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Overseas dancers and bricklayers in line for UK key worker visas

A list of 82 below-degree-level jobs ‘deemed potentially crucial to prioritised sectors’ has been drawn up

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025

Dancers and HR staff from abroad in line for key worker visas

Artists and authors are also on a list of 82 below-degree-level jobs ‘deemed potentially crucial to prioritised sectors’.

Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025

Keir Starmer says ‘Bollywood blockbusters’ will be made in the UK under new trade deal with India – as it happened

Three Bollywood movies will be made in the UK, says British PM, and two more British universities will be setting up a campus in India

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025

The Vivienne's family received Inspiration Award at 2025 Attitude Awards

The 2025 Attitude Awards winners have been revealed, with the family of late Drag Race UK star The Vivienne being honoured.

BANG Premier · Oct 9, 2025

Emma Hybrid Premium mattress review: comfy, breathable and cheaper than its rivals

Emma’s mattress promises cosy nights at a fair price, but poor customer service reviews kept us from testing it – until now

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025

Entry-level workers face AI ‘job-pocalypse’; US probes Tesla’s self-driving system – as it happened

Business leaders are prioritising automation through AI to fill skills gaps, rather than training junior employees, survey finds

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025

Happy, stressed, overwhelmed: Palestinians evacuated from Gaza start their studies in UK

Abdallah, 27, and Soha, 31, describe adjusting to their new lives after leaving their war-torn home

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025

Twenty-five years of data shows how link between identity and views on Scottish independence has grown stronger

When the Labour government established the Scottish parliament in 1999, it hoped the new institution would demonstrate that Scotland’s distinctive needs and aspirations could be addressed within the framework of the UK. Consequently, the theory went, support for independence would melt away.

The Conversation · Oct 9, 2025

Pubs could stay open longer under Starmer plan to revive British night out

PM’s initiative, which could lead to ‘bonfire’ of old licensing rules, aims to ‘bring the buzz back’ to high streets

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025

Keir Starmer in fast-track bid to cut ‘red tape’ for pubs

Sir Keir Starmer said pubs and bars are ‘the beating heart of our communities’ in the UK.

Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025