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Visa grants to live in UK drop while asylum applications hit record high
Home Office data comes as government weighs options for further policy changes to cut net immigrationFinancial Times - 1h -
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Fenerbahce hit back over Mourinho racism claim
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Asylum seeker hotels set to take almost half UK’s reduced aid budget
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‘Everything has changed’: UK embarks on biggest arms drive since cold war
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Number of Americans filing for unemployment rises to 242,000, highest in 3 months
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Taurasi, champ at all levels, retires from WNBA
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Border Patrol chief discusses asylum policy changes, possible DOGE cuts
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Asylum-seeker believed to be deported hours before judge blocked removal: Lawyers
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