The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Humza Yousaf calls emergency Cabinet meeting amid Scottish budget concern

HUMZA Yousaf is set to hold an emergency meeting of the Cabinet amid concern about the Scottish budget following the UK autumn statement ...

The National (Scotland) · Dec 5, 2023

Families face being split up by UK plan to cut legal migration, lawyers say

Increase in sponsor earnings from £18,600 to £38,700 will prevent up to 70% of workers in UK bringing in family, data shows

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023

Christmas is cancelled as festive markets and lights switch-ons scrapped across UK

Several cities blamed ‘ongoing development’ for festive cancellations

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

Why the UK economy is in such a state – and even the Labour party doesn’t seem to get how bad things are

The Labour leader Keir Starmer has warned that if his party wins the next UK general election, he will not be able to “turn on the spending taps”. Speaking at a thinktank event focused on the stagnation of the UK economy, he said the country was “in a hole” after…

The Conversation · Dec 5, 2023

'Just the rich can do it': our research shows how immigration income requirements devastate families

The government has announced a host of new restrictions aimed at cutting net migration to the UK. Headline announcements include increasing the salary requirements for skilled foreign workers from £26,200 to £38,700, and banning health and care workers from bringing family dependants to the UK.

The Conversation · Dec 5, 2023

The Chase star Paul Sinha asked to ‘prove I’m a UK citizen’

Sinha, 53, said his NHS trust had demanded ‘several documents’ as proof of his citizenship, in a series of posts on X/Twitter

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

Covid inquiry - live: Boris Johnson to be grilled over lockdown delay

Former prime minister to be questioned on UK’s late lockdown and is expected to apologise for government mistakes

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

UK likely to miss Paris climate targets by wide margin, analysis shows

Exclusive: Under current policies, Britain could fall short of internationally agreed goal of 68% cut in emissions by 2030

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023

What do the UK's tough new immigration rules mean for you and your family?

STRINGENT new rules on immigration have been announced in an effort to cut by 300,000 the numbers of people legally moving to Britain.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 5, 2023

OPINION - British and want to live with your foreign spouse? Don't be poor, or even middle-income

As of next spring, only well-off Britons will be able to marry a foreigner and live with them in the UK. Amid the announcements on skilled migrants and care workers, the home secretary yesterday slipped in something that astonished even experienced immigration watchers: that the minimum income requirement for British citizens…

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2023