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Femke highlights common words and phrases that have gradually become part of the Nigerian English This is long overdue, in fact, it is almost too late. As I was starting to write up this list of typical Nigerian English turns of phrase, use of words and neologisms, my mind went blank. I have got used …
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Credit: David Holt on Flickr In three notionally separate but transparently linked judgments the Court of Appeal last year stomped all over the idea of visitors to the UK being able to appeal visa refusals on human rights grounds. The judgments not only severely curtail the possibility of human rights appeals in visit cases but …
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Customers will no longer be stung with a surcharge when using a card to pay in a small shop or booking concert tickets or travel online, according to new regulations based on an EU directive. This will apply to both in-store and online payments and includes American Express and other payment methods including Apple Pay from Saturday, …
During a White House discussion on immigration policy, President Trump asked congressional lawmakers why the U.S. should accept immigrants from "shithole countries," according to two people briefed on the meeting. (Mark Wilson / Getty Images) From the moment he launched his candidacy by attacking Mexican immigrants as criminals, President Trump has returned time and again …
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