Immigration policy tearing families apart, report shows
Cross-party group calls for urgent review of rules, which have left thousands unable to live with spouses or partners in Britain The government has been accused of failing in its pledge to support...
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New migration rules for people from outside the European Union are "tearing British families apart", a group of MPs and peers have claimed in a report. They said...
View ArticleFamily immigration rules that put a £18,600-a-year price tag on love are...
When Ashley Prodgers, a minister in the Salvation Army, and his Georgian wife, Teya Tikaradze, returned from their honeymoon in July last year, they were looking forward to a new life together serving...
View ArticleMigration Rules 'Are Tearing Families Apart'
New financial rules for migrants from outside the EU are "tearing British families apart", according to a parliamentary report. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Migration claimed the...
View ArticleUK male employment rate higher for immigrants since 2007, says OECD
Employment decline smaller among foreign-born men than UK-born since financial crisis, and reverse among women A jobcentre. Photograph: Rex Features Foreign-born men in Britain have enjoyed higher...
View ArticleThe new dads: Diaper duty's just the start
BETH J. HARPAZ Associated Press= NEW YORK (AP) — Laura Radocaj of Vero Beach, Fla., was warned when she was pregnant with twins that motherhood would be harder than she imagined — especially because...
View ArticleOil tycoon's ex-wife wins divorce ruling as judges tear up 'cheat's charter'
The Supreme Court said that seven London properties held in companies controlled by oil trader Michael Prest should now be transferred to his wife Yasmin to fund her £17.5 million divorce settlement....
View ArticleBan on Palestinians living with spouses in Israel
DIAA HADID Associated Press= JERUSALEM (AP) — When Israeli Arabs search for a spouse, they don't just worry about looks, job prospects or future in-laws. They must think about whether their partner...
View ArticleAll about immigration: Green cards? Citizenship?
NANCY BENAC Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — This may be the year Congress does something about the millions of immigrants living illegally in the U.S. After years of gridlock, the "moment is now,"...
View ArticleDetails of the Senate immigration bill
The Associated Press= A look at the immigration overhaul bill now before the Senate: --- BORDER SECURITY —The bill makes it a goal that there be 100 percent surveillance of the border with Mexico and...
View ArticleWidow of poisoned agent threatens to quit inquest
LONDON (AP) — The widow of a former Kremlin agent killed by radioactive poisoning plans to boycott an inquest unless the British government holds a public inquiry examining alleged Russian involvement...
View Article100 Images of Migration: journeys of the century
Photographs charting 100 years of migration tell touching stories of identity, community, suffering and hope An Oromo family visit the seaside in Brighton, having come to the UK as refugees from...
View ArticleBritish mother had abortion 'because of visa rules'
New rules for migrants from outside the European Union are causing anguish for families, says a new report. The Home Office has said the rules are to ease the burden of migration on the taxpayer. But...
View ArticleMigration and legal aid changes threaten the rights of families
The human right to a family life is recognised in domestic and international law. Strong and stable families are central to our society. The cross-party report into the impacts of recent family...
View ArticleDon't leave LGBT families out of immigration reform
The current immigration bill too narrowly defines the "American family." It does a disservice to many families - lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and straight alike. The Senate bill...
View ArticleChinese unmarried mothers could face huge fines
Women in Wuhan province could be fined £17,000 – six times average disposable income – for having a child out of wedlock The case of a baby rescued from a sewer pipe in Zhejiang province highlighted...
View ArticleProminent pavilions at the Venice Biennale
COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press= VENICE, Italy (AP) — The 55th Venice Biennale, the world's most prestigious art fair, features national pavilions from 88 countries, 10 presenting work for the first...
View ArticleWestminster Abbey puts on a show for anniversary of Queen's coronation
Celebrating 60 years since Elizabeth was crowned, the service in front of a packed congregation was weighty in symbolism The Queen and members of the royal family during the service to celebrate the...
View ArticleCameron pledges to 'sweep away' tax secrecy in UK
LONDON (AP) â U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to "sweep away" tax secrecy in Britain as he meets with leaders to urge more action against tax evasion and avoidance. Cameron has made...
View ArticleGibraltar tries to lure London hedge fund bosses with promise of low taxes
Peninsula launches campaign weeks after David Cameron asks overseas territories to 'get houses in order' over tax Gibraltar is home to 150 hedge funds, managing £3bn of assets. Photograph: Design Pics...
View ArticleDon't fly Edward Snowden to UK, airlines told
British government issues travel alert to airlines around the world saying NSA whistleblower likely to be refused entry to UK The news of Edward Snowden screens at a restaurant in Hong Kong, where he...
View ArticleCitizenship test has become a bad pub quiz, says academic
US immigrant Dr Thom Brooks says Life in the UK test is inconsistent in what it requires new citizens to know Emperor Claudius on a bronze sestertius. The man who invaded Britain in AD 43 features in...
View ArticleCoroner asks for public inquiry into spy's death
SYLVIA HUI Associated Press= LONDON (AP) — A coroner overseeing a British inquest into the 2006 poisoning death of former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko said Wednesday he has asked for a new public...
View ArticleJudge backs dying Pa. girl who needs new lungs
MARYCLAIRE DALE= PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily allowed a dying 10-year-old girl to move up the adult waiting list for a lung transplant, though an expert has questioned the...
View ArticleQueen's birthday honours: Baldrick beats Blackadder to knighthood
Tony Robinson receives knighthood for public and political service, and is joined by Clare Balding and Aled Jones Rowan Atkinson as Captain Edmund Blackadder (left) with Tony Robinson as Private...
View ArticleTorture, detention and ill-treatment past and present
Soldiers guard suspected Mau Mau fighters behind barbed wire in the Kikuyu reserve in October 1952, during the Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule in Kenya. Photograph: -/AFP/Getty Images...
View ArticleBaby 59 case highlights shortcomings of child protection system in China
Many Chinese children are pampered, but the baby rescued from a pipe and a spate of stories of abuse have raised concerns The newborn known as Baby 59 after he was rescued from a sewer pipe in Jinhua,...
View ArticleLabor unveils 457 visa crackdown
Backbenchers demand Gillard address asylum issue as minister reveals plan to force employers to search for local workers One of Julia Gillard's supporters said he and many of his western Sydney...
View ArticleRomanian officials voice concerns over anti-immgrant feeling to Nick Clegg
Senator Crin Antonescu says he is sad to hear such rhetoric in UK, citing huge benefits Romanians make to the country Antonescu said Romanian imigrants were not all criminals and scroungers as...
View ArticleImmigration opposition falls when told about benefits, survey shows
Poll finds number drops when told government's financial watchdog believes higher immigration will help economy grow Immigration controls at Heathrow airport. Photograph: Gregory Wrona /Alamy...
View ArticleTighter rules for student visas could cost UK £2.4bn in a decade – study
Research suggests more students are choosing to study in the US and Canada and that the change cannot easily be reversed A woman demonstrates against the British government's 2012 decision to strip...
View ArticleUK families speak of visa rules pain
"We need to know that you're not going to be living off benefits from day one of arriving here," the immigration minister said last year as he announced new rules to cut the number of people coming to...
View ArticleFamily migration rules that put a £18,600-a-year price tag on love are...
When Ashley Prodgers, a minister in the Salvation Army, and his Georgian wife, Teya Tikaradze, returned from their honeymoon in July last year, they were looking forward to a new life together serving...
View ArticleMigration rules 'causing anguish'
A breast-feeding mother separated from her British baby was among the cases the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Migration heard during its inquiry into the rules that came into force on in...
View ArticleUK visa rules breaking families apart: MPs
London: UK's new stringent immigration policies are forcing many professionals, including those from India, to leave the country to take care of their ageing parents, British MPs have said in a new...
View ArticleUK's new visa rules 'causing anguish' for families
New migration rules for people from outside the European Union are "tearing British families apart", a group of MPs and peers have claimed in a report. It said thousands of Britons have been unable to...
View ArticleCoalition would deport refugees convicted of a crime
Liberals insist returning refugees to 'where they came from' would not breach international law Julie Bishop: refugees who commit crime would give up their right of asylum. Photograph: Mike Bowers A...
View ArticleHopeful Australian migrants hit with further application fees
SYDNEY, June 17 (Xinhua) -- An association for Australian migration service providers said Monday that new charges for visa applications may be a disincentive for people wanting to migrate to...
View ArticleUK police looking into Nigella throat-grab pics
JILL LAWLESS Associated Press= LONDON (AP) â British police said Monday they are investigating newspaper photos that show Nigella Lawson's husband Charles Saatchi with his hands around the celebrity...
View ArticleAsylum seekers are being denied advice, refugee service claims
Sri Lankan boat arrivals being held on Christmas Island are in fear of being returned without accessing available information There are claims that Sri Lankans at the detention centre on Christmas...
View ArticleG8 summit: tax campaigners condemn David Cameron's 10-point 'wish list'
PM fails to get any other country at Lough Erne to back UK calls for public registries of beneficial ownership of companies David Cameron at G8 summit, at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen....
View ArticleUK urged to accept responsibility for 1948 Batang Kali massacre in Malaya
Petition calls for apology, memorial and 'modest reparations' to families of 24 rubber plantation workers killed by British troops Family members of the 24 victims of the Batang Kali massacre are...
View ArticleReport tears into Labor asylum boats policies
Parliamentary committee says treatment of asylum seekers probably breaches Australia's human rights obligations A boat carrying asylum seekers reaches Australia. Photograph: MARK CAIRN/PR IMAGE...
View ArticleJudge tears up 'cheat's charter' as oil tycoon's ex-wife wins landmark...
The Supreme Court said that seven London properties held in companies controlled by oil trader Michael Prest should now be transferred to his wife Yasmin to fund her £17.5 million divorce settlement....
View ArticlePoliticians must show us the money
Australia's electoral administration is something to be proud of. But there is one great blemish The push for greater transparency will have to come via the grassroots of the major parties, supporting...
View ArticleOil tycoon's ex-wife wins landmark divorce ruling as judges tear up 'cheat’s...
The Supreme Court said that seven London properties held in companies controlled by oil trader Michael Prest should now be transferred to his wife Yasmin to fund her £17.5 million divorce settlement....
View ArticleA look at the immigration bill before the Senate
The Associated Press= A look at the immigration overhaul bill now before the Senate, and details of a compromise border security amendment proposed Thursday by GOP Sens. John Hoeven of North Dakota and...
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