Politics

New dual‑national rules leave more British teens stranded overseas

New dual‑national rules leave more British teens stranded overseas

Two more British teenagers have found themselves unable to return to the United Kingdom because of the Home Office’s new border regulations for dual nationals. Their situations were reported only hours after a 16‑year‑old British schoolgirl was prevented from boarding a flight in Denmark for the UK

Health Department withdraws statement that sunbeds are as harmful as smoking

Health Department withdraws statement that sunbeds are as harmful as smoking

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has withdrawn a misleading statement that sunbeds pose a cancer risk comparable to smoking. In January, officials announced tighter regulations for sunbeds, wrongly asserting they were “as dangerous as smoking”. The claim was echoed in social‑media posts from the health secretary

Should the UK admit its military rhetoric outpaces its actual capabilities?

Should the UK admit its military rhetoric outpaces its actual capabilities?

It will have been more than three weeks since the United States and Israel first struck Iran when the first British warship finally reached the waters off Cyprus, a delayed defensive move that has underscored the shortage of military capability available to the United Kingdom. In name, HMS Dragon was

Rich Britons fleeing Gulf conflict skip the UK to dodge tax bills

Rich Britons fleeing Gulf conflict skip the UK to dodge tax bills

Wealthy Britons escaping conflict in the Gulf are looking for refuge in places such as Ireland and France to sidestep large tax charges at home. Facing possible claims from HM Revenue and Customs, high‑net‑worth individuals who have been residing in the United Arab Emirates and nearby states hope

Home Office reverses policy, allowing certain dual nationals to enter the UK with an EU passport.

Home Office reverses policy, allowing certain dual nationals to enter the UK with an EU passport.

British dual nationals who are EU citizens with post‑Brexit settlement status in the UK will no longer need a British passport to re‑enter the country, the Home Office announced, overturning its earlier dual‑national border policy. The amendment, which critics described as “buried” on a government website, appears

Hereditary Lords set to lose their seats in the House of Lords

Hereditary Lords set to lose their seats in the House of Lords

Hereditary titles will be ended before the forthcoming monarch’s address after an agreement was reached to award life peerages to certain Conservatives and cross‑benchers who would otherwise lose their places. On Tuesday night the upper chamber approved the final version of the House of Lords (hereditary peers) Bill,

UK Ministers to Seek Advice from 100 Citizens on Digital ID Plans

UK Ministers to Seek Advice from 100 Citizens on Digital ID Plans

Ministers will invite a hundred people chosen at random from across the United Kingdom to take part in the government’s consultation on digital identification, as officials aim to counter conspiracy theories surrounding the intended use of the system. Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, will set