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UK sets 2-week asylum claim goal as Channel crossings surge

Two-thirds of all applications are granted at first review and half of all appeals are successful, it said…reports Asian Lite News Home Secretary Priti Patel is aiming to draft new laws to

February 7, 2022

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UK govt cuts free medication, toiletries for Afghan asylum seekers

Faiz Mohammad Seddeqi, 30, a former guard at the British Embassy in Kabul, is one such evacuee from Afghanistan and has been staying at one of the hotels for almost six months…reports

February 7, 2022

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Queen marks 70 years on throne

When she ascended the throne, Josef Stalin, Mao Zedong and Harry Truman were running the Soviet Union, China and the US, respectively, while Winston Churchill was British PM, reports Asian Lite News

February 7, 2022

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Pakistani dissidents in UK on ‘hitlist’

One of the endangered persons is said to be an academic Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, who has consistently taken the Pakistani military to task in her writings….reports ASHIS RAY Pakistani dissidents exiled in

February 6, 2022

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Rishi Sunak under fire over alleged presence in lockdown party

Sunak, when asked about the surprise birthday party, said he had been in the cabinet room ‘100, 200, God knows how many times’. Adding: ‘You are asking me about something that happened

February 6, 2022

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5th aide’s exit strains Johnson’s grip

Senior Conservative MPs on Friday issued a fresh warning to Johnson that he must “shape up or ship out”…reports Asiaan Lite News UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been rocked by another

February 4, 2022

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Surging Inflation forces Bank of England to raise rates

Thursday’s announcement came as the UK’s annual consumer price index (CPI) inflation jumped to a 30-year high of 5.4 per cent in December 2021….reports Asian Lite News The Bank of England (BoE)

February 4, 2022

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British High Commissioner visits Balochistan

Secretary Liz Truss pledged £97 million of additional funds to help Afghanistan this winter…reports Asian Lite News British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner visited the Chaman border to see at first-hand how

February 3, 2022

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UK and Nigeria strengthen security, defence partnership

This week’s dialogue, the first following the agreement of our security and defence partnership in 2018, has led to refreshed plans to deepen UK engagement with the Nigerian security authorities…reports Asian Lite

February 3, 2022

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Govt sets out blueprint to transform UK

It is the most comprehensive, ambitious plan of its kind that this country has ever seen and it will ensure that the government continues to rise to the challenge and deliver for

February 3, 2022

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