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Press release: Home Secretary launches Windrush scheme
Announcements on GOV.UK 2018-05-24 14:37
The legislation will enable the government to begin processing citizenship applications for the Windrush generation – Commonwealth nationals who settled in the UK before 1973 – free of charge. Free citizenship applications for children of the Windrush generation who joined[…]
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News story: Sopra Steria has been awarded a new UKVI contract
Announcements on GOV.UK 2018-05-17 14:01
Sopra Steria has been awarded the contract to deliver a new service for people applying for a work or study visa, settlement or citizenship from within the UK, the Immigration Minister announced today (Thursday 17 May).The new service will deliver[…]
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News story: Home Secretary launches Windrush compensation scheme call for evidence
Announcements on GOV.UK 2018-05-10 14:21
The month-long call for evidence which was launched by the Home Secretary in a written ministerial statement today (May 10) is the first step to establishing the scheme for those who have suffered financial loss because of difficulties proving their[…]
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'How could I find £3,000 to pay for my mum's funeral?'
BBC News - Business 2018-10-19 20:58
With the average cost of a funeral on the rise, a growing number of people are looking for cheaper alternatives.
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Worries among tenants over deposit return
BBC News - Business 2018-10-19 20:57
A survey says nearly a fifth of private tenants have waited more than three months to get a deposit back.
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Facebook hires former deputy PM Sir Nick Clegg
BBC News - Business 2018-10-19 18:47
The former Liberal Democrat leader will head Facebook's global affairs and communications team.
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Train runs over people in northern India's Amritsar, dozens feared dead
Hürriyet Daily News 2018-10-19 14:57
Dozens of people are feared dead after being hit by a train in the city of Amritsar in northern India, according to reports.
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Giant refinery opens in Turkey’s İzmir for $6.3 bln investment
Hürriyet Daily News 2018-10-19 14:37
The first new oil refinery to be built in Turkey in 30 years has opened in the Aegean city of İzmir by Azeri oil company SOCAR in a ceremony attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Azerbaijani counterpart[…]
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Ara Güler’s ‘time machine‘
Hürriyet Daily News 2018-10-19 14:26
After the death of Turkey’s internationally known photojournalist Ara Güler on Oct. 17, daily Hürriyet’s photojournalist Sebati Karakurt tells us about him.
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