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Getty ImagesOfficial figures show that by June 2024, 728,000 people have come to the UK. This is less than in the last 12 months. By June 2023, the estimated number of people who came in the year was revised sharply, resulting in a fall that fell to 906,000, making the falls greater than expected. How many migrants will come to the UK?The ONS figures are of the 1.2 million people who ended up living in the UK in the 12 months until June 2024.5% (58,000) were British citizens, 10% (116,000) were EU nationals, or about 86% (1.0 million) were non-EU+…

Impact – Medium What is the change? The Islamic month of Ramadan is scheduled to start on May 6th, and processing will be slower as offices in countries where Muslim populations are important will reduce working hours. What does the change mean? Employers and individuals should forecast shortened opening hours from around May 6th to June 3rd. Offices in many countries will be closed for more than three days on Eid al-Fitr holidays, which will soon follow Ramadan. If possible, employers should submit time-sensitive applications before Ramadan begins. Implementation time frame: May 6th to June 3rd. Some countries are also…

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Donald Trump is set to ban people from 43 countries from travelling to the US – with visas from Russia being ‘sharply restricted’.The dramatic memo also sees key allies of Moscow placed under heavy sanctions as Belarusian travellers could see their dreams of travelling Stateside slashed, the New York Times reports.The explosive immigration proposals come as the US president is wrestling with Putin and Zelensky over a ceasefire in Ukraine – warning last night that World War III could ‘very easily’ erupt if peace talks failed.Alongside the warring state a vast swathe of nations from across the globe have been told their governments…

Butcher owners who escaped persecution in Zimbabwe face deportation from the UK due to changes in rules for “silly” home offices.61-year-old Cheryl Robbins has been a pillar of the Abbotsbury community since moving from South Africa to the UK in 2022 and lived with her husband Mike, a British citizen.The couple invested £65,000 in savings to run popular butcher and farm shops in Dorset Village.However, their idyllic life within the country fell into chaos after the home office refused to renew Mrs. Robbins' visa for her to remain in the country. The mother and grandmother are currently filing an appeal…

Despite continued advances in technology, the rise in plane accidents has shaken the aviation industry. Each crash brings the same pressing concern. Do we really learn from these tragedies? Are you doing enough to prevent future disasters? Aviation remains one of the safest modes of transport, but the persistence of the accident suggests that a whole body defect still exists. If these issues are not addressed urgently, the risk of future catastrophic events remains surprisingly high. This is not just a global concern. Bangladesh's aviation sector has its own troubling record. Recent incidents involving Biman…

More than 30 migrants, including two children, have been stuck on an oil rig off Tunisia off the coast of Tunisia for three days and need assistance, the Sea-Watch charity said Monday.A Sea-Watch-operated reconnaissance plane found the group on the Miskar oil platform on Saturday, with empty rubber dinghy floating nearby, the statement said.”We were able to later see people were trying to hang out in the blankets on the platform deck and try to evacuate the wind and waves,” he said.Alarm Phone, the group that runs the Maritime Immigration Helpline, spoke to immigrants on Sunday on X, saying one…

London – Last year was officially the safest in the history of commercial aviation.According to the International Air Transport Association, more people died in aviation accidents than the average in recent years in 2014, but the number of fatal accidents compared to the total number of fatal accidents was a record.According to the annual safety report, 641 people died in an airline accident in 2014 – 210 in 2013, but two “extraordinary tragic events” involving Malaysia Airlines are marked.The numbers include the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, which lost 239 people. The remains are…

The in-app ad market is one of the rapidly developing components in the digital advertising business, using more of the large amount of virtual engagement that takes place within mobile apps to drop ads to specific target users. In-app ads refer to ads that are heavily built into mobile apps. Ads are close to seeing or barely noticeable ads for users who are offline, an accurate way for app developers to use a model sense to generate revenue for themselves. Marketing messaging is enhanced through the preferences of advanced data analytics users. The result is highly personalized and effective communication.…

Amid a series of aviation accidents and serious incidents at the end of last year, a report from the Flight Safety Foundation in early 2025 highlighted growing concerns about serious vulnerabilities in flight safety and lapses in accordance with international standards, regulations and standard operating procedures.Based on an analysis of data drawn from the Foundation's Aviation Safety Network Database, the 2024 Safety Report (9 pages, PDF) investigated 132 accidents involving all sorts of passenger aircraft in 2024. This report details passenger and corporate jet accidents based on accident categories, flight stages and operational types. In response, the foundation is seeking…