A coalition of national Churches and charities, including the Church of England, has welcomed the government’s plans to enforce a minimum unit price on alcohol sales. They have however warned that a long delay on implementation could cost lives.

All Libyan, Egyptian and Syrian nationals who wish to transit at a UK airport will be required to apply for a Direct Airside Transit Visa (DATV) from 3rd April 2012.

UK Border Agency has come under attack for failing to “efficiently and effectively” deal with overstayers and students in breach of the rules.

British state pension of more than half a million people around the world is frozen without inflation uprating. This means that these pensioners could miss out on up to 50% of their rightful pension.