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A boxing champion has been locked up in an immigration detention centre - despite representing England in the ring. Kelvin Bilal Fawaz, 29, has boxed for the country six times and currently holds the London middleweight title. He was chosen to represent Team GB in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, but was unable to because he has no passport. Kelvin has been held in Tinsley House immigration removal centre in Gatwick since last week, after his leave to remain ran...

Breaking: after pulling an all-nighter, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker just announced that enough progress has been made in the first phase of Brexit talks to progress to talks about a trade deal. Juncker said the European Court of Justice will still be “competent” over EU citizens' rights. After scuppering a Brexit deal earlier this week, the DUP managed to secure six substantive changes to the text of the agreement (full agreement below) regarding the tricky conundrum of the Irish border. Theresa...

Capital and revenue are the lifeblood of any modern small business, to ensure day to day continuity and in supporting growth and expansion plans. It’s for this reason that financial statement audits are crucial. Operating a small business in London is a continually challenging task with great responsibility, so there is a pressing need for effective management of resources and oversight. Financial audits not only act as a vital asset for highlighting problems and evaluating performance, but also for ensuring...

Philip Hammond blamed sluggish productivity on more disabled people in the workforce in today's treasury select committee. Responding to high high levels of unemployment, particularly youth unemployment, he said: “It is almost certainly the case that by increasing participation in the workforce, including far higher levels of participation by marginal groups and very high levels of engagement in the workforce, for example of disabled people – something we should be extremely proud of – may have had an impact on overall productivity...

Uber has lost its license to operate in Sheffield in the latest blow for the beleaguered company says GMB. Sheffield City Council said the Californian ride-sharing app is legally allowed to operate up to December 18, and if it chooses to appeal this suspension it can continue to operate until the appeal is heard. If it decides against an appeal the suspension will come into force. It is the latest blow in what has been a bad year for Uber....

British scientists have discovered two enormous galaxies sitting right on the edge of space - forged in the early stages of the universe. Observations show the massive primordial galaxies at a time when the universe was just 780 million years old – only about five per cent of its current age. The galaxies are so close together they will soon merge to form the largest galaxy ever observed at that period in cosmic history, according to the international research team,...

The world's oldest eye has been found in a 530 million year old fossil. The remains of an extinct sea creature include an early form of the eye seen in many modern day animals including crabs, bees and dragonflies, researchers believe. Scientists made the discovery while examining the well-preserved fossil of a hard-shelled species called a trilobite. Trilobite fossil. The world's oldest eye has been found in a 530 million year old fossil. The ancestors of spiders and crabs lived...

A major hospital has come under fire after it emerged that nearly 90,000 outpatient appointments were cancelled in a single year. The Royal Cornwall Hospital, also known as Treliske, cancelled 87,546 outpatient appointments last year, equal to 240 every day. The hospital is one of three operating under The Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust, which cancelled a total of 13 per cent of all outpatient appointments. The trust said they are working hard to "significantly improve" the figure, but the...

The time is now approaching to consider what contingencies may be needed, should no deal be reached on law enforcement and justice measures after we leave the European Union. The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee heard that if there is no confidence in the transitional arrangements by the new year, the Met will need to start considering what contingencies can be put in place. In its third Brexit Directive letter to the Mayor, the London Assembly urges him to...