‘Head coach wants to play’: the US drug sting that led to BVI premier’s arrest
Andrew Fahie is due in court on drug charges in Miami after arrest following months-long undercover operation In mid-October, as Sir Gary Hickinbottom’s commission of...
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UK to impose direct rule over British Virgin Islands after inquiry finds rampant corruption
In a further twist the islands’ premier has been arrested in Miami sting operation on suspicion of drug trafficking Britain is poised to impose a...
Priti Patel’s Rwanda asylum seeker plan faces first legal challenge
Charity Freedom from Torture says it has ‘serious concerns’ about lawfulness of policy Priti Patel’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is facing its...
Why are UK supermarkets rationing cooking oil?
Tesco, Morrisons and Waitrose have limited sales after concerns over shortages caused by Ukraine war The latest supermarket data from Kantar shows shoppers have been...
Prince Edward and Sophie postpone visit to Grenada at short notice
No explanation given for change, with royals due to begin platinum jubilee tour of Caribbean on Friday A planned visit by the Earl and Countess...
‘Lawless logging’ in DRC raises concerns over $500m forests deal signed by Boris Johnson
Critics say cash from UK, Norway, France and Germany could be wasted as damning report reveals illegalities, corruption and environmental crimes Environmental groups have raised...
UN refugee agency condemns Boris Johnson’s Rwanda asylum plan
Gillian Triggs, assistant high commissioner at UNHCR, says plan is ‘symbolic gesture’ that will prove unworkable The UN’s refugee agency has condemned Boris Johnson’s plan...
Priti Patel could face Home Office mutiny over Rwanda asylum plan
Unions say civil servants could stage mass walkouts after home secretary overruled their concerns UK’s Rwanda plan will fail, says UNHCR Peers will fight UK...
‘I will die here, I can’t go back to Africa’: migrants respond to Rwanda removal
Asylum seekers say there is no freedom in Rwanda and fear for their lives if sent to Africa Small boat arrivals on the Kent coast...
Sending UK asylum seekers to Rwanda will save money, claims minister
Claim about long-term benefits disputed by MP Andrew Mitchell who describes reported cost of £30,000 a person as ‘eye-watering’ Britain will save money in the...
