Gatwick Airport hikes drop-off fee by 40% after Budget rate-rise blow
UK confronts European Court in fresh clash over deportation powers
Asylum-appeal backlog surges to 69,000, eclipsing initial-decision queue
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Thames Valley Police arrest lorry driver after 13 migrants found on M40
Police halted an M40 lorry and found 13 suspected irregular migrants, arresting the driver and causing hours-long traffic disruption. The case underlines the Home Office’s focus on inland freight routes and the financial risks logistics providers—and their corporate customers—face if security checks are lax.
Christmas-week junior-doctor strike threatens travel health cover and international staff rotas
Junior doctors are set to strike from 17 to 22 December, a move officials say could overwhelm the NHS during a flu spike. The action presents duty-of-care and visa-compliance challenges for employers of foreign-trained doctors and for companies sending staff to the UK over Christmas.
Skilled work migrants forecast to add £47 billion to UK public finances, MAC reveals
A fresh Migration Advisory Committee model shows Skilled Worker and Health-and-Care visa holders will add £47 billion to UK coffers over their lifetimes, with top earners averaging £2.7 million each in tax. The findings undermine arguments for sharp visa caps and strengthen business calls to moderate fee rises and maintain family-re-union rights.
Asylum appeal backlog surges 37 % despite Home Office push to clear hotels
The asylum-appeals queue has ballooned to nearly 70,000 cases, up 37 % in six months, driving average waits beyond a year and hampering plans to close costly migrant hotels. A proposed fast-track arbitration panel may help, but business should prepare for continued uncertainty in right-to-work checks and accommodation contracts.
Home Office to release November entry-clearance visa statistics this morning
The Home Office will publish November-2025 visa statistics at 09:30 GMT today. Employers and universities will scrutinise the data for early signs that recent fee and salary-threshold hikes are cooling demand for skilled-worker and student visas, information that could influence 2026 immigration-fee policy.