Consumer champion Martin Lewis says there is not enough sympathy for fraud victims, and is calling for a police crackdown on the ‘almost unpunished crime’. The Money Saving Expert founder warns that those who fall prey to scammers are seen as ‘lesser victims’ because people wrongly assume that they have the money to spare. He … Read more
A senior Kremlin official today warned that if Russia is forced to defend its citizens in the disputed Donbass region it would be ‘the beginning of the end Ukraine.’ Tensions have soared in eastern Ukraine in recent weeks after Vladimir Putin dispatched tanks, helicopters and thousands of troops to the Ukrainian border. Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy flew … Read more
Britain on Friday advised its citizens to flee Myanmar, as a UN expert warned the junta is likely committing ‘crimes against humanity’ in its attempt to stay in power. The military authorities are cracking down with increasing severity on daily protests against their February 1 coup, with at least 70 people killed according to the … Read more
Israel is banking on vaccine passports to re-open its economy with gyms, hotels, restaurants and swimming pools , bars and restaurants open to those with a ‘green pass’ who have had two doses of a jab. More than a third of Israel’s 8.6 million population has been fully vaccinated in the world’s quickest immunisation programme … Read more
Five million EU citizens apply to stay in Britain AFTER Brexit – larger than the population of seven European nations Home Office has received 4.9m applications under the EU settlement scheme Officials have granted permanent resident status to around 4.3m applicants Experts have criticised quality of the Government’s data on previous population By Rory Tingle … Read more
Five million EU citizens apply to stay in Britain after Brexit – larger than the population of seven European nations Home Office has received 4.9m applications under the EU settlement scheme Officials have granted permanent resident status to around 4.3m applicants Experts have criticised quality of the Government’s data on previous population By Rory Tingle … Read more
China moves to strip millions of Hong Kongers of legal rights by refusing to recognise British dual citizens in defiance of handover deal UK Foreign Office warned dual nationality is no longer recognised in Hong Kong Move means millions of Hong Kongers who qualify for overseas citizenship may not be entitled to consular assistance if … Read more
EU nations fight over whose citizens should get the Covid vaccine first with France and Germany ‘trying to out-muscle smaller countries’ UK won the race due to EU’s desire to agree block-wide vaccination programme Some nations may have since considered bypassing the EU’s medical regulator That led to EU Commission warning member states to tread … Read more
Four US citizens claim they are being held as ‘hostages’ in the British Virgin Islands after they accidentally sailed illegally into the territory’s waters last month. John Hines, his partner Lynn Hines, and their friends Nicholas Cancro and Jeanne McKinnon were detained on November 19 by customs and immigration officers, according to a statement from … Read more
Almost one million more EU citizens have applied to stay in the UK after Brexit than had been expected as applications hit 4.2 million EU citizens living in UK have until June 30 next year to apply for settled status The UK’s EU Settlement Scheme has now had more than 4.2 million applications Official estimates … Read more