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Poll suggests most Asian, Black people in UK face regular discrimination
A new report has revealed that more than two-thirds of Black and Asian people in the UK face racial discrimination in their daily lives, the Metro reported.
The study by British Future, a think tank, explored British public attitudes on…
Cost of UK government’s Illegal Migration Bill could hit $7.5 billion in next two years
The cost to UK authorities of detaining and deporting people over the next two years under the country’s controversial new Illegal Migration Bill could reach £6 billion ($7.5 billion), according to internal government projections obtained…
BBC, British Airways and Boots staff data compromised by alleged Russian cyberhack
British Airways and retailer Boots said their staff were among those hit by a cyberattack on Zellis, a payroll provider used by hundreds of companies in Britain.
The BBC also suffered a data breach, it said.
British Airways, owned by…
UK to house hundreds more migrants on barges, Sunak says
The UK government will house hundreds more asylum-seekers on barges, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Monday, as he unveiled the latest migration figures that he said showed that his plans to crack down on small boat crossings on the English…
US, UK navies say they responded to distress call as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard ‘harassed’ ship
The US Navy said Monday its sailors and the United Kingdom Royal Navy came to the aid of a ship in the crucial Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard “harassed” it.
Three fast-attack Guard vessels with armed troops aboard…
Hundreds of Albanians have returned home from UK: minister
UK Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has revealed that hundreds of Albanian migrants have been repatriated as part of a “gold-standard” deal with the government in Tirana.
Jenrick, who initially suggested “thousands” had been removed,…
UK seeks Bulgaria’s help to tackle small boats, illegal immigration
Britain is seeking a new partnership with Bulgaria in a bid to halt illegal immigration as over a million Syrian and Afghan refugees are expected to head to western Europe from Turkiye.
The Times reported on Thursday that British Prime…
UK-based Islamic charities donate $24.4bn a year to good causes
Islamic charitable groups in the UK donated £20.2 billion ($24.4 billion) to local and international causes last year, according to an official report.
More than 165,000 groups or individuals contributed to the total, according to the…
Jordan, UK ministers discuss boosting bilateral relations
Ahmed Safadi, Jordan’s lower house speaker, on Wednesday met Tariq Ahmad, UK’s minister of state for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and the UN, to help boost bilateral relations in parliamentary fields, the Jordan News Agency…
Thousands of Albanians breaching immigration bail in UK
Nearly 13,000 Albanians who entered the UK without valid visas breached the terms of their immigration bail, it was reported on Monday.
Home Office data shows that in the 15 months to this March, 12,842 Albanians released from…