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UK to require migrants to pass A-level English test under new visa rules

Some migrants coming to the UK will need to speak English to an A-level standard under tougher new rules set to be introduced by...

UK names Sarah Mullally as first female Archbishop to lead Church of England

Britain appointed Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, the first time a woman has been named leader of the Church...

Romance fraudsters of Ghanaian descent jailed over money laundering in UK

Five men have been jailed after exploiting people through romance fraud and stealing more than £2m in a money laundering operation. There were 40 confirmed...

Thousands protest against Trump’s second UK state visit

Thousands of people have gathered in Parliament Square for a rally against US President Donald Trump's second state visit. Organisers Stop Trump Coalition - a...

US judge blasts Trump deportations to Ghana but…

A U.S. federal judge on Monday night sharply criticised the Trump administration for deporting five migrants from Nigeria and Gambia to Ghana, but ruled...

UK Deputy PM resigns after underpaying tax on Hove flat

Angela Rayner has resigned as deputy Prime Minister and housing secretary after failing to pay enough tax on her £800,000 flat in Hove. She has also...

Homelessness Minister Rushanara Ali quits over rent hike claims

Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister, Downing Street has confirmed. The move comes after she was accused of hypocrisy over the way she handled...

Queen Elizabeth II’s fashion to feature in exhibition

The changing fashions of the late Queen Elizabeth are to go on show in a major exhibition next year at Buckingham Palace. There will be...

Deportation looms for Ghanaian students in UK as scholarship support collapses

President of the Ghana PhD Cohort, Prince Bansah, has raised alarm over the worsening plight of Ghanaian government-sponsored students in the United Kingdom, describing...

Temperatures pass 32C as first UK area enters heatwave

The UK has recorded its hottest day of the year with temperatures passing 32C, as part of the country entered a heatwave. A temperature of...

South Africa’s firebrand Malema banned from entering UK

A controversial South African opposition MP, central to a row over race relations in the country, has been denied entry to the UK. The Home...

Jokes and jibes: Russians sarcastically offer to mediate peace between Trump and Musk

Russia has offered to mediate the heated feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk — but not without compensation. The feud...

Trump and Elon Musk trade insults as row erupts in public view

The rift between US President Donald Trump and his former adviser Elon Musk has erupted into the open, with each trading insults after the...

UK sea temperatures soar after exceptionally warm Spring

Temperatures in the seas around the UK and Ireland have soared in the past week with some areas now 4C warmer than normal, with...

King sends heartfelt message to fellow cancer patients

King Charles has sent a personal message to fellow cancer patients, speaking of the "daunting and at times frightening experience" for cancer sufferers and...

Prince William and wife Kate return to Scotland for wedding anniversary

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate will head to a picturesque, rural Scottish island on Tuesday, where they will celebrate their 14th wedding...

UK deports 43 immigration offenders to Ghana and Nigeria

The United Kingdom has deported 43 individuals to Ghana and Nigeria as part of its heightened efforts to strengthen border security under its “Plan...

UK edges towards youth visa deal with EU

The UK government is no longer ruling out a youth visa deal with the EU, ahead of a summit next month to "reset" relations...

UK Supreme Court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously backed the biological definition of "woman" under the 2010 Equality Act. It marks the culmination of a long-running legal...

King Charles III receives Shirley Botchwey as new Commonwealth Secretary-General

King Charles III, in his capacity as Head of the Commonwealth, officially welcomed Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey at Windsor Castle, following her appointment as the...

Secret filming reveals brazen tactics of UK immigration scammers

Recruitment agents who scam foreign nationals applying to work in the UK care sector have been exposed by BBC secret filming. One of the rogue...

British MP jailed for punching constituent

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for 10 weeks after he admitted punching a man to the ground in his Cheshire constituency. Amesbury,...

US to remove Cuba from state sponsors of terror list

President Joe Biden is to remove the US designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism as part of a prisoner release deal,...

Inside the UK’s first legal drug consumption room

Welcome to the Thistle - the UK's first and only drug consumption room. After nearly a decade of deadlock and wrangling over drug laws the...

American Airlines resumes flights after technical issue

American Airlines has resumed flights after suspending its services for around an hour on Tuesday due to a technical issue that impacted the systems...

Church of England must repent, leading cleric says at Christmas

The Church of England's second most senior cleric Stephen Cottrell will call in a Christmas sermon on Wednesday for repentance and change within an...

Elon Musk’s record $447 billion fortune means he’s nearly $200 billion ahead of Jeff Bezos

Elon Musk is nearly $200 billion richer than Jeff Bezos, and personally worth more than Costco, after adding $63 billion to his fortune in...

British trader found guilty of £1bn fraud

A British hedge fund trader has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Denmark, after being found guilty of orchestrating a tax fraud...

UK parliament votes in favour of legalising assisted dying

Britain's MPs have voted in favour of a bill that would legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. A majority of MPs supported a Bill...

The Queen to miss Remembrance events

The Queen will miss Remembrance events this weekend, Buckingham Palace has said. Queen Camilla will not attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the...

Youth takes centre stage as British High Commission celebrates King’s birthday

Friends of the British High Commission in Accra celebrated at a youth-themed reception in honor of His Majesty King Charles III’s birthday last night. Around...

Slavery reparations are not about the transfer of cash – UK Foreign Secretary

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the concept of reparations for former colonial nations affected by slavery "is not about the transfer of...

Ghana’s Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey appointed as Commonwealth Secretary-General

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has been named Secretary-General of the Commonwealth at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government...

Student ‘feels betrayed’ by Oxford University over Shakespeare PhD rejection

An Indian PhD student says she was "forcibly transferred" to a masters course without her consent by the University of Oxford. Lakshmi Balakrishnan, from Tamil...

Gabby slams UK Prime Minister over reparation comments

A prominent figure within Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has criticized UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer for dismissing calls for...

‘We can’t change our history’ on slave trade – Prime Minister

The UK "can't change our history", Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told the BBC when asked about paying reparations to countries impacted by...

Commonwealth leaders to defy UK on slavery reparations

Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, the...

UK switches visa application supplier in Ghana

From October 22, 2024, the UK’s third-party visa application centre supplier in Ghana has switched to the outsourcing company, VFS Global from the previous TLScontact, Visa. The...

Pregnant mother-of-five falls to her death from tower block

A heavily pregnant woman who plunged 90ft to her death from a 17-storey tower block has today been pictured and named locally as Emma...

Ghanaians to use VFSGlobal for UK Visa applications from October 22

Ghanaians planning to apply for visas to the United Kingdom are directed to use a new Visa Application Centre (VAC) starting from October 22. The...