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New rules making migrants wait longer to qualify for permanent settlement in the UK will apply to people already in the country, under government plans. On Monday the government announced immigrants would now typically have to live in the UK for 10 years before applying for the right to stay here indefinitely – double the current five-year period. It was ...

A man who has served almost 38 years in prison for the murder of a woman has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal after new DNA evidence emerged. Peter Sullivan was jailed over the 1986 killing of 21-year-old barmaid Diane Sindall, who was subjected to a frenzied sexual attack in Birkenhead, Merseyside, as she walked home from ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Monday to “finally take back control” of Britain’s borders as his government unveiled policies designed to reduce immigration and fend off rising support for the hard right. Labour leader Starmer announced he was ending an “experiment in open borders” that saw net migration rise to nearly one million people under the previous Conservative government, ...

Care homes will be barred from recruiting workers overseas as the Government tries to reduce net migration. Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, said the Government would change the rules later this year to stop care homes hiring workers abroad and bringing them to the UK. She said firms would instead be expected to recruit British workers, or foreign staff who ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has arrived in Ukraine where he will join fellow world leaders to put pressure on Russia to agree to a 30-day ceasefire in the war. Sir Keir travelled by train with President Emmanuel Macron of France and Friedrich Merz, who is making his first trip to Ukraine since becoming Germany’s chancellor this week. Polish Prime ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday urged “dialogue” and “de-escalation” after violence between Commonwealth members India and Pakistan. “Rising tensions between India and Pakistan will be of serious concern for many across Britain,” he told parliament. “We are engaging urgently with both countries, as well as other international partners, encouraging dialogue, de-escalation and the protection of civilians,” he added. ...

A group of around 45 Labour MPs have called on the government to “act now” to win back voters in northern England and the Midlands. The Labour Red Wall Group, which represents areas which have traditionally supported the party, said it was not “weak” to respond to issues raised by the public, including concern over axing winter fuel payments for ...

Sir Keir Starmer has hosted the head of the Palestinian Authority as the UK Government announced a £101 million funding package for the occupied territories in a show of the UK’s “steadfast support”. The Prime Minister said discussions were focusing on how to return to a ceasefire as quickly as possible and “get humanitarian aid in at speed and at ...

The controversial duke was pictured alongside the King, as well as his sister Princess Anne, as the Royal Family came together to mark Easter. The Prince and Princess of Wales did not attend St George’s Chapel, however, as they are spending the weekend with their children in Norfolk. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, were also not in attendance, and ...

  Millions of people could face disruption to their Easter weekend travel plans due to rail engineering works, an airport strike and heavy traffic. More than 300 maintenance projects will be carried out by Network Rail – including at London Euston – over the long weekend. On roads the RAC has warned there could be “big jams” with nearly 20 ...