Taliban man stays in Britain, saying outfit will kill him
June 25th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS) A Taliban militant, who killed NATO soldiers in Afghanistan and supplied the outfit with weapons, has managed to stay in Britain, claiming he will be ... Read more...
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Scotland Yard anti-terror hotline hacked?
April 12th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 12 (IANS) Scotland Yard Thursday said it was investigating reports that calls to its anti-terrorism hotline were taped by someone not connected to the police. The incident reportedly ... Read more...
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UK to withdraw counter-terrorism project funds to end multiculturalism
February 12th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 12 (ANI): The British government plans to withdraw over 1.2 million pounds in funds allotted for its controversial counter-terrorism projects.According to The Telegraph, the first target of the ... Read more...
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Thousands of illegal immigrants win squatters’ rights to live in Britain
February 21st, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 21 (ANI): Thousands of illegal immigrants have won "squatters' rights" to remain in Britain permanently after managing to avoid deportation for 14 years under a little known rule.According to ... Read more...
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Pakistanis top UK visa rejection list
December 12th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 12 (ANI): Pakistani citizens top the list of visa rejection by the UK, the BBC has reported.According to British Home Office statistics, about 41 per cent of applications for family ... Read more...
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British colleges selling languages certificates to non-English speakers
November 22nd, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 22 (ANI): Colleges in London and Birmingham are selling British Home Office-regulated English and Citizenship certificates to immigrants who don't understand and speak English.According to an investigative report published in ... Read more...
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Britain is European capital for online “legal highs” synthetic drug trade
November 6th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Brussels, Nov. 6 (ANI): Britain has emerged as the European capital for online synthetic drug trading, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has warned.Britain-based websites account for 42 ... Read more...
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Briton arrested for trying to sell sister
August 31st, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 31 (IANS) Police have arrested a British man who tried to sell his sister to an illegal immigrant.
Michael Wright, a 22-year-old man from Swindon, tried to sell his 24-year-old ... Read more...
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UK may give rights to 36,000 Gurkha soldiers to settle
January 29th, 2009 - 7:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 29 (ANI): The British Home Office is likely to give 36,000 Gurkhas, who served in the British Army before 1997, the right to settle in the country with their ... Read more...
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Britain launches first forced marriage helpline
April 11th, 2008 - 6:26 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr 11 (ANI): British Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker today launched a new national helpline for victims of forced marriages and honour-based violence, part-funded by the Forced Marriage Unit.The 'Honour ... Read more...
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UK deporting one person every eight minutes
February 27th, 2008 - 12:11 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Feb 27 (ANI): Britains Home Office has said that it is deporting at least one person after every eight minutes, one of the highest numbers of deportations from any European country. ... Read more...
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Indian spouses wanting to enter the UK, will have to pass English test
December 6th, 2007 - 1:16 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec.6 (ANI): The British Home Office has said that a foreign spouse should know and speak English if he or she wants to enter the country.
According to The Telegraph, this latest ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda terror suspect gets an apology from UK Home Office
November 17th, 2007 - 4:40 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov.17 (ANI): An al-Qaeda terror suspect received to grovelling apologies from the British Home Office recently for delays in his application to live in Britain.
Egyptian-born Hany Youssef had applied for ... Read more...
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