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Dec 5, 2025 - World

Obtaining an eVisa to prove their status or right to legally reside in Britain is causing migrants high levels of stress The UK’s new digital-only immigration system is creating stress, fear and exclusion for immigrants who rely on their status, a new report has found.The digitalisation of immigration status began in 2018 and in the middle of this year the government set out that nearly all migrants entering or legally residing in the UK would have to obtain an eVisa to prove their rights. This would make them the first migrants to experience a mandatory digital-only identification system. Continue reading...

Dec 5, 2025 - World

Rewilding charity helps bolster Scottish stronghold of species that once came close to extinction in UKRed squirrels have expanded their range across the Highlands by more than a quarter after a 10-year reintroduction programme moved hundreds to new homes.The species once came close to extinction in Britain when foresters killed them as pests and their natural habitat was destroyed. A deadly virus carried by invasive grey squirrels has hampered their recovery. Continue reading...

Dec 5, 2025 - World

Members of Congress have said they will investigate whether the US military broke the law by allegedly killing two survivors of a strike on a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean. The White House has defended the strike as lawful.

Dec 4, 2025 - World

Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in New Delhi on Thursday evening for a 27-hour visit that India views as a reaffirmation of one of its oldest and most resilient strategic partnerships in the world.

Dec 4, 2025 - World

Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands pull out after decision not to hold vote on Israel’s participationIreland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands will boycott next year’s Eurovision after Israel was given the all-clear to compete in the 2026 song contest despite calls by several participating broadcasters for its exclusion over the war in Gaza.No vote on Israel’s participation was held on Thursday at the general assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the body that organises the competition. Continue reading...