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Kashim Chowdhury, a 55-year-old civil servant, stands trial at Southwark Crown Court, accused of fraudulently holding multiple full-time positions simultaneously. Prosecutors allege he earned nearly £350,000 from eight employers between February 2020 and September 2023, while claiming to work from home due to caring for his mother.

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James George, owner of a £2.25 million estate in the Cotswolds, has been ordered by West Oxfordshire District Council to fully dismantle a one-bedroom flat he built within his horse stables. The council rejected his application for a Certificate of Lawfulness, stating he did not establish continuous residential use over the required period.

Italy’s far-right government, led by PM Giorgia Meloni, recently made a change to its immigration policy. This involves a crackdown on residence permits for asylum seekers and an increase in deportation centres, in order to discourage illegal immigration. But the government also wants to increase the number of work visas for foreign workers from about 30 countries. The goal is to help alleviate chronic labour shortages, which affect various sectors of the eurozone’s third-largest economy. Our correspondent reports.

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