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Editorial: Europe’s tougher new entry rules must not get in the way of a closer relationship with neighbouring countries

The Guardian view on better EU-UK links: Britain must be ready to make concessions | Editorial

The Independent

 The UK’s asylum backlog dropped by almost a third in a year, but started to creep up again in the spring.Home Office figures show a total of 118,882 people were waiting for an initial decision on an asylum application in the UK at the end of June 2024, down by 32% from 175,457 at the end of June 2023, which was the highest figure since current records began in 2010.But the latest total is up slightly from the 118,329 waiting to be dealt with at the end of March this year, indicating a rise in the last three months...

UK’s asylum backlog creeping up after 32% dip

 A female medical student from Afghanistan has said arriving in Scotland – where she has come to complete her degree – was “like coming to paradise”.Omulbanin Sultani, 21, is preparing to resume her studies at St Andrews University, after the Scottish and UK governments, together with the Linda Norgrove Foundation charity, worked together to bring a group of medical students to Scotland so they could resume their education.The women had to first travel to Pakistan, before flying from its capital, Islamabad, to Edinburgh.Ms Sultani said arriving in Scotland was “really great” for the students.She added it was “like coming...

Coming to Scotland is ‘paradise’ for female medical student from Afghanistan

An Indian woman who has never been to the United Kingdom and was refused a visa to visit the UK attempted to sue Air India in a British employment tribunal because she might have spent some time in the country during work layovers as a flight attendant. The tribunal in...

An Indian Flight Attendant Tried to Sue Air India in the British Courts For Discrimination Because She MIGHT Fly to the UK

 A senior human rights activist has accused Whitehall of “reheating” old messaging after the Home Secretary announced a crackdown on organised immigration crime.Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International’s refugee and migrant rights programme director, described Yvette Cooper’s new package as “dismaying”, and warned a “securitised” approach could put off genuine asylum seekers from crossing borders if they needed to.Conservative shadow home secretary James Cleverly said he welcomed the Labour Government’s promise to pump more resource into the National Crime Agency (NCA), but urged ministers to be more ambitious with their plans to drive down cross-Channel migration.Ms Cooper fronted plans unveiled on...

Amnesty International accuses Government of ‘reheating’ old migration messaging

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Herbie J Pilato

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday the United States, Britain and Australia should not advance their nuclear submarine cooperation until the international community has reached a consensus on safeguards and other issues.

China urges US, UK and Australia not to advance nuclear submarine cooperation

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

The dog was found tied to a bag containing a brick and dumbbell in a Wakefield river, the RSPC says.

Drowned dog found weighted down in river

The second-largest diamond ever found - a rough 2,492-carat stone - has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara Diamond. It is the biggest find since the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond, found in South Africa in 1905 and cut into nine separate stones, many of which are in the British Crown Jewels.

World's second-largest diamond found in Botswana

Bellway is going ahead with plans to build 368 homes in Pity Me and more could come in the future.

Housing minister backs plans to build 2,300 houses

Ian Powrie told an inquiry he should have read a report which said a hospital was at high risk of contamination.

Hospital boss 'dropped the ball' on contamination risk

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

The survey monitors the river's health as well as fish stock levels for anglers.

More than 600 fish found during river survey

A 61-year-old man has been arrested after 132 cannabis plants were found during a raid on a house. Police searched the property on Eastwood Drive in Donnington, Telford, on Tuesday after concerns were raised by members of the community. The man was arrested at the property on suspicion of the...

Man, 61, arrested after cannabis plants seized

Fulgoni's cafe has been run by the family for nearly a century, but financial pressures have finally told.

Family cafe closes after 98 years due to high costs

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

The Olympian says she passed all of her GCSEs apart from PE, "ironically".

Team GB archer, 16, celebrates GCSE results

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She loved being an expat, so she bought a one-way ticket to Singapore.  But dating hurdles and missing family and friends made her move back home.

I bought a one-way ticket to Singapore and tried to put roots down. Now, I'm saying goodbye to years of being an expat and going home to be an English girl in England.

Those giving up zombie-style knives and machetes are entitled to £10 per weapon.

Massive zombie-style knives given up before new law

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Drop in people coming to UK to work in NHS and social care

The decline comes after the former Conservative government introduced restrictions on foreign workers and their families in an effort to slash overall...

Drop in people coming to UK to work in NHS and social care

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