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Teenage girl stranded in Denmark because of new visa rules
22+ hour, 41+ min ago (613+ words) The Home Office has finally stepped in to help a 16-year-old British girl return to the UK after she was left stranded in Denmark because of passport rule changes." Hanne, a dual British-Norwegian national, was barred from re-entering the UK…...
My heart broke when visa crackdown ended UK dream, says Afghan coder
1+ week, 2+ day ago (435+ words) An Afghan woman who was poised to study in Britain has said she feels "heartbroken" after her Chevening application was terminated because of the government's new visa rules. Shahira Sadat, 26, an IT engineer from Kabul, had worked hard on her…...
More than 750,000 lose track of free money from child trust funds
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (540+ words) More than 750,000 young adults are missing out on about "2,200 after losing track of the free government money that was handed to them at birth. Babies born between September 1, 2002, and January 2, 2011 were given "250, and this was doubled to "500 for low-income families....
We spent £10,000 fleeing Dubai. The UK help has been appalling
1+ week, 4+ day ago (595+ words) A British pair stuck abroad since the beginning of the war in the Middle East say they deserve an apology from the government after its "appalling" handling of the crisis. John Mitchell, 52, and his close friend Sarah Ewing, 56, are currently…...
Will Shabana Mahmood choose to go the full Danish?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (712+ words) Will Shabana Mahmood choose to go the full Danish?The Times Will Shabana Mahmood choose to go the full Danish? Home secretary has imposed tough measures on migrants but Denmark's approach is too extreme for many in Labour Denmark is…...
Islamic centre banned from hosting Scout group over extremism fears
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (954+ words) A north London Islamic education centre has been banned from hosting Scout groups over fears it was being used as a front to expose British children to Iran-linked extremism. Al-Ikhlas Education Centre in Willesden was set up in 2019 and has…...
Shabana Mahmood to offer failed asylum seekers up to £40,000 to leave UK
2+ week, 1+ day ago (973+ words) Failed asylum-seeker families will be offered up to "40,000 to leave the country or face forced removal, under new plans that rebel Labour MPs warned would lead to an "inevitable Windrush-style scandal. Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, announced a major overhaul…...
Mahmood tells MPs: Back my laws to stop illegal migration or lose trust
2+ week, 2+ day ago (495+ words) Failing to stop illegal migration will "demolish trust in the state, the home secretary will warn on Thursday as new legislation to scale back asylum support is introduced in parliament. In a call on "Labour MPs to back her, Shabana…...
Mahmood bans visas for Afghans to halt asylum system exploitation
2+ week, 3+ day ago (841+ words) Britain will impose visa bans on four countries after ministers concluded that student and work visas were being systematically exploited to gain entry to the asylum system. Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, will announce on Thursday that she has enacted…...
Labour must tackle migration to have any hope of political recovery
2+ week, 4+ day ago (521+ words) Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, has been unafraid to face difficult truths but must face down her fellow MPs and fix the asylum system Labour must tackle migration to have any hope of political recovery Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary,…...