Why foreigners could be made to sit a driving test before they are able to hire a car in Australia

Why foreigners could be made to sit a driving test before they are allowed to hire a car in Australia Inquiry into Increase in Victoria’s Road Toll heard a proposal for foreign drivers  Deakin University staff proposed drivers do a simulation on Australian roads Simulations could be installed at car hire shops and airports to … Read more

Hungary closes its borders to foreigners in bid to halt spread of Covid-19

The EU demanded that Hungary ‘immediately retract’ its new border rules today after foreigners were shut out to tackle a resurgence in coronavirus cases.   The borders were closed last night except for Hungarians returning from abroad, who will have to quarantine unless they can produce two negative tests, and visitors from Poland, the Czech Republic … Read more

Fears of staff shortages as post-Brexit visa rules exclude low-paid foreigners 

New betrayal of care homes: Experts warn of ‘disaster’ facing nursing centres amid fears of staff shortages as post-Brexit visa rules exclude low-paid foreigners Care homes face ‘potentially disastrous’ staff shortages due to migration rules  Migrants, including from the EU, will not be eligible for visas to work as carers The PM has insisted the … Read more

US bans entry to foreigners from Brazil after COVID-19 cases surge in South American country

The White House on Sunday broadened its travel ban against countries hard-hit by the coronavirus by denying admission to foreigners who have been in Brazil during the two-week period before they hoped to enter the United States. President Donald Trump had already banned travel from the United Kingdom, Europe and China.  He said last week … Read more

Lorry driver Maurice Robinson boasted on social media, ‘I hate foreigners’

A lorry driver boasted ‘I hate foreigners’ before 39 Vietnamese migrants were found dead in his refrigerator truck, it has been reported. Maurice Robinson, 25, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of all 39 Vietnamese nationals, including ten teenagers and two 15-year-old boys, at the Old Bailey earlier this month. Their bodies were discovered by emergency … Read more

China to temporarily bar entry of foreigners

China to temporarily suspend entry to foreigners – including those with permanent residency – from Saturday as the country continues coronavirus battle Even those with residency permits are banned from returning from Saturday  A statement said: ‘[This] is a temporary measure that China is compelled to take in light of the outbreak situation and the … Read more