Day: June 9, 2025
Family visa salary threshold should not be raised warns Home Office-ordered review
June 9, 2025The government has been warned that increasing the family visa salary threshold is likely to conflict with human rights law The minimum income required for family visas should not be raised to the same level needed for skilled foreign workers, a Home Office ordered review has warned. Increasing the salary threshold for people wanting to […]
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Thunderstorm warnings could be issued this week as ‘intense rainfall’ looms
June 9, 2025Mr Silverstone said: “As temperatures rise this week, it is possible heatwave thresholds could be reached in some parts of the UK, particularly the northwest Midlands, north-west England and northeast Wales, however it is very dependent on cloud cover later this week, so it is not a certainty.
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Eurostar unveils plans for direct trains from London to Germany and Switzerland in ‘golden age for international sustainable travel’
June 9, 2025Eurostar trains could be running directly to Geneva (top) and Frankfurt from the ‘early 2030s’ Supplied A fleet of up to 50 new trains – costing around £1.7 billion – will serve new routes between the capital and both Frankfurt and Geneva from the “early 2030s”, the operator announced on Tuesday. Journey times would be […]
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Google battling ‘fox infestation’ on roof of £1bn London office
June 9, 2025It is intended to be an ultra-modern central London office that will serve Google for decades, but the new £1bn headquarters is beset by one of humanity’s oldest-known pests: foxes. The canines have taken over the rooftop garden of the new “landscraper” in King’s Cross and had an impact on construction – although the company […]
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Piccadilly restaurant that kicked out Tommy Robinson ‘were right not to serve him’
June 9, 2025To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Staff at West End restaurants have backed the Hawksmoor steakhouse for refusing to serve far right activist Tommy Robinson. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was asked to leave the venue after managers said staff and […]
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Londoners are flocking to the ‘hidden gem’ neighbourhood with the best-connected new homes
June 9, 2025No Londoner wants to spend more than an hour commuting to the office, or what feels like years on a bus to meet a pal for coffee on a Saturday morning. Now, the best-connected London neighbourhood with an ample supply of new homes has been crowned – and it’s just three minutes away from the […]
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‘Edgers’ are the cheeky commuters invading the National Rail network
June 9, 2025It’s early, and you’re standing on the platform regretting not working from home. When the train finally arrives it’s rammed. You squeeze on and quickly scan the seats and all are full – except for one. There’s a free space by the window. But someone’s already sitting in the aisle seat, avoiding eye contact at all […]
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Prime Minister to visit Canada for trade and security talks
June 9, 2025The Times reported that the pair will meet on June 14, ahead of the G7 leaders’ summit in Alberta, against the backdrop of growing concerns about Donald Trump’s trade war against its northern neighbour and repeated threats to annex Canada. Mr Trump has repeatedly suggested turning Canada into its 51st state and imposed tariffs that […]
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