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Report: Immigration policy keeping out the best and brightest

The best and brightest overseas workers are being kept out of the UK by David Cameron's goal of cutting immigration to the "the tens of thousands", influential group finds
Met routinely deletes findings of sex and race discrimination

Met is deleting findings of discrimination within the force to preserve its reputation, damning tribunal ruling finds
Disabled activists fight for protest camp in shadow of parliament

Disability protesters tried to set set up a protest camp outside Westminster Abbey last night, in a move reminiscent of the Occupy camp outside St Pauls
Immigration replaces economy as voters' biggest worry

Race and immigration have overtaken the economy as the biggest issue bothering UK voters, a poll has found.

Spy watchdog: Privacy breached 'because of incompetence'

Britain's intelligence agencies breached members of the public's privacy on multiple occasions in 2013 because of incompetence, the intelligence services commissioner has revealed.
Boris Johnson aide warns mayor will 'live to regret' buying water cannon

Growing disquiet at City Hall over Johnson's determination to acquire the weapons.
Cameron told to honour his drug reform past

David Cameron comes under pressure to honour his pre-Downing Street views on drug reform, as protests are held in capitals across the world to push for a change in the law
Right-to-die appeal dismissed by judges

Supreme court judges have dismissed a bid to effectively make euthanasia legal in the UK, after months of deliberating behind the scenes.
Khat ban comes into force despite fears Somali community will be criminalised

The long-awaited ban on khat comes into force at midnight, despite fears the move will criminalise communities from the Horn of Africa
Britain First: The violent new face of British fascism

Behind the social media facade lies a sinister agenda.
In chaos & running out of time: Passport boss apologises for ruined holidays

The head of the Passport Office apologises to those who could miss their summer holidays due to delays in processing their documents
Crossfire: Coalition at war over water cannon

Deputy prime minister lashes out at "fanciful" decision to purchase weapons.

Boris Johnson buys water cannon in defiance of Theresa May

London mayor thought to have grown impatient with the home secretary.
The hypocrisy of the sexual violence summit

Britain accused of failing raped women, as a government and celebrity endorsed summit to highlight sexual violence starts in London's docklands
Putting a price on love: Half of Brits banned from living with a foreign partner

Nearly half of Brits working in the UK are banned from living with a spouse from outside the EU under the coalition's tough new anti-immigration law, new research reveals
Osborne admits immigration target failure

George Osborne has conceded the government will not meet its immigration target – but opposition gloating is being curtailed by Labour infighting.
Child detention: Immigration centres risk 'lasting psychological damage'

Children exposed to terrifying and inappropriate conduct from officers.
Ukip MEP threatens to prosecute anti-racism group

Campaigners warned they could face prosecution if they go ahead with meeting.
Ukip accused of 'scaremongering' as number of Romanians in UK falls

Lifting of work restrictions did not lead to millions of extra migrants to UK.
Asian Ukip member quits warning of 'racist populism'

Prominent Asian Ukip member dubbed a "rising star" by Nigel Farage quits the party in protest at its fierce anti-immigrant rhetoric