ban on 10 British anti-migrant activists who travelled to the country. Officials said they took action…...
Palestinian citizen of Israel wins UK asylum over ‘well-founded fear of persecution’
12+ hour, 58+ min ago (578+ words) Exclusive: Refugee status granted despite attempt by former home secretary James Cleverly to block 26-year-old's claim A Palestinian citizen of Israel has been granted asylum in the UK on the basis of a "well-founded fear of persecution" despite a former…...
Australians with British dual citizenship are about to see passport rules change – here’s what you need to know
17+ hour, 51+ min ago (686+ words) Dual citizens will be "expected to" use their British passport to travel to the UK from 25 February " this is why, and how much the changes will cost Travelling to the United Kingdom has just gotten a lot more complicated for…...
‘I’ve had vets chasing lorries down the motorway’: The ‘hell’ of post-Brexit paperwork
1+ day, 9+ min ago (468+ words) Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport called Brexit a nightmare, and said he hoped a reset with the EU would mean "light at the end of the tunnel" British vets have been forced to chase lorries down the motorway on their…...
HMRC admits 71% wrongly targeted in child benefit fraud crackdown
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (703+ words) Select committee chair accuses UK tax authority of "egregious error" and of causing parents unnecessary "pain" Seven in 10 parents who had child benefit suspended in an HMRC fraud crackdown last year were in fact legitimate beneficiaries who had not emigrated,…...
Duchy should cancel catastrophic jail lease | Letters
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (203+ words) After the costly mistake by the Ministry of Justice over Dartmoor prison, Les Bright and Giselle Dye suggest ways Prince William could help The public accounts committee is quite right to be critical of the Ministry of Justice's "catastrophic" decision…...
HMRC accepted ‘tolerable’ risk of harm in child benefit fraud crackdown
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (864+ words) Internal documents show tax officials withdrew funds without warning families despite concerns about data UK tax authorities believed that withdrawing child benefit payments from parentswithout prior consultation as part of an anti-fraud drive carried a "tolerable" risk, with only a…...
Civil society groups condemn ‘dangerous’ plans for more anti-protest powers
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (527+ words) Dozens including TUC join force to oppose "wide-ranging" move to increase police powers in England and Wales More than 40 civil society groups including the TUC, Greenpeace and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign have joined forces to oppose "dangerous" plans to increase…...
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (714+ words) Exclusive: Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration A large majority of UK voters believe immigration is increasing despite sharp falls in the number of people entering the UK, according…...
PM says government has been working on inquiry logistics ‘for weeks’ – as it happened
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (1383+ words) PM announces federal royal commission into antisemitism in wake of Bondi beach attack Adelaide " a high of 39C Canberra " a high of 38C Sydney " a high of 33C Darwin " a high of 32C Melbourne " a high of 31C Brisbane " a high of 29C Perth " a high…...