Politics
Scotland gives scholarships to EU students after huge drop in applications
All four nations of the UK have seen a huge decrease in applications since Brexit came into force this year, whilst the number of non-EU students accepted to British universities has seen a significant increase.
UK fishermen caught in Brexit net as industry faces £300m annual losses
Brexit wreaking haddock again.
Who’s next? Financial sector now asks government for EU workers
A recent report found that 42 per cent of fintech workers, who are key to growth in the UK finance industry, are from abroad.
Hundreds from Met Police faced sexual misconduct claims since 2010
The accusations included sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape and using a position of power for sexual gain.
Patel insists she has “a lot of compassion” and “cares deeply about people”
The Home Secretary gave Windrush as an example of her compassion, and rejected the idea that the Home Office is hostile - just as it banned hundreds of millions of EU citizens from travelling to the UK with their national IDs.
Military drivers mobilised to deliver fuel to petrol stations
In an announcement on Friday evening, the government said 300 fuel drivers would be able to come to the UK from overseas “immediately” under a bespoke temporary visa which will last until March.
Starmer calls for emergency measures to end lorry driver crisis
“The prime minister should be taking emergency action today but yet again he’s failed to grasp the seriousness of the crisis," Starmer said.
Government asks Germans in the UK to drive lorries – but they never have
“It is nice to know there are specialist jobs available here for us after Brexit. We would never have been headhunted to drive a lorry if we’d gone back to Germany," one German citizen has said.
Brexit labour crisis forces UK farmer to kill hundreds of piglets
One Yorkshire farmer culled hundreds of piglets because of a processing backlog at local slaughterhouses.