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British police on Monday were investigating an overnight fire at the London house where Prime Minister Keir Starmer lived before he was elected to lead the country. Since taking office in July, Starmer has lived in the prime minister’s official Downing Street residence, renting out the family home in the Kentish Town neighborhood. The fire’s cause […]

The UK government has announced an end to overseas recruitment for social care visas, as part of immigration policies unveiled by the, Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, in a White Paper to help Britain strengthen control of its borders and reduce migration. “In line with our wider reforms to skills thresholds, we will close social care […]

A fleet of Russian oil tankers which have been used to avoid existing sanctions on oil and gas exports are set to be hit with new restrictions. Downing Street has said action will be taken against up to 100 vessels which have carried more than £18 billion worth of cargo since the start of 2024. […]

Amid growing public speculation about possible changes to United Kingdom visa policies, the British High Commission in Nigeria has issued an official statement clarifying its stance. The Commission in a statement shared with newsmen said, “We keep our immigration system under constant review to allow legal migration and legitimate travel, while deterring those who may […]

As part of efforts to reform its immigration system, the United Kingdom could soon restrict visa applications from nationalities whose citizens are most likely to overstay their approved stays. First reported by the Times, the Home Office listed the affected countries as Pakistan, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka. The report noted that nationals from these countries overstay their visas […]

A military parade, fly-past and balcony appearance by the royal family on Monday kicked off four days of UK celebrations marking 80 years since the end of World War II. King Charles III saluted as around 1,000 members of the UK armed forces, joined by NATO colleagues from the United States, France and Germany, along […]

Reform UK have won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by just six votes in a blow to Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership. The narrow victory for new MP Sarah Pochin saw Nigel Farage’s party taking a constituency which Labour won with a majority of almost 14,700 at the general election less than 12 months ago. The […]

A UK-registered cryptoasset firm, BTCMining Limited, has been shut down following an investigation into global complaints of fraud and financial misconduct. According to report, customers from around the world reported they paid the company for crypto mining services but received neither the promised returns nor access to their funds. The United Kingdom government, in a […]

Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom and Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch has firmly ruled out any national coalition with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party — but has suggested local-level deals could be possible following next week’s council elections. Speaking on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, the Conservative leader said: “I am not going into […]

Transgender women have been banned from the female category of Ultimate Pool Group (UPG) events following last week’s UK Supreme Court ruling. The sport in this country has been mired in controversy over its transgender inclusion policies. Trans woman Harriet Haynes is suing the English Blackball Pool Federation (EBPF) after it changed its rules to […]

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer does not believe transgender women are women, his official spokesman has said. It comes after the UK Supreme Court ruled last week that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law. In March 2022, when he was leader of the opposition, Sir Keir told the Times that “a woman is […]