Under the new rules most immigrants will have to live in the U.K. for 10 years, rather than the current five, to qualify for citizenship, with shorter waits for those who contribute and integrate.
People have a drink in the Southwark Brewing Co., one of the bars on the Bermondsey Beer Mile in south London, Saturday March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Tony Hicks)People have a drink in the Southwark Brewing Co., one of the bars on the Bermondsey Beer Mile in south London, Saturday March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Tony Hicks)
A staff member laughs during her shift in the Southwark Brewing Co., one of the bars on the Bermondsey Beer Mile in south London, Saturday March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Tony Hicks)A staff member laughs during her shift in the Southwark Brewing Co., one of the bars on the Bermondsey Beer Mile in south London, Saturday March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Tony Hicks)Customers sit outside the Beer Bar on the Bermondsey Beer Mile in south London, Saturday March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Tony Hicks)
Customers sit outside the Beer Bar on the Bermondsey Beer Mile in south London, Saturday March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Tony Hicks)People walk past the Beer Bar on the Bermondsey Beer Mile in south London, Saturday March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Tony Hicks)
People walk past the Beer Bar on the Bermondsey Beer Mile in south London, Saturday March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Tony Hicks)
The attraction stretches from near Tower Bridge to parts of Bermondsey