Will Nott

We can confirm a Police Dog has been suspended from active duties following an incident at a mostly peaceful far-central-rightish protest

Someone told me about a semi in Manchester that had been flipped from £575k to £1.8m in one day, described by the council as market "manipulation". We finally identified the house and it turns out the flippers are... a property firm who have been paid millions by the council!

prepare for the longest nautical metaphor you’ll hear today

This week's newsletter has an outstanding dispatch on the mysteries of the Britain-North Korea trade relationship in this week's mail-out, courtesy of @will_nott1

@meghanetinsley Hi Meghan, my name is Will Nott and I'm a journalist working for The PIE News. We cover international education. Could I speak with you about this?

@niokechukwu @dolawanle Great, have just followed you, will send a direct message

@will_nott1 @dolawanle Sure

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BEWARE UK Border Officers have turned themselves into University Officials at the point of entry by questioning students entering the UK to start their course on some aspects of the course they are going to start. If they do not answer correctly, they have their visas canceled and some are removed from the UK. SAD! I have had three instructions on that in the last 24 hours. It is not their job because most of these students were interviewed by the university before being offered a place on the course. Most of these Border Force Officers have not even been to the university and are not qualified to examine these foreign students on their academic knowledge. I can say this as I have had dealings with them for the last 24 years. Their job is to make sure the students obtain entry clearance genuinely. If they knew a lot about the courses, they wouldn’t be paying £14,000 to £20,000 to come and study it. If you are a student coming to start your course, be prepared for immigration officers turning themselves into a university examiners. If you have this challenge, get a lawyer quickly or make sure you have the details of some lawyers before you leave your home country. Let me ask the Prime Minister @RishiSunak and @10DowningStreet do you think this is right? Many students are having their visas canceled at the point of entry. It does not make sense.

@uniqcoda @dolawanle Hi, I'm a journalist doing some work for The PIE News. Could I speak with you about this?

@dolawanle I was shocked last year when the border officer was asking me all the same questions I already answered to get my CAS 😏😏

@niokechukwu @dolawanle Hi - could I speak with you about this?

@dolawanle This is true. I had the same experience. After going through a 16 hours flight, a border officer asked for my transcript which I presented and this lady started asking me to tell her about a course i studied in my 200L in the university. University wey I finish since 2012. 😂😂

@GraphyMiko @dolawanle Hi I'm a journalist working on a story about this - would you be free for a chat?

@dolawanle We experienced such the officer gave my wife maths to solve…

@childofdkingdom @dolawanle Hi Samson, I'm a journalist working on a story about this issue. Are you free at some point to discuss?

@dolawanle This happened when I was coming in. The officer was grilling my colleague and I was like is this an interrogation? The one that talked to me was cordial and friendly.

@iykegptesting2 @dolawanle Hi, I'm a journalist doing some work for The PIE News. Could I speak to you about this?

@dolawanle I know a friend who had that incident at POE, to cut the story short we had to call a UK based lawyer to intervene and he was permitted to enter. £1800 pounds was paid for this.

@Bridgetoluwande @dolawanle Hi my name is Will Nott and I'm a journalist doing some work for The PIE News. Could I speak with you about this?

@dolawanle Monday evening at Heathrow, an officer was asking the student for the transcript after series of questions about the course of study

@RE_MarketWatch Hi - I'm a journalist doing some freelance work for The PIE News. It would be good to speak with any international students who has had similar experiences to this. DMs open. Thanks.

@abuothman1910 Hi I’m a journalist from the U.K. working for @ThePIENews could I speak to you about this?

@dr_muyoka @DrWorkneh @igadsecretariat @GermanyDiplo @GERonAfrica @AUC_PAPS Hi I’m a journalist from the U.K. could I speak to you about this?

@DrWorkneh @igadsecretariat @GermanyDiplo @GERonAfrica @DrWorkneh we are hearing that international students from other African countries attempting to flee the Sudan conflict are being turned away at the Sudan-Ethiopia border --most especially Nigerian students. Can the @AUC_PAPS and @igadsecretariat address this matter please?

Discussed with Director for Sub-Saharan Africa & Sahel @GermanyDiplo, Amb Retzlaff @GERonAfrica, about the preoccupying situation in the region, our collabration in a wide range of critical areas for peace, security, migration management, developoment in cross border communities.

@NastehaMohamud2 Hi I’m a journalist from the U.K. could I speak to you about this?

Dear President @WilliamsRuto i urgently request your assistance in evacuating the citizens international students stranded in Khartoum,Sudan. The situation is becoming more dangerous #evacuation #helpneeded #emergence

@ChrisUKSharp Hi Chris! I'm a journalist with an interest in UAPs. I'm working on a piece and I was wondering if you'd be free for a quick chat. Do you have an email I can contact you on? Cheers.

@lwtmastermind Hi - I'm a journalist doing some work for The PIE News. We cover international education. Could I speak with you about this?

@deirdrekeohane @TheCurrentCBC Hi Deirdre, my name is Will Nott and I'm a journalist. Could I have a chat with you about this? Cheers.

@TheCurrentCBC VCC is a scam!Canada and BC are profiting from this scam as well. I paid for 15k for an EA Cert. In1st month we had no teacher!We tried quit but they told us no chance of money back. It was really frightening.I'm working now but I cud have worked without the cert! Imstill paying!

Balraj Kahlon, co-founder of One Voice Canada, says many private colleges in B.C. use unethical business practices to refuse international students their refunds. "They'll even be deceitful," he said. cbc.ca/1.6764095

@ua_students @AndriyYermak @ZelenskyyUa @APUkraine @Podolyak_M @CinC_AFU @Kabmin_UA @Kabmin_UA_e @verkhovna_rada @MVS_UA @DPSU_ua @Denys_Shmyhal Hi my name is Will Nott and I'm a journalist working for @ThePIENews . We cover international education. Could I speak with somebody from your organisation?