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DWP is warned against ‘rushing’ disability benefit assessment changes

October 17, 2024

Experts warn that the government is speeding planned changes to disability benefits evaluations, which could negatively impact over half a million vulnerable individuals.

They are noticeably extinct, where have all our insects gone?

October 06, 2024

It appears that 2024 will be the year when the absence of insects in the countryside, and notably in gardens, becomes most apparent. This is not a local phenomenon; it is estimated that worldwide insect populations may have decreased by approximately 75% during the past 50 years, however caution should be exercised when interpreting any of these numbers due to various factors.

Keir Starmer rejects overseas workers visa clampdown

September 26, 2024

Sir Keir Starmer told companies that he would not "chop off their legs" by swiftly removing visas for foreign workers. The prime minister emphasized that a shift in immigration laws shouldn't cause businesses to "fall over."

UK Travelers to Face Charges and Require Permission from 2025

September 11, 2024

With the exception of British and Irish nationals, all visitors to the UK would require authorization to enter the nation prior to arrival by spring of next year, as part of an expanded travel visa program, the Home Secretary declared on Tuesday.

UK Expands Digital Travel Services to Attract More Visitors

September 10, 2024

Today's announcement of revised ETA implementation dates is a significant step forward by the government in realizing its lofty goal of digitizing the UK border and immigration system. Everyone who wants to visit the UK must obtain travel authorization before arriving, with the exception of citizens of the UK and Ireland. This can be accomplished via an eVisa or an ETA.

10 countries with work Visa for skilled professionals in 2024

September 09, 2024

Professionals with advanced skills who want to expand internationally in 2024 have access to a range of work visas that offer employment and residency chances in nations with stronger economies and better developed technical infrastructure.

Amazon's Low Water Levels Challenge Locals

September 08, 2024

During the worst river drought in the history of the Madeira, residents of Humaita, Amazonas state, Brazil, September 8, 2024, transport water liters across the sandbanks of the river to the remote Paraizinho settlement.

Summer 2024: Warmest in History

September 06, 2024

The Copernicus Climate Change Service reports that summer 2024 was the warmest on record for Earth.