AFP via Getty Images Ministers are facing calls to start processing Syrian asylum applications again, as new figures showed more than 7,000 people are still in limbo. The UK paused decisions on Syrian claims for asylum and permanent settlement in December, after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. But more than five months on, Syrians...
Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington DC Getty Images Thousands of civilians have been killed by armed militias in recent years, the UN says A man slept outside in a car park overnight in Kenya with his wife and infant son in January, consumed by confusion and disbelief. The family, refugees from the Democratic Republic of...
Liv McMahon & Joe Tidy Technology reporter & cyber correspondent Reuters Marks and Spencer (M&S) customers have been telling the BBC of their frustration as disruption caused by the cyber attack which has hit the retailer continues into another trading week. The incident – which it disclosed last Monday – has caused delayed parcels, paused...
Companies have been sharing their concerns about the impact of US tariffs at the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, the world’s longest running import-export fair. “We’ve been hearing from several Chinese companies who’ve told us that their products are stuck in ports here, waiting to go to the United States. The tariffs are simply too high...
Martin Jones & Kaushal Menon Muralidharan BBC West Investigations BBC David Quinton waited more than a year for his CETV valuation and said he wants to join a group seeking compensation for the long waits Teachers unable to get divorced because of delays getting their pensions valued are taking legal action against the government. Hundreds...