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Day: August 26, 2017

EU nationals applying for UK citizenship jumps by 80% after Brexit
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

EU nationals applying for UK citizenship jumps by 80% after Brexit

    The number of EU nationals applying for British citizenship has nearly doubled in the wake of the Brexit vote, official statistics reveal. They show the figure jumped by 80% as thousands originally from other countries in the bloc sought naturalisation. There were 28,502 applications for citizenship from EU nationals in the year ending in June 2017 up from 15,871 in the previous 12 months. The rise is in contrast to a general downward trend in the overall numbers seeking citizenship, with total applications falling by 8% to 135,912. Jonathan Portes, professor of economics and public policy at King’s College London, said: Historically immigrants from outside the EU have been much more likely than EU migrants to apply for UK citizenship for example the vast majority of long ...
Singapore Born Grandmother Deported From Britain After 30 Years Allowed To Return
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Singapore Born Grandmother Deported From Britain After 30 Years Allowed To Return

    A mother-of-two who was deported despite living in Britain for 30 years has been granted a reprieve by the Home Office after reversing their decision. Irene Clennell, 53, who was the main carer for her British husband John, was placed in an immigration detention centre before being deported to Singapore earlier this year. Clennell, who lived in County Durham and has two sons and a granddaughter, had just £12 in her pocket and no change of clothes when she was removed from the country, the Press Association reports. At the time she accused the Home Office of treating her like a terrorist and said despite promising to send someone to meet her in Singapore, they never did. But in a statement, the Government said she has now been granted a visa. It said: Mrs Clennell has been ...
Women in tech explain why they don’t report sexual harassment
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Women in tech explain why they don’t report sexual harassment

    Silicon Valley firms are facing unprecedented scrutiny about the way they handle sexual harassment, after a slew of cases from woman claiming discriminiation, inappropriate behaviour, and even assault. In 2015, there was Ellen Pao, who launched a landmark but unsuccessful suit against her former employer, investment firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers. Earlier this year, former Uber employee Susan Fowler alleged harassment and discrimination and claimed her former manager had propositioned her. And then there were the dozen female founders and venture capital partners who came forward to allege harassment from vaunted Silicon Valley names like 500 Startups founder Dave McClure, Binary Capital cofounder Justin Caldbeck, and Lowercase Capital founder Chris Sacca. All in ...
Lorry and minibus collision in England’s busiest M1 motorway: Several people dead
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Lorry and minibus collision in England’s busiest M1 motorway: Several people dead

    Police have confirmed eight people have died following a major collision on the southbound M1 motorway near Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire. The accident happened at 3:15 a.m BST and involved two lorries and a minibus, according to a police statement. Four other people were injured and taken to hospital. Thames Valley Police said on Twitter the vehicles were all traveling in the same direction and it's thought the minibus had come from the Nottingham area. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and both are currently in custody. The southbound carriageway between junction 15 and junction 14 is currently closed and is likely to remain closed for a significant amount of time, the force said Police are appealing to anyone who witnesse...
Robbery in gold shop in East London: 1.8 million pounds worth of gold stolen
ENGLISH, London

Robbery in gold shop in East London: 1.8 million pounds worth of gold stolen

    A gang of thieves smashed their way into a store in the early hours of the morning and took jewellery worth £1.8 million ($2.3 million), according to the Metropolitan Police. Video footage, released by Scotland Yard, shows a group of men taking an array of gold and diamonds from a shop in London, after police say they knocked a hole in the building's wall with a sledgehammer. The hole which police say three robbers squeezed through during the theft.Metropolitan Police The gang were recorded by CCTV cameras carrying out the heist at Joyalukkas, a Middle Eastern jewelry chain, in the Forest Gate area of east London. Officers for the Metropolitan Police say the robbery took place between 3 a.m. and 6.40 a.m. on July 10, a Monday. They said the men used a sledgehammer and a cr...
Love your neighbourhood and help us give it a refresh
ENGLISH, London

Love your neighbourhood and help us give it a refresh

    • First consultation and street audit in the Weavers area. • Further events across the borough to come Residents and community groups across the borough are being encouraged to work with the council to love their neighbourhood by suggesting how areas can be made more attractive. A £3 million scheme to invest in local infrastructureto brighten and uplift neighbourhoods will start this September. The Mayor's Neighbourhood Refresh programme will be rolled out across the borough over the next three years. Beginning with the Weavers area of Bethnal Green, neighbourhoods are invited to suggest what should be done to make communities look more attractive. Improvements could include more trees and green spaces, installation of cycle parking, better lighting, street art, pleasant r...