Yearly Archives: 2015
Skilled migrants hit Tier 2 cap
This month saw the cap on skilled migrant workers allowed to enter the UK under Tier 2 of the Points-Based System reached for the...
Tory peer calls for reduction in immigration to tackle housing shortage
By George West and Sanwar Ali
British peer Lord Andrew Green - head of anti-immigration think tank MigrationWatch UK - has called for ministers to...
Man charged with kicking ex’s unborn child to death
The former boyfriend of a woman assaulted in the street so seriously that she lost her unborn baby has appeared at Camberwell Green Magistrates'...
Second baby for Swedish princess
Princess Madeleine of Sweden gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Monday (June 15), just two days after she attended her brother, Prince...
Russian threat to bolster Western Front
A senior Russian defence ministry official warned on Monday that Moscow would boost its forces on its Western flank should the United States store...
Italy-France impasse heightens migrant crisis
Italy and France engaged in a war of words on Monday as a standoff over 250 Africans stuck at their common border exposed divisions...
Mbabazi back to challenge Museveni in next year’s poll
Ousted former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has declared his intention to run for Uganda’s presidency in the East African nation’s next General Election, scheduled...
Stripped pageant winner may sue organisers
The newly dethroned former Miss Zimbabwe hinted on Monday that she may take legal action to protest against the revoking of her title.
Emily Kachote,...
Morsi death sentence upheld
An Egyptian court has upheld the death sentence handed to former Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi, on charges of killing and kidnapping police officers in...
Japan, USA share spotlight with African challengers
Heavyweights Japan and the United States look to keep their title push on track at the Women's World Cup on Friday but must share...
