Sophia Akram

Sophia Akram is the Brussels Morning London correspondent. Based in London, Sophia is a journalist with a portfolio rich in human rights, politics and foreign policy coverage, plus extensive experience in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
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Investigation reveals Frontex complicity in Greece’s pushbacks

London (Brussels Morning) A joint investigation has revealed Frontex, the EU's border and coast guard agency, has been…

Weekly Review: Johnson devolves COVID measures but centralises decision-making

London (Brussels Morning) In the last few weeks, the UK government has unveiled a localised approach to restrictions…

Over a million Hong Kong residents in line for UK visa

London (Brussels Morning) More than a million people from Hong Kong could apply for a UK visa over…

UAE Sheikh’s billion-pound London interests

London (Brussels Morning) An investigation in the Guardian has revealed that Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, the…

UK introduces three-tier COVID restrictions

London (Brussels morning) The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday a new three-level system of applying restrictions…

British house prices surge in biggest rise since 2016

House prices experienced their highest annual rise since 2016 last month, a 1.6 percent increase on August, which…

The UK Home Office has proven nothing is off limits in its asylum policy

"Everything is on the table". Those are the words of the Home Office's Permanent Secretary, Mark Rycroft, on…

Gibraltar industry group warns of a ‘cliff-edge’ for businesses

The Gibraltar Catering Association (GCA) has said businesses in the restaurant industry are on a "cliff-edge" due to…

Citizenship shopping on the increase for high net worth Britons

As the deadline for Britain's transition period looms near, citizenship shopping has seen an uptick, say firms. Astons,…

Northeast England faces lockdown amid testing delays

New restrictions will apply from midnight 17 September in the northeast of England due to concerning infection rates,…

Controversial Sale of UK Chip Firm ARM Ignites Concern

SoftBank owned company, Arm Holdings, is being sold to US firm Nvidia in a £31 billion deal (€33.6…

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