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No plans to remove care workers from shortage occupation list, Downing Street says

No 10 also downplayed the prospect of blocking foreign university students from staying in the UK after graduation.

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

Tell us about a great family holiday – you could win a holiday voucher

Share details of memorable trips in the UK and elsewhere in Europe – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023

It could cost the taxpayer £169,000 to deport each migrant to Rwanda – and possibly even more

The Home Office has revealed how much it believes it will cost to send migrants arriving in the UK to Rwanda – a staggering £169,000 per person. This estimate is even more surprising when you consider that one of the aims of the government’s migration policy is to stop spending…

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2023

What time does UFC 290 start in UK and US this weekend?

The men’s featherweight and flyweight titles will be on the line, topping off a stacked card in Las Vegas

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for eight overseas democracy activists

Warrants criticised as ‘indictment’ of judiciary with three of those targeted, including Nathan Law, thought to be in UK

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023

How heating your home fuels climate change – and why government measures are failing to stop it

The UK’s housing stock is old, energy inefficient and heavily reliant on fossil fuel heating systems – mainly gas boilers. With heating responsible for 17% of the UK’s carbon emissions, homes and their central heating must transform if the country is to achieve net zero by 2050.

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2023

A brief history of British lidos – and new hope for their return to glory

The oldest outdoor swimming pool in the UK – the Grade II listed Cleveland Pools in Bath which first opened in 1815 – will reopen during the summer of 2023, after significant restoration. With a new 50-metre outdoor pool having opened in Brighton) in June and a council-funded restoration under…

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2023

BCC launches forecasting unit in latest move to challenge CBI

British Chambers of Commerce aiming to replace troubled CBI as leading voice of UK businesses

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023

Worst pothole injury payout locations in UK revealed

Motoring organisations are warning of plague of pits like 'deep caves' causing massive damage to vehicles

Bristol Post · Jul 3, 2023

Fuel retailers to be made to publish live prices after using UK motorists as ‘cash cows’

Drivers paying more for petrol and diesel than before Covid because of weakened competition, says CMA

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023