More than 6m Syrians displaced by conflict
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14:52 05/09/2013
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that more than 6m people have now been displaced from their homes because of the civil war. Of these, over 2m have fled the country...
UK's ambassador to Nigeria: no decision on security bonds
9:36 03/09/2013
The UK's ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Andrew Pocock, has told a Nigerian newspaper that the UK has yet to decide whether to introduce a system of security bonds which would be paid by some applicants...
UK seems likely to miss immigration target
18:21 02/09/2013
The UK's Office for National Statistics has released figures which show that the latest net migration figure has risen by 23,000. In the year to December 2012, the UK net immigration figure stood at...
Australia issues more working holiday visas
17:30 02/09/2013
Australian government figures show that there has been a large increase in the number of working holiday visas issued. These visas are for young people from overseas and enables them to live and work...
UK chef says restaurants would close without immigration
19:03 30/08/2013
A noted UK celebrity chef has said that his restaurants would close immediately if it were not for immigrants coming to the UK from Europe. Jamie Oliver, perhaps the most famous chef in the world,...
London Mayor calls for unlimited UK immigration from Australia
15:35 30/08/2013
Boris Johnson, the colourful mayor of London, has used his weekly column in UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph to call for Australians and New Zealanders to be given the same rights to live and work in...
