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Theo Paphitis schools Nigel Farage over his comments about sanctioning oligarchs
"Its KGBNews again," said one person after hearing Nigel Farage's comments on GB News.
Lithuanian capital renames Russian Embassy street ‘Ukrainian Heroes’ Street’
Latvia has also made use of the tactic, renaming the Russian embassy’s address to “Independent Ukraine Street”.
Britons to be asked to house Ukrainian refugees
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove will set out on Monday details of a new ‘sponsored’ humanitarian route to the UK.
UK Government ‘being unfair’ to Ukrainians waiting for visa sponsorship scheme
There is “a great deal of uncertainty” and confusion which is proving very difficult for people who are already exhausted.
Ukraine’s UK ambassador reveals his own wife faced British visa issues
Vadym Prystaiko told MPs there have been no end of "bureaucratic hassles" for years for his fellow citizens coming to the UK.
UK journalist hails ‘textbook civilised and humane’ Romanian approach to refugees
“Textbook case of a civilised and humane approach to refugees," the British writer said.
British family trying to bring sick Ukrainian grandmother to UK said they are still waiting for visa – despite applying four WEEKS ago
"What's really atrocious is if you phone the visa help line, or even the escalated visa line, it just says they are busy on a recorded message and ignores you."
Eurostar says train mentioned by Home Office to UK visa centre ‘does not exist’
A Home Office spokesperson suggested the initial claim made by one of the department’s officials was misspoken.
The full list of how Ukranians have to apply for UK visa is a complete farce
The UK government has found itself "somewhere between Orwellian and Kafkaesque", Liverpool Echo reporter Liam Thorp said.