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UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has urged Israel to show “restraint” in Gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive in the region. The Foreign Secretary said it was in “Israel’s interest to avoid civilian casualties and Palestinian casualties” as he claimed Hamas hoped to turn the conflict into “ a war between the Muslim world and the wider world”. “None ...

A mum-of-four is anxious about the new visa fees hike proposed by the Government as she could face paying thousands for her family to stay in the UK. Favour, 40, has chosen to stay anonymous and protect her identity to avoid risking her status. After coming from Nigeria 13-years-ago as a student, she says she was unable to keep paying ...

Pro-Palestinian protests are taking place across the UK, including in London and Manchester. In London thousands of people gathered outside the BBC’s New Broadcasting House and more than 1,000 police officers have been deployed. Police warned that anyone showing support for Hamas, a proscribed terrorist organisation, or deviating from the route, could face arrest. It comes a week after Hamas ...

Underdeveloped and developing countries, including Bangladesh and other Asian nations, have seen an influx of individuals migrating to the United Kingdom through various visa categories such as care visas, work permits, and student visas. These newcomers are adapting to the British lifestyle, but Bangladeshis, in particular, face significant challenges, particularly in the job market. To shed light on the reasons ...

Foreigners in the UK who display antisemitic behavior or praise Hamas could face deportation, the Daily Mail reported on Friday. Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has asked Home Office officials to explore ways to revoke visas for people convicted of hate crimes, citing national security concerns. UK law as it stands permits authorities to cancel visas for students, visitors and workers ...

LONDON, Oct 13 : British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday there had been a “disgusting” rise in antisemitic incidents since last weekend’s attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas, as police stepped up patrols in vulnerable communities. London’s Metropolitan Police said the number of antisemitic incidents had risen to 105 in the two weeks Sept. 30 to ...

At the Conservative Party Conference last week, the one thing that seemed to cheer the party’s MPs up was Rishi Sunak’s net zero policy. There was a feeling that the watering down of targets had landed well with voters. And if it did, that would make sense. After all, polls suggest people do tend to support the ambition to reach ...

LONDON, Oct 12 : British billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Group on Thursday won a $250 million London lawsuit against U.S. train operator Brightline over a cancelled branding deal. Virgin Group sued Brightline after the latter cancelled a deal to use the Virgin brand in 2020, just over 18 months after it was signed. Brightline said it terminated the deal because ...

As the conflict intensifies, 17 British nationals are feared dead or missing after the attack in Israel by Hamas on Saturday. The violence since the weekend has already claimed more than 2,000 lives, with many expecting further escalations. A 26-year-old British man who was working as a security guard at a music festival in Israel when it was attacked by ...

British Airways said on Wednesday it would suspend all of its flights to Tel Aviv after it diverted a flight from London back to Britain due to security concerns in Israel. Israel’s airports authority said there was no security threat at the airport at the time. Governments and airlines have sought to add flights from Israel to evacuate their country’s ...