Foreign spouses brought to live in Britain are costing the taxpayer tens of billions over their lifetimes.
A damning report found that foreign-based partners who arrive on a visa will each end up costing the state an average of £109,000 if they stay for the rest of their lives.
Britain saw another 1,300 small-boat arrivals during the past five days, the audit also concluded that migrants entering through asylum and refugee routes make an 'unambiguously negative' contribution to public funds.
New figures in a report from the Government's official immigration advisers, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), highlighted the immense cost of immigration to the public purse.
A damning report found that foreign-based partners who arrive on a visa will each end up costing the state an average of £109,000 if they stay for the rest of their lives.
Britain saw another 1,300 small-boat arrivals during the past five days, the audit also concluded that migrants entering through asylum and refugee routes make an 'unambiguously negative' contribution to public funds.
New figures in a report from the Government's official immigration advisers, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), highlighted the immense cost of immigration to the public purse.
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'Put your big boy pants on' Andrew Bailey urged to be bold with rate cut.
The governor of the Bank of England has been urged by business owners to be bold and cut the base rate by more than expected.
Andrew Bailey and eight other Monetary Policy Committee members will announce their base rate decision at 12pm, with most economists expecting a cut from 4% to 3.75%.
The governor of the Bank of England has been urged by business owners to be bold and cut the base rate by more than expected.
Andrew Bailey and eight other Monetary Policy Committee members will announce their base rate decision at 12pm, with most economists expecting a cut from 4% to 3.75%.
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A teacher who described Islam as "satanic" and told pupils that "cocaine was purer back in the day" has been found guilty of professional misconduct.
The Teaching Regulation Agency, external panel heard that Patrick Lawler, who taught in Northumberland and Bristol, also brought the teaching profession into disrepute.
Mr Lawler previously featured in an undercover BBC Wales investigation into extreme far-right views among a group's members in Wales and England, in which he said race war was "inevitable".
The panel will now consider in private whether to make a recommendation to the secretary of state that Mr Lawler should be banned from teaching.
The Teaching Regulation Agency, external panel heard that Patrick Lawler, who taught in Northumberland and Bristol, also brought the teaching profession into disrepute.
Mr Lawler previously featured in an undercover BBC Wales investigation into extreme far-right views among a group's members in Wales and England, in which he said race war was "inevitable".
The panel will now consider in private whether to make a recommendation to the secretary of state that Mr Lawler should be banned from teaching.
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A firebug who caused £60,000 worth of damage after he torched his own home has dodged jail.
Anup Singh Padam, 37, set fire to the rented property in Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Emergency services raced to tackle the blaze in May 2023 but found Padam to be evasive as to the reason behind the fire.
Firefighters were met with an 'unbelievable' smell of petrol in the house as they worked to extinguish the flames through thick black smoke.
They did not believe his claims that a chip pan had caught fire and he changed his story three times.
An investigation led to Padam being arrested and charged after firefighters found the blaze had started in two areas of the kitchen and no trace of a chip pan.
Padam, of Cambuslang, denied any wrongdoing and went on trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court. A jury convicted him of wilful fire raising.
Sheriff Liam Murphy ordered him to be tagged for a year and put him under supervision for the same period.
Anup Singh Padam, 37, set fire to the rented property in Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Emergency services raced to tackle the blaze in May 2023 but found Padam to be evasive as to the reason behind the fire.
Firefighters were met with an 'unbelievable' smell of petrol in the house as they worked to extinguish the flames through thick black smoke.
They did not believe his claims that a chip pan had caught fire and he changed his story three times.
An investigation led to Padam being arrested and charged after firefighters found the blaze had started in two areas of the kitchen and no trace of a chip pan.
Padam, of Cambuslang, denied any wrongdoing and went on trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court. A jury convicted him of wilful fire raising.
Sheriff Liam Murphy ordered him to be tagged for a year and put him under supervision for the same period.
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A man has been charged in connection with an alleged "hit and run" in Birmingham which left a man dead and a woman in hospital.
