Commonwealth Day Celebration
UK’s first visa ban in asylum crackdown
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has claimed a growing number of migrants from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan are using legal migration routes as a backdoor for claiming asylum. The government will halt visa routes for nationals from four countries who the home secretary says have “abused” the UK’s generosity. An emergency brake is being placed […]
Celebration of the Year of The Horse by Westminster Council
British Passport Rules Change
As the UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) becomes fully mandatory for visa-exempt visitors starting February 25, 2026, the British government has announced its intention to increase the fee in the near future. Currently set at £16, the cost is expected to rise to £20 From today (25 February), non-visa nationals will be barred from entering […]
Chinese New Year party 27/02 East by South East
Eid Mubarak
Happy Lunar New Year of the Horse
Cold weather health alert issued – as Met Office warns snow on way
The dip in temperatures will “come as something of a shock after the long mild, wet spell”, says Sky’s weather team. A four-day health alert for cold weather has been issued for central and northern England. It warns that vulnerable people could be at greater risk and possible “minor impacts” on health services due to […]
UK expands Hong Kong visa scheme in wake of Jimmy Lai’s prison sentence
Exclusive: Home Office ruling means thousands more Hongkongers will be eligible to come to the UK over next five years. Dozens of MPs have called on the government to ensure changes to permanent residency requirements do not withdraw support for Hongkongers and others on humanitarian visas. In 2020, following the imposition of Beijing’s national security […]
