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UK tourists stranded in Spain after Ryanair flight ban over new passport rule
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (429+ words) British passport holders are being left stranded abroad over UK dual nationality rules. A Scottish mum is stuck in Spain - because her baby fell foul of new UK dual nationality rules from the Home Office. The Guardian reports Sarah Schloegl…...
Midlands hotel which had 'full refurb' when asylum seekers left is ready to reopen
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (248+ words) A general view of North Stafford Hotel(Image: Stoke Sentinel ) A hotel briefly used to house asylum seekers is getting ready to reopen to the general public. Room reservations at the North Stafford Hotel were suspended in November 2022. A number…...
Shabana Mahmood's plans to curb immigration faces new problem
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (470+ words) (Image: PA) Shabana Mahmood is facing a new problem in her bid to slash immigration, this time in the form of lawyers opposing plans to stop judges deciding whether failed asylum seekers can stay in the country. The Labour Party…...
Refugee voices 'limbo' fears amid anger over migration plans
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (898+ words) A Syrian refugee living in Birmingham has said he faces living in "limbo" for several years as the government proposes huge migration changes. Ahmed voiced his fears from the public gallery at a recent meeting in Birmingham Council House and…...
Exact date new UK passport rule will come into force
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (326+ words) There will be changes for those applying to renew their passports British travellers renewing their passports will be faced with new fee changes in the coming weeks. The UK Government is due to introduce updated application costs next month. The…...
HMRC blocks 24, 000 people's benefit payments with investigation launched
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (345+ words) An inquiry is set to be launched into a HMRC anti-fraud scheme that wrongly cut Child Benefit. The National Audit Office (NAO) has launched an investigation into a gaffe whuch saw thousands of families wrongly stripped of their child benefit…...
New British Passport rule now in force after Home Office u-turn
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (440+ words) A new passport rule will take hold after a Home Office u-turn, it has been announced. A Home Office U-turn will let some dual nationals use their European Union passport to enter the UK, it has been announced. EU citizens…...
Immigration raid at city club finds illegal workers for second time in year
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (635+ words) An immigration raid at a Birmingham club found illegal workers for the second time in less than a year. Home Office immigration enforcement officers, along with West Midlands Police, raided the Royal No 1 Club in Ladywell Walk in the city's…...
HMRC told to introduce 'sympathetic' rule for expats fleeing Middle East
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (388+ words) As the Iran war with the United States and Israel continues, British expats are fleeing the Middle East. HMRC has been urged to introduce a "sympathetic" tax relief for expats fleeing the Middle East amid the crisis in the Gulf....
Jess Phillips issues two-word plea to women who use public transport
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (425+ words) "If you don't speak up, nothing will change," Jess said(Image: Daily Mirror) Jess Phillips has urged anybody who experiences an uncomfortable experience on public transport to "speak up" in a strong message. The MP for Yardley, who has served…...