The UK government is set to introduce a sweeping immigration and asylum bill next week that will open new Canada-inspired legal routes for refugees while tightening rules governing human rights and modern slavery claims.Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the reforms are aimed at protecting “genuine refugees” while restoring public confidence in Britain’s asylum system, BBC…
Some things just can’t be taught from a book. You can read every manual ever written on how to ride a bike, run a meeting, or raise a child, and still be hopeless at the actual thing until you’ve watched someone do it and copied them. King Charles once put this in a wonderfully humble…
UK-based comedian of Indian-origin Hardeep Singh Kohli is accused of 20 charges, including multiple counts of rape and sexual offences involving five women, and is to face trial after pleading not guilty. Kohli, 57, entered his pleas through his legal team during a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow. The trial is scheduled to…
Britain to release 6000 prisoners to ease jail crisis. Thousands of prisoners in England and Wales are set to be released early under the UK government’s prison reform programme, with the first group expected to leave custody in September as ministers try to ease overcrowding in the prison system.The Ministry of Justice plans to release…
King Charles makes historic tax disclosure as Royal public funding approaches £100m / Image – file Britain’s royal finances have entered a new era of transparency after King Charles became the first reigning monarch to publicly disclose his personal tax bill, while Buckingham Palace also confirmed that taxpayer funding for the monarchy is set to…
A British TikTok influencer has been charged with premeditated murder in Dubai after the fatal stabbing of a British man she had travelled to the UAE to meet.The 23-year-old woman, Brooke George from Gravesend, Kent, denies intentionally killing her partner and says she acted in self-defence during an alleged violent assault, BBC reported.George was arrested…
Saudi Arabia introduces electronic travel authorisation for UK citizens/Image: AI Representative Image British citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia will be able to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) from July 1, 2026, under a new entry system announced by the Kingdom’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The new service will be available to holders of all…
King Charles meets exiled Afghan women cricketers In a powerful gesture of solidarity, King Charles III welcomed Afghanistan’s exiled women’s cricket team to Clarence House on Wednesday, offering public support to a group of athletes who are no longer permitted to represent their homeland under Taliban rule.The meeting came as the players, most of whom…
Saudi Arabia’s Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman, has approved the hosting of 1,000 Umrah pilgrims from across the world under the Guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for Hajj, Umrah, and Visit.The initiative, funded at the King’s personal expense and overseen by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call…
The Scottish Government plans to introduce fresh legislation that would allow Commonwealth citizens with limited leave to remain in the UK to stand in local council elections, after identifying a gap in electoral laws passed last year, Daily Mail reported.The bill is expected to be tabled after the Scottish Parliament returns from its summer recess,…