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New 18-month visa extension scheme for Ukrainians in the UK

From early 2025 those in the UK under one of the Ukraine visa schemes can apply to stay for another 18 months, the Home Office said.

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Ukrainians can extend UK visas by 18 months in new scheme

Refugees will have ‘certainty and assurance’ says Home Office, but charities say move insufficient as many face homelessness

The Guardian - UK

Home Office warned of violence and arson risks at Essex airbase holding asylum seekers

Exclusive: Immigration watchdog says ‘hopelessness caused by boredom’ at Wethersfield site will inevitably lead to harm

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Man found dead on Bibby Stockholm was ‘tricked’ on to barge, says support worker

‘Closed quasi-detention conditions’ mean death of Leonard Farruku should be examined, lawyers say

The Guardian - UK

Woman told to leave UK despite court ruling she has right to live with family

Home Office criticised for ‘shameful’ move to separate Malwattege Peiris from husband and 10-year-old son

The Guardian - UK

British mum-of-three warns 'right to fall in love with foreigner only for the rich' as Home Office visa changes set to separate her family

Petitions calling for family visa changes to be scrapped are being presented to Downing Street on Valentine’s Day

Evening Standard

UK Care Firm Gloriavd Accused of Exploitative Visa Charges for Workers from Africa

These accusations surfaced after the Home Office included care workers in the UK's shortage occupation list in 2022, aimed at addressing the 165,000 vacancies in care homes and domiciliary care.

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‘97% seemed absurd’: Labour’s Stephen Timms on the English test scandal that wrecked lives

The London MP has battled to get the Home Office to take responsibility for its mistaken allegations of cheating against many thousands of overseas students

The Guardian - UK

Judge criticises Home Office errors in Palestinian refugee’s visa case

Home secretary apologises to Chevening scholar Amena El Ashkar who was denied visa to study at LSE

The Guardian - UK

What is the Home Office English-language test scandal? Students launch legal action

Overseas students are seeking financial compensation for wrongful arrest, false imprisonment, loss of earnings, and damage to their mental health

Evening Standard

English test scandal: reprieve plan was derailed by government reshuffle

Sajid Javid had wanted review process for international students who believed their visas had been wrongly cancelled

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Home Office English test scandal: a lesson in political cruelty

Editorial: A draconian blanket response to evidence of cheating by some international students in the early 2010s was flawed and unjust

The Guardian - UK

Two suspected migrants found in luggage compartment of school coach after France trip

Parents tell of shock after two men found lying inside hold of vehicle

Evening Standard

What is the Home Office English test scandal?

Tens of thousands of students lost their visas after a TV exposé of cheating a decade ago. Many say they were wrongly accused

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‘It destroyed my life’: the students accused of cheating in English tests

Four people accused of cheating by the Home Office describe how their lives have been upended by the allegation

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English test scandal: students renew fight to clear names after 10 years

Exclusive: Push follows new evidence that raises questions over Home Office’s cheating accusations against 35,000 international students

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: What to know about ‘authoritarian’ new plans to deter disruptive demonstrations

In today’s newsletter: A new law will ban climbing on war memorials, wearing face coverings and more – here’s why

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UK home secretary apologises over unlawful detention of Bahraini activist

Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei receives compensation from government after being stopped at Gatwick

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Home Office proposes war memorial protest laws: What could be banned and why

Rules also affect those who disguise their identity during protests

The Guardian - UK

Italian man removed from UK despite post-Brexit Home Office certificate

Massimiliano Melargo, who was stopped at airport, has permission to enter and leave UK while awaiting settlement decision

The Guardian - UK

Masked protesters could soon face arrest, says Home Office

Rights groups say proposed police powers for England and Wales are pandering to ‘culture war nonsense’

Evening Standard

UK making great strides to protect girls from FGM but more needs to be done, say experts

The Standard spoke to health experts in the field on the UN's International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

The Guardian - UK

UK care firm charged workers from Africa thousands more than cost of visa

Zimbabweans say they paid large sums to Gloriavd Health Care but got far less work than expected and were squalidly housed

The Guardian - UK

Police failed to record race of nearly two-thirds of people referred to Prevent

Human rights groups say lack of data hinders assessment of whether counter-extremism scheme is discriminatory

The Guardian - UK

Teenager trapped in Gaza brings legal challenge against UK government

Eighteen-year-old was refused entry clearance to join his family in UK despite previous successful applications to visit

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