by Peter Spriggs | May 3, 2024 4:59PM | Elections 2024
A whirlwind day at Sheffield’s Local Election count sees no party take overall control, but Labour gains offer an insight into some of the key issues that will be at hand come the general election. Labour increased its control of the council winning six...
by Demi Koutouzi | May 3, 2024 4:47PM | Campaigns - Drink Spiking
A spiking victim claimed she was refused help by A&E staff after being missing for over five hours and waking up in a cupboard. Imogen Turnbow, 23, alleges she had her drink spiked at a pub on the south coast in 2021, leaving her with memory loss. “I was...
by Rithika Raghu | May 3, 2024 4:32PM | Campaigns - Immigration laws
Anxiety is rife among Indian students who submit almost half of the applications for an employment visa scheme which is under threat from the UK government. Indian students made up a whopping 43% of applicants of the 104,501 post-study visas issued in 2023. But UK...
by James Stocks | May 3, 2024 4:32PM | Campaigns - Immigration laws
A scheme giving graduates the chance to work in the UK has been a beacon of hope for 100,000s of people wanting to move to this country to study and build a better life for themselves, but campaigners say planned changes would end this. The proposals by Home Secretary...
by Kate McCusker | May 3, 2024 4:32PM | Elections 2024
Sheffield City Council leader Tom Hunt has told Sheffield Wire that he intends to put himself forward to be council leader again on 15 May. Negotiations over who will take on the role are pending following the news that no party retains overall control of Sheffield...
