US and UK are world's top immigration destinations for professionals
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12:41 17/05/2013
A new report has found that the US, the UK and Australia are the three preferred destinations for professionals around the world seeking to relocate for work. The US was the top destination last year...
MP warns UK Labour Party of 'downward spiral' on immigration policy
10:52 24/04/2013
Diane Abbott, the UK's first black woman MP and now a Labour shadow minister, has warned the leadership of her party not to try to compete with other UK parties by promising to be 'tough' on...
One billion people crossed international borders in 2012
9:54 16/04/2013
In 2012, one billion people made an international trip, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council. David Scowsill of the WTTC said 'this is an astounding milestone. There is an inexorable...
Airline boss says UK immigration system is putting off foreign businesspeople
14:04 15/04/2013
Willie Walsh, the chief executive of International Airlines has warned that the UK's visa system is deterring foreign businesspeople from travelling to the UK. Mr Walsh was addressing the World...
Half a million people sought asylum in developed world in 2012 says UN
9:20 25/03/2013
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has issued a report which says that 479,300 people from the developing world sought asylum in the developed world in 2012. The number is the...
Tier 2 Immigrant nurses face jobs freeze in UK's National Health Service
9:20 22/03/2013
The UK's Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has announced a freeze on the registration of nurses from outside Europe after an internal audit found that its systems for verifying qualifications of...