Francis Basil

The death of a baby is every parent’s worst nightmare. In the case of Baby Victoria, born in December 2022 and dying just weeks later in early 2023, that nightmare …

The UK medicines regulator has announced significant new restrictions on the use of the Chikungunya vaccine, IXCHIQ, in a move that will directly affect many diaspora travellers planning trips to …

More than 500 years after a royal marriage collapsed and reshaped English history, a powerful symbol of that union has finally resurfaced and will now be preserved for the world …

Thousands more people from Hong Kong will now have the chance to build new lives in Britain, as the UK government expands the British National (Overseas) visa route in a …

There’s a question that never dies in Nigerian group chats once people finally settle in the UK. It pops up on WhatsApp, Telegram, church groups and late-night Twitter Spaces. “Abeg, …

The British Army is set to receive a major upgrade in battlefield communications after the Ministry of Defence awarded a contract worth up to £86 million to UK-based small and …

The UK government has secured fresh cooperation on migrant returns from the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking another significant shift in Britain’s increasingly hard-line immigration policy and sending a clear …

UK environmental authorities have taken decisive action against an illegal waste operation on the Isle of Sheppey, moving to protect local residents, businesses and surrounding ecosystems after repeated breaches of …

A new study by Oxford Economics has laid bare the scale of impact government-backed exports are having on the UK economy, with findings that resonate far beyond boardrooms and trade …

For many people across the UK’s diaspora communities, trust in political leadership is shaped not just by speeches, but by judgment. That is why Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s rare public …