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DJ, dog walker and homeopath among roles on UK skilled worker visa list
Canine beauticians, DJs and pilates instructors are among the categories of overseas workers eligible to apply for UK skilled worker visas, an Oxford academic has found.
As the government promises a white paper later this year to slash the numbers entering the UK to work, a list of specific and …
‘Wild west’ UK holiday park industry facing legal action over mis-sold caravans
Campaigners have called on the UK government to take action on the “wild west” holiday park industry, as nearly 2,000 people join a group legal action alleging they have lost thousands of pounds on mis-sold static caravans and unfair pitch fees.
Holiday Park Action Group, which is leading the legal …
Questions raised over Lord Mandelson’s work with Chinese ‘influence operation’
Peter Mandelson’s face appeared at the top of the screen. Below him was Li Keqiang, then the Chinese premier. Ringed around them in the online “Europe-China business dialogue” meeting were top executives from some of the biggest European multinationals.
Covid was still rife so the February 2021 gathering took place …
Tycoon profited after India relaxed border security rules for energy park
The Indian government relaxed national security protocols along the Pakistan border to make way for a renewable energy park, a project ultimately handed to one of India’s richest men, Gautam Adani, official documents reveal.
The Adani Group is constructing the Khavda plant, the largest renewable project in the world, in …
Fair and Square? Chinese retail chain’s expansion rankles Kenyan rivals
On a cool Friday morning in an expansive mall in Nairobi, dozens of people thronged outside a retail store covered in colourful banners, balloons and flowers.
When the shutter doors finally rolled up a few hours later, fireworks were let off and music blared through speakers, the crowd now swollen …
Giant schnauzer named Monty named America’s top dog in Westminster first
A giant schnauzer named Monty is America’s top canine after earning the title of best in show on Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.
Judge Paula Nykiel chose the five-year-old black schnauzer over a stacked field of six other group winners, among them a whippet named Bourbon …
The Australian Championship: FA unveils Champions League-style second tier | Joey Lynch
It’s not often recognised by those outside its flock, but the round ball game was the first of Australia’s various footballing codes to field a truly national league – the NSL, which launched in 1977 with representation from four states and the ACT. And while the nearly 50 years since …
Ukraine war briefing: Deadly Russian attack on Kyiv, Zelenskyy open to Kursk swap
A missile attack on Kyiv early on Wednesday morning killed at least one civilian
, injured three and started fires, Ukrainian officials said. “This is how [Putin] wants the war to end,” said Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to the president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said a …
Solomon Islands landowners seek compensation over catastrophic oil spill
The companies allegedly responsible for the one of the worst environmental disasters in Solomon Islands’ history are being sued over the catastrophic oil spill that caused harm to an ecologically sensitive island.
The claim over the 2019 Rennell Island disaster was filed in the Solomons high court last week, just …
‘An act of betrayal’: Japan to maximise nuclear power 14 years after Fukushima disaster
emissions targets
and bolster its energy security.In a draft strategic energy plan due to be approved by the …