Yu Jian Chen and Yunqin He employed three illegal workers at a Chinese takeaway in the Scottish Highlands The illegal workers were found during a visit from Immigration Enforcement officials last year Both Chen and He have been banned as company directors for the next five years A couple who employed three illegal workers at a Chinese takeaway in the Scottish Highlands have been banned as company directors. Yu Jian Chen, 39, and his wife Yunqin He, 38, recruited the workers, who were from China and Malaysia, at The Jade Garden in the village of Bonar Bridge. Immigration Enforcement officials…
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This is a moment of maximum danger. We are on the brink. The precipice. At a few minutes to midnight. We talk of the risk of full-scale regional war but the truth is we are already witnessing conflict on multiple fronts. In Gaza. In the West Bank. In Lebanon. And the Red Sea. The strikes in recent days have taken 550 lives in Lebanon. The death of civilians, women and children. The UN workers killed. The Hizballah rockets that have killed Israelis are just the latest in the cycle of pain, anguish and loss. President, As we face the abyss,…
Brits warned to act now, and leave Lebanon as soon as possible . Military teams move to Cyprus as contingency planning is rolled out to support British nationals in Lebanon and the region Ministers continue to call for a ceasefire immediately to end the cycle of violence, as more than 500 people killed in Lebanon in the past 24 hours British nationals should leave Lebanon immediately, Ministers have warned, as the Government bolsters its presence in the region. Around 700 UK troops will move to Cyprus in the coming hours, as the Government continues to prepare its contingency plans following…
The British Embassy in Lima is seeking bids for a practical action research project that will build insights on how to push forward mining and human rights in Peru. Results from the project should inform partner interventions and policymaking and strengthen the UK’s reputation as an ally to sustainable growth in Peru. 1. Background The UK is a global promoter of responsible business practices: it aims to ensure that companies abide by human rights standards in all their activities, as it benefits business and communities, and contributes to the goal of building democratic societies and sustainable development. The UK…
Lucy, from Cockermouth, West Cumbria, is a technical degree apprentice and started at Sellafield Ltd in 2022. She works in a team managing quality assurance documents which ensure nuclear safety is protected when nuclear waste is packaged and stored. One of the highlights of her apprenticeship so far, was being involved in a project designed to overcome robot obsolescence on the Sellafield site. Another was representing Sellafield Ltd at the Nuclear Week in Parliament Skills and Apprenticeship Fair 2023. She said: I was quite surprised when I found out about the nomination. It was a really exciting time when I…
Operation Market Garden was a plan conceived by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery to hasten the end of the Second World War by opening up new routes into Germany. The allied forces adopted a bold strategy: seize a series of crucial bridges in the Netherlands through a combination of airborne attack and ground advances. The Battle of Arnhem – the centrepiece of the operation – exemplified both the daring and the pitfalls of the allies’ approach. British paratroopers were tasked with capturing and holding the bridge at Arnhem until reinforcements could arrive. But what unfolded was a harrowing saga of bravery…
Government to consult on plans for new protections for consumers and businesses from unregulated rogue energy brokers new regulations for third party services in the energy retail market will help consumers to get the best tariffs available, whilst promoting decarbonisation and clean energy proposals will enhance consumer protection, tackle hidden fees, foster market competition and innovation, and empower consumers to adopt low-carbon and energy-efficient tariffs Energy brokers and price comparison websites will be among those set to be held to account by a new regulatory regime, to provide better protections and save money for consumers and businesses. These new government proposals…
Victims of domestic abuse will be better protected from vile perpetrators under new plans to strengthen the police’s fight against violence towards women and girls, announced by the Home Secretary today (Friday, 20 September). Marking the first step in the government’s pledge to halve violence against women and girls in the next decade, a key element of the wider mission to take back our streets, domestic abuse specialists will be embedded in 999 control rooms. Almost 100 domestic abuse related offences were recorded by the police every hour on average last year. This new initiative will ensure calls for help…
Conference to focus on implementing agreements reached in Seoul earlier this year, with AI developers to set out details of their safety frameworks Discussion will include how AI companies plan to tackle the most severe risks ahead of France’s AI Action Summit as preparations continue The one and half day long event will be held on the 21 and 22 of November, convening researchers and policy representatives to accelerate intellectual progress on safety frameworks The UK will host a conference in San Francisco for discussions with AI developers on how they can put into practice commitments made at the AI…
The United Kingdom has abstained on today’s resolution. The United Kingdom has done so not because we do not support the central findings of the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion but rather because the resolution does not provide sufficient clarity to effectively advance our shared aim of a peace premised on a negotiated two-state solution: a safe and secure Israel alongside a safe and secure Palestinian state. As a state committed to the international rule of law, we respect the Court and call for states to unite around renewed efforts towards a negotiated settlement, in accordance with international law and the relevant…