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Migrant care workers came to help the UK. Now they’re trapped in debt bondage

Investigation: Britain called out to workers around the world to ease a staff crisis. But many have to pay thousands in illegal fees to recruitment agencies

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2022

Revealed: Migrant care workers in Britain charged thousands in illegal recruitment fees

Exclusive: new visa scheme to attract staff to ease the chronic shortages in the sector has left many open to exploitation

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2022

The Covid loans, the billionaire … and Starling, the very fast-growing bank

In 2019, it had lent just £23m. By June 2021, it had issued £1.6bn of bounce-back lending – and an ex-minister has questions

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2022

The Guardian view on Carole Cadwalladr’s libel case: a victory for journalism

The failure of Arron Banks’s case against her is a vindication of the reporter’s work

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022

As NFL aims to improve diversity, two Panthers hope to get their shot as coach and GM

Samir Suleiman and Jeff Nixon know it’s not always what you know, but who you know.

Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2022

Russian looters targeting ‘stunning’ Ukrainian treasures, investigation warns

Russian gangs are stealing historical artefacts from Ukraine and smuggling them back over the border, according to international observers tracking their crimes.

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2022

Most Scots want neither Boris Johnson or Keir Starmer as PM, poll finds

VOTERS in England still believe Keir Starmer would be a worse choice for Prime Minister than Boris Johnson - but Scots don't want either of them in…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 12, 2022

‘I spent six years working to get to this place’: Everything I Know About Love actor Marli Siu

As a struggling actor, she used to commute from Scotland to London by bus to attend auditions. Now Marli Siu is on the verge of stardom in the BBC’s Everything I Know About Love

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022

Test for press freedom as verdict due in Arron Banks libel case against Carole Cadwalladr

Judgment in the action against the Observer and Guardian’s Carole Cadwalladr will have huge implications for UK journalists

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022

‘Callous’ Home Office warns torture victims they face deportation

After home secretary Priti Patel overcame a high court legal challenge, ‘vulnerable and at risk’ asylum seekers are among those who could be on the first flight to Rwanda this week

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022