Thousands of foreigners who want to marry a British person will have to pass an English test before being allowed to enter the country.
The new rule will come into force in the autumn and will mean that non-EU migrants seeking a visa to marry will need to be able to understand English at the level of a child of 5 or 6. Skilled workers, who already have to be able to speak and listen to English at that level, may have to meet a higher standard.
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He has been the Sir Alex Ferguson of British retailing — the man who turned a sleeping giant into a winner, the most feared and sometimes the most hated competitor in its field.
Sir Terry Leahy is so undeniably Tesco that he is referred to as “Terry Tesco” in the grocery industry.
While his rival Justin King at Sainsbury’s rated Sir Terry’s departure “the end of an era in supermarket retailing”, Sir Philip Green, the boss of Arcadia, was more complimentary, saying: “He’s built a world-class business and he’s built a great management team.”
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