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Dr Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, said the government faced a “trade-off” between “ensuring migrants speak good English and enabling employers to recruit workers who are expected to bring economic benefits.” Many graduate jobs already require language skills above A-level standard, she said. The new language requirements will…
Britain’s domestic security service, MI5, publicly warned members of parliament on Monday that they are being targeted by spies from China, Russia, and Iran in a concerted attempt to undermine the UK’s democratic institutions. The rare public advisory highlights strategies used by foreign intelligence operatives to gather sensitive information, exert influence, and disrupt governance. MI5…
The Channel 4 show is now entering its 26th series, with previous episodes seeing everything from giant curved glass homes to mansions built out of clay and former water towers. Now, more keen builders are ready to take on the task, not for the faint-hearted, as Kevin travels around the UK to see the new builds in Grand Designs. The…
An asylum seeker accused of stabbing a hotel worker 23 times with a screwdriver and leaving her to die was seen dancing and laughing in the aftermath of the attack, a murder trial jury has heard. Deng Chol Majek, who claims to be 19, was “clearly excited about what he had done” after inflicting fatal…
He died only eight days after his beloved wife of 63 years, Fran. Caunter played the role from 1994 to 2003, with the car dealer becoming the love interest of Pat Butcher, played by Pam St Clement. The couple later married as part of the BBC soap’s storyline. A statement from Caunter’s family to the…
A TEACHER has been struck off after allegedly telling pupils during an English class about a dildo mishap that caused rectal bleeding. The high schoolers were supposed to be covering the classic story of A Christmas Carol. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Kathryn Matthews, 43, has been banned from teaching for at…
Experts from Imperial College London looked at voting patterns in last year’s general election, when Reform secured 14.3% of the votes and five seats. Three of the five areas (60%) returning a Reform MP were in the most deprived fifth of the country, compared with 103 (29.7%) of Labour constituencies, according to the study published…
The independent Climate Change Committee (CCC) said the UK is not adapted to worsening extremes such as 40C heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and flooding that are already occurring at current levels of 1.4C of warming, “let alone” what is to come. In a letter to the Government, the committee has urged ministers to set out stronger…
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has released an open letter addressed to MP Chris McDonald, Minister for Industry, calling for the Government to work with the industry and implement a permanent tax regime from 2026. The letter is co-signed by more than 110 companies as the OEUK says the tax on investment and jobs is being felt…
In an unexpected discovery, experts at the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute found that steroid creams can shrink melanoma tumours, but they believe the mechanism could also be effective against other cancers. Experts traced the effect of steroid to its ability to block a protein called Garp, which helps cancer hide from the immune system….