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File photo dated 31/01/20 of Ann Widdecombe, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England, at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, ahead of the UK leaving the European Union at 11pm on Friday. Ann Widdecombe, the former MP and MEP who also featured on Strictly Come Dancing, has died aged 78, her representative has said. Issue date: Friday July 10, 2026.

Police launch murder inquiry after death of Ann Widdecombe

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Transition period after UK-EU SPS agreement rejected in Government’s response

South Antrim MP Robin Swann has welcomed the government's decision to extend the visa concession for temporary sheep shearers until 30 June 2026, but expressed serious concern that the exemption is set to end there.

Swann welcomes one-year sheep shearing extension but warns of 2026 cut-off

UK announces sweeping immigration reforms: What changes on 16 July 2025 mean for...

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Concession for sheep shearers for a period of one year

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Minister warns of 'devastating impact' as Home Office travel scheme begins

Jonathan on the Wilson farm in Co Tyrone

Jonathan seeks help from NI dairy experts for his return to Ghana

DUP EFRA Spokesperson Carla Lockhart has urged the Home Office to adopt a "common sense approach" to immigration rules. (Image supplied by Carla Lockhart)

Urgent need to address labour shortages in agri-food sector – Lockhart

The four MPs who claimed driving fines on expenses revealed

Prince Harry

Breaking Prince Harry loses bid to challenge decision over UK security plans

Queen Elizabeth II: Government forked £162 million on state funeral

Breaking Cost of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral revealed by Government

Men in the UK being offered £10,000 to pose as dads for migrant women’s babies in visa scam

UK men being offered £10,000 to pose as dads in visa scam

CCTV footage shows police storming a couple's Essex pub and seizing their golliwog dolls, saying the toys were a suspected hate crime (Photos: SWNS)

CAMRA makes damning verdict on pub at centre of Gollies row

MI5 has warned ministers of Chinese spies who buy citizenship through third countries to gain access to the UK.

Ministers warned of Chinese spies who slip through the UK

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart

Seasonal worker route must be simplified – Lockhart

The top 10 UK burglary hotspots have been revealed

Breaking List shows top 10 burglary hotspots in the UK
The area’s of the UK where your home is most likely to be burgled have been revealed in a new list
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The Bibby Stockholm will house 500 people (Photo: Home Office)

Breaking More than 500 asylum seekers to be housed on barge off coast

Carla Lockhart MP said the seasonal worker route must be simplified.

Seasonal worker route must be simplified – Lockhart

Breaking Police searching for Madeleine McCann to get extra funding

Martin Lewis has issued guidance to British holidaymakers heading abroad soon

Money Saving Expert team issues passport warning to holidaymakers

Data has revealed how many people are being prosecuted each week for failing to pay their BBC TV licence

TV licence row as thousands prosecuted each week for failing to pay

dangerous domestic abusers will be recorded on the violent and sex offender register under new government proposals (Photo: Adobe)

Domestic abusers could be added to violent and sex offender list

Passport fees have increased for the first time in five years - here’s how much they now cost

New passport prices for adults & children as fees increase

DNP is used as a ‘slimming pill’ (not pictured) and has killed 33 people in the UK.

‘Slimming pill’ DNP to be classified as poison after 33 deaths

You can renew your UK passport online.

Countdown to passport price hike - how to apply before charge increase

Home Office vows law change to protect victims of sexual assault

British passport prices are set to rise next month

Passport application fees to increase next month
Anyone going abroad should check their passport is in date, as application fees are set to rise.
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Emirates’ Airbus A3800-800 airliner approaches Heathrow international airport, where Border Force agents discovered a package contaminated with uranium in December

Scotland Yard continue investigations in uranium contaminated package

Detainees are seen inside the Manston holding centre for asylum seekers. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick this week vowed "more radical" policies to counter illegal migration.

Diphtheria confirmed at asylum centre following man’s death

‘Potentially hazardous’ substance found on body dumped in UK street - residents unable to leave their homes

‘Potentially hazardous’ substance found on body dumped in UK street

Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Conservative Party Conference. Credit: Getty Images

Home Secretary plans to crack down on protests with new bill

Carla Lockhart MP and Kevin Foster MP, Minister of State at the Home Office.

Lockhart meets Home Office Minister to urge passport action plan

TUI has warned travellers to check the date on their passports before travelling abroad (Photo: Adobe)

TUI issues passport warning to everyone with a holiday booked this year

Asda trials self-ID cameras that verify your age when buying alcohol at self-che...

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Diane Dodds MEP and David Simpson MP co-hosted a DUP Rural Affairs Breakfast in La Mon Hotel and Country Club on Wednesday morning.

Pictured: George Eustice MP, Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, speaks at the breakfast.

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Industry given certainty around seasonal workers

‘Home Office failing to recognise labour market difficulties’ - Lockhart

Crowds outside Bow Street court for the trial of Sir Roger Casement. Picture: PA/PA Wire

THROUGH THE ARCHIVES: From the News Letter of May 1956

National Archives (then Public Record Office) staff play cricket outside Chancery Lane offices in London during the Blitz. Reference: PRO 50/59. Picture: The National Archives UK

THROUGH THE ARCHIVES: From the News Letter of February 1941

The government is working to reach people who are not currently registered with a GP (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's how to get the Covid vaccine if you're not currently registered with a GP

150,000 police records were wiped due to an ‘error’ - including fingerprints and...

Racism in the UK: tens of thousands of crimes were reported to police forces las...

Nearly 4,000 migrants have crossed the Channel so far this year (Photo: Getty Images)

Here’s why migrants risk their lives to come to the UK

A court has ruled that people cannot be gender neutral on their passports

Nobody is sure if the post-Brexit passports are blue or black - what do you thin...

The NSA is asking for information on dog worrying incidents

NSA launches 2020 dog worrying survey

Drink-drive crashes on the increase as roadside testing is halved in 10 years

This is why the Home Office is deporting people to Jamaica

The change in colour aims to symbolise the UK's national identity, having first been used in 1921 (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is when UK passports will change to blue - and if you need to get one now B...

MPs say possession of illegal drugs should be decriminalised - do you agree?

Make sure your travel plans aren't caught out (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is everything you need to know about travelling when your child has a diffe...

NFU hits back as agriculture excluded from list of critical jobs post-Brexit

How the UK Visas and Immigration department is preparing for Brexit

How the UK Visas and Immigration department is preparing for Brexit

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UK welcomes overseas sheep shearers

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Warning over cold call fraudsters claiming to be from Home Office

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