[ British people with foreign partners have rushed to apply for visas so their other half can stay in the UK ahead of a looming change in the immigration rules, top lawyers have revealed. From Thursday, the minimum salary required for a UK resident to sponsor a family member’s visa jumps from £18,600 to £29,000. … Read more
[ E-gates that would allow travellers to enter the UK without showing their passport could speed up arrivals queues at airports. A trial of this newer type of e-gates is set to take place at UK airports this year, Phil Douglas, director-general of Border Force, told The Times. Airports in Dubai, Australia and Slovenia are … Read more
[ Today marks the 111st birthday of Indian writer and radio broadcaster Venu Chitale. To mark the occasion, the Google Doodle team has celebrated one of the first few Indian women hired by the BBC, who was an influential voice in the UK during India’s freedom movement. On Thursday, Google switched its iconic search engine … Read more
