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PRESS: UK plans restricting visa applications from some nationalities

The UK is planning on restricting visa applications from nationalities considered most likely to overstay and claim asylum, a report has suggested.

Applications for work and...

Tue, 06/05/2025 - 07:24


UK to remain ‘calm’ in US trade talks after film tariff shock

The UK government said Monday that it will take a ‘calm and steady approach’ to trade talks with Washington, after President Donald Trump announced plans...

Mon, 05/05/2025 - 15:16


UK PM urged to change course after Reform’s success in local elections

A Labour MP has suggested that voters shunned her party in UK local elections because it has failed to live up to the values the...

Sat, 03/05/2025 - 11:25


EU wins post-Brexit fishing row with Britain in landmark case

The EU on Friday won a landmark case against Britain at the world’s oldest arbitration body over post-Brexit rights to fish sandeels, a tiny North...

Fri, 02/05/2025 - 14:33


UK businesses will ‘be at heart’ of tariff response - trade secretary

The trade secretary has said that businesses will ‘continue to be at the heart’ of the UK government’s decisions in response to Donald Trump’s trade...

Fri, 02/05/2025 - 13:51


UPDATE: UK PM defends ‘tough decisions’ as local poll results roll in

Keir Starmer has defended taking ‘tough decisions’ after Labour figures hit out at the party’s record in UK government in the wake of its local...

Fri, 02/05/2025 - 12:38


UK’s new ‘StormShroud’ drones come into operation on Friday

A cutting-edge new British drone will come into operation on Friday as Keir Starmer vowed that the UK government would ‘stand up to Putin and...

Fri, 02/05/2025 - 11:00


Reform beats Labour by six votes to take Runcorn & Helsby

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has secured victory by six votes over Labour in Runcorn & Helsby as Keir Starmer failed his first by-election test as...

Fri, 02/05/2025 - 06:35


UK mortgage approvals slip slightly to just above 64,000 in March

UK mortgage approvals were slightly lower than expected in March, according to numbers from the Bank of England on Thursday.

Mortgage approvals totalled 64,300 in...

Thu, 01/05/2025 - 10:01


UK manufacturing sector struggles in April on US tariff worry

The UK manufacturing economy remained in downturn territory at the start of the second-quarter, numbers on Thursday showed, hurt by trade uncertainty and rising cost...

Thu, 01/05/2025 - 09:52


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