THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 15 2012 11:43 | LAST UPDATED Feb 15 2012 11:43
Articles about British Home Office

UK sending 11 000 Mugabe refugees back

The British Home Office is continuing to order failed Zimbabwean asylum seekers to return home in the face of mounting violence.

British govt wants personal details of every traveller

Passengers travelling between European Union countries or taking domestic flights would have to hand over a mass of personal information, including their cellphone numbers and credit-card details, as part of a new package of security measures being demanded by the British government. The data would be stored for 13 years.

UK likely to strip SA of its visa-free status, says report

The United Kingdom is "likely" to strip South Africa of its "visa-free" status this year because of rampant corruption in the Department of Home Affairs, the Sunday Times reported. South Africans would have to pay £63 (nearly R1 000) and provide fingerprints, "facial biometrics" and travel documents to obtain visas, the newspaper said.

Manhunt for escaped British terror suspect

A manhunt began in Pakistan on Sunday night after a handcuffed British terrorist suspect escaped outside an extradition hearing at an Islamabad court. The disappearance of Rashid Rauf, accused of involvement in an alleged plot to blow up a dozen transatlantic airliners, placed fresh pressure on the strained relations between the United Kingdom and Pakistan


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