Harinderpal Athwal, 41, from Oldbury, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, failing to stop, causing death by driving while disqualified and uninsured, causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to report a road collision, West Midlands Police said.
Two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle on Soho Road in the city, at the junction near Whitehall Road, shortly before 11.20am on Tuesday. The vehicle left the scene, police said.
Harinderpal Athwal, 41, from Oldbury, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, failing to stop, causing death by driving while disqualified and uninsured, causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to report a road collision, West Midlands Police said.
Two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle on Soho Road in the city, at the junction near Whitehall Road, shortly before 11.20am on Tuesday. The vehicle left the scene, police said.
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Demiesh Williams, 30, was today sentenced to five years and three months in prison over the death of Andrew Clark, who was hailed as a 'hard-working family man'.
The 43-year-old victim died from his injuries after Williams struck him with an open palm following an argument at a supermarket in Beckenham, south-east London.
Woolwich Crown Court heard Mr Clark had challenged the defendant when he tried to queue jump at the tills.
Bus driver Williams then left the store and went to a car but, as seen on CCTV, decided to go back and confront Mr Clark.
The court was told the attacker then slapped his victim with an open hand, causing him to fall to the ground.
Mr Clark died three days later of his injuries, after being declared brain dead.
Williams later pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was jailed this morning.
The 43-year-old victim died from his injuries after Williams struck him with an open palm following an argument at a supermarket in Beckenham, south-east London.
Woolwich Crown Court heard Mr Clark had challenged the defendant when he tried to queue jump at the tills.
Bus driver Williams then left the store and went to a car but, as seen on CCTV, decided to go back and confront Mr Clark.
The court was told the attacker then slapped his victim with an open hand, causing him to fall to the ground.
Mr Clark died three days later of his injuries, after being declared brain dead.
Williams later pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was jailed this morning.
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On the left is Demiesh Williams, he beat an English man to death after he was called out for jumping a queue.
He will spend just over 2 years in Prison.
On the right is Luke Yarwood, he has also been sentenced to nearly 2 years in prison.
His crime? Two posts on X seen by 30 people.
This is British Justice.
He will spend just over 2 years in Prison.
On the right is Luke Yarwood, he has also been sentenced to nearly 2 years in prison.
His crime? Two posts on X seen by 30 people.
This is British Justice.
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A judge has ruled that nearly £20m is to be paid out to 16 survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing who were children at the time of the tragedy.
Twenty-two people were murdered and hundreds injured in the suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena on 22 May, 2017.
Amounts of between £2,770 and £11.4m were agreed at a hearing on Thursday at the Manchester Civil Courts of Justice for 16 youngsters, all aged under 16 at the time of the attack.
The total amount to be paid comes in at £19,928,150.
Twenty-two people were murdered and hundreds injured in the suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena on 22 May, 2017.
Amounts of between £2,770 and £11.4m were agreed at a hearing on Thursday at the Manchester Civil Courts of Justice for 16 youngsters, all aged under 16 at the time of the attack.
The total amount to be paid comes in at £19,928,150.
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Dozens of Labour MPs have threatened to rebel over David Lammy's plan to curb jury trials.
The Justice Secretary announced plans to reserve jury trials only for when defendants faced serious charges such as rape and murder, and those with a likely sentence of more than three years in prison, in a bid to ease the crown court backlog.
Karl Turner, the MP for Hull East, has written to Sir Keir Starmer urging him to drop the plans along with 38 other Labour backbenchers.
'Many more MPs, not on this letter, have said they will rebel if necessary,' Mr Turner wrote on social media, as he shared the text of the letter.
The Justice Secretary announced plans to reserve jury trials only for when defendants faced serious charges such as rape and murder, and those with a likely sentence of more than three years in prison, in a bid to ease the crown court backlog.
Karl Turner, the MP for Hull East, has written to Sir Keir Starmer urging him to drop the plans along with 38 other Labour backbenchers.
'Many more MPs, not on this letter, have said they will rebel if necessary,' Mr Turner wrote on social media, as he shared the text of the letter.
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Christmas message from David Clews:
"It has been a challenging year on both a personal and political level.
I am sure you will certainly feel the same that there hasn't been much in the way of improvement. Alas we must continue in the fight.
The question I often ask is what kind of world will we leave to our young people. The way things are going it doesn't look a great one which is why we must at least try to do something. I still maintain in the next few years we will get our chance and for that we must prepare!
I will email out on Sunday with one final fundraising raffle appeal that I hope you can support if you haven't already.
My last live show will be on Tuesday the 23rd, which will also be our Raffle Night, and then we will take a short break over the festive period.
So from my family to yours may I wish you all a very Happy Christmas and New Year!"
Kind Regards,
David Clews
"It has been a challenging year on both a personal and political level.
I am sure you will certainly feel the same that there hasn't been much in the way of improvement. Alas we must continue in the fight.
The question I often ask is what kind of world will we leave to our young people. The way things are going it doesn't look a great one which is why we must at least try to do something. I still maintain in the next few years we will get our chance and for that we must prepare!
I will email out on Sunday with one final fundraising raffle appeal that I hope you can support if you haven't already.
My last live show will be on Tuesday the 23rd, which will also be our Raffle Night, and then we will take a short break over the festive period.
So from my family to yours may I wish you all a very Happy Christmas and New Year!"
Kind Regards,
David Clews
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The Trump administration has acted to ban gender-affirming care for minors across the country.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Thursday it could pull federal funding from any US hospital that offered transgender surgeries or pharmaceutical treatment.
The department's announcement said the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will release a notice of proposed rulemaking that will bar hospitals from performing 'sex-rejecting' procedures on children under 18 if the institutions want to participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Thursday it could pull federal funding from any US hospital that offered transgender surgeries or pharmaceutical treatment.
The department's announcement said the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will release a notice of proposed rulemaking that will bar hospitals from performing 'sex-rejecting' procedures on children under 18 if the institutions want to participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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Reports a female MSP had a secret recording device planted in her office by a member of her own staff are "completely and utterly unacceptable", SNP leader John Swinney has said.
Scottish parliament officials are investigating the alleged bugging incident by a man, which is said to have taken place in 2023 at Holyrood.
The Scotsman newspaper reported the staffer is still involved with the SNP and moved on to work with a male MP after the issue came to light.
Scottish parliament officials are investigating the alleged bugging incident by a man, which is said to have taken place in 2023 at Holyrood.
The Scotsman newspaper reported the staffer is still involved with the SNP and moved on to work with a male MP after the issue came to light.
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Four teenagers have been charged after a masked gang of football Ultras made Nazi salutes and posed with an SS flag.
An image posted online showed around 40 hoods, dressed in black clothing and face coverings, posing on the steps of Kirkcaldy Townhouse in Town Square on Saturday, December 13. Most appear to have their right arms raised, while othenrs are holding a flag bearing the SS symbol.
Police Scotland has now confirmed they have arrested and charged four 16-year-olds in total in connection with the incident. They are due to appear at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court at a later date and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal and relevant authorities.
An image posted online showed around 40 hoods, dressed in black clothing and face coverings, posing on the steps of Kirkcaldy Townhouse in Town Square on Saturday, December 13. Most appear to have their right arms raised, while othenrs are holding a flag bearing the SS symbol.
Police Scotland has now confirmed they have arrested and charged four 16-year-olds in total in connection with the incident. They are due to appear at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court at a later date and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal and relevant authorities.
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A major UK city is set to get driverless trains next year as part of its rail modernisation project.
In 2023, new trains were launched in Glasgow as part of the full-scale upgrade to improve the city's subway after more than 30 years.
The renovations have continued and now, the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has announced Unattended Train Operation will be introduced to Glasgow.
The modernisation project is in its 'final stages,' Time Out reports, and the driverless subway trains are expected to be brought in next year.
In 2023, new trains were launched in Glasgow as part of the full-scale upgrade to improve the city's subway after more than 30 years.
The renovations have continued and now, the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has announced Unattended Train Operation will be introduced to Glasgow.
The modernisation project is in its 'final stages,' Time Out reports, and the driverless subway trains are expected to be brought in next year.
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