African Catholic cardinal who branded migration ‘a form of slavery’ resigns after clashing with Pope

Pope removes conservative African cardinal who warned Islam would ‘invade the world’ after clash with Vatican Robert Sarah was a favourite among conservatives in the Catholic Church  Some even hoped he could have succeeded Pope Francis as Pontiff eventually He frequently clashed with Pope Francis and resigned in accordance with law  By Matt Drake For … Read more

Brexit deal will see points-based migration system from January 1

The UK’s post-Brexit immigration structure will work on a points based system while new restrictions for British travellers will come into force as free movement ends.  It comes as the government announced a Brexit deal had finally been reached following months of intense negotiations between the UK and European Union. The summary of the deal was published … Read more

Boris Johnson scraps target to lower net migration to tens of thousands

Boris Johnson scraps target to lower net migration to tens of thousands – as £35,800 salary cap for skilled UK migrants is slashed to £25,600 Prime Minister has ditched the target put forward by Theresa May’s government Under plan, cap needed for skilled migrants to settle in UK lowered to £25,600  Report earlier found net … Read more

‘Europe cannot fail twice on migration’, EU Commission warns

‘Europe cannot fail twice on migration’, EU Commission warns, as it urges countries to ensure there is no repeat of the 2015 crisis when a million exiles entered the continent A huge influx of migrants five years ago caused significant rifts within the EU Proposals for reform of EU migration and asylum policy expected in … Read more

Ancient humans feasted on shellfish during one migration out of Africa

Prehistoric pioneers moving out of Africa and on to Arabia 5,000 years ago feasted on shellfish as a way to sustain themselves, a new study found.   Archaeologists from the University of York studied fossil reefs near to the now-submerged Red Sea shorelines that marked prehistoric migratory routes. These routes took our ancestors out of Africa … Read more

Prehistoric humans share migration patterns with HYENAS that left Africa two million years ago

Prehistoric humans share migration patterns with HYENAS that left Africa two million years ago due to climate change Researchers from Denmark found that hyenas underwent complex migrations The team said that humans and hyenas likely coexisted peacefully at first Yet as humans became more evolved the relationship became bad for hyenas  African and Eurasian hyenas … Read more

Migration into Britain from outside EU hits highest level ever

The number of people moving to Britain from outside the European Union is now at its highest level on record, official figures revealed today.  Some 379,000 people came to the UK from non-EU countries, according to the latest Office for National Statistics estimates for the year to September 2019. At the same time there has … Read more