The UK university heads are worrying that the toughening up of rules surrounding student visas may reduce the number of foreign students and affect the universities both academically and financially. The universities are concerned about a series of changes to the student visa system that they claim are likely to deter foreigners from studying in Britain. The changes include banning students from remaining in the country after graduating unless they…

After Boris Johnson expressed concern that the immigration queues at London’s Heathrow Airport are damaging Britain’s reputation abroad, airport authorities are drawing up a plan to sort out chaos by levying higher landing fees to fund more border staff. In previous weeks, passengers arriving at BAA operated Heathrow suffered delays at passport control. Complaints of empty border control desks and the failure of iris scanners brought in to speed up…

Mayor Boris Johnson is angry over the immigration issues prevailing in the country’s busiest airport, and has expressed concern that the troubles at Heathrow is marring England’s reputation, especially ahead of the London 2012 Olympics. “This summer, with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Games, gives us a once in generation’s opportunity to promote what is very best about London and the U.K.”, Johnson said, regretting that the current…