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“They are destroying people’s and families lives. "The Windrush generation and their relatives deserve better and need Windrush period to be widened. They need protection and not punishment."

Iran “made a very big mistake” in shooting down a US drone, Trump has said. Tehran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed the attack, using a surface-to-air missile, had sent “a clear message” to the US that it was “ready for war”. Mr Trump made the comment after quoting praise he had received on a TV news broadcast. He tweeted: “Iran made a very big mistake!” It is the latest in an escalating series of incidents in the Gulf region, a critical artery for global oil...

I doubt refugees in Calais know it’s #WorldRefugeeDay, but they have still marked the occasion - Border Force officials tell us that 163 people have arrived on the coast of Kent this month, the largest number in any one month so far.  And just like every time we hear a news report about migrants crossing the English Channel, a Home Office spokesman has made the same comment:  "It is an established principle that those in need of protection should claim asylum...

 European Union leaders are losing patience with Britain and will neither allow a further delay to Brexit to continue negotiations with London nor change the divorce deal, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday. EU leaders have so far granted two delays, pushing Britain's exit from the European Union beyond an original March 29 date to October 31 at present. "While I have endless patience, some of my colleagues have lost patience quite frankly with the UK and there's...

Pupils at Ewyas Harold Primary School in Hereford are also being taught how to spot fake news and trolling on social media

Twitter users have issued a plea to Paul Masterton to back Boris Johnson in the final round of votes today after he voted for successive losing candidates. The Tory MP for East Renfrewshire was one of 17 people to give their support to Matt Hancock in the first round of votes, before backing Rory Stewart in the next two rounds. In the fourth ballot he supported Sajid Javid who was eliminated today. The Home Secretary received just 34 votes today,...

Michael Gove has moved into second place in the Conservative Party leadership contest after receiving 61 votes to Jeremy Hunt's 59. Savid Javid bowed out after he received just 34 votes, leaving three contenders to battle it out today ahead of a membership vote on the final two remaining candidates. Talk of Rory Stewart combining forces with Gove spread yesterday, and the Environment Secretary may well have picked up a number of MPs as a result. Talking on BBC Two’s...

The Bank of England cut its growth forecast for Britain's economy to zero in the second quarter of 2019 and highlighted risks from global trade tensions and growing fears of a no-deal Brexit. BoE officials voted unanimously to hold interest rates at 0.75%, as expected, and stuck to their message that rates would need to rise in a limited and gradual fashion, assuming Britain can avoid a damaging no-deal Brexit. However, the BoE noted on Thursday a darkening global outlook...

A keen reader of graphic novels, nine-year-old Zayne Cowie has a bookshelf laden with tales of the struggles of imaginary superheroes. Now, a real-life role model has inspired him to join a battle for his own planet's future. Kept awake some nights by fears that rising seas will devastate his native Brooklyn, Cowie came across a news story about Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teen who was walking out of class on Fridays to protest government inaction over climate change. No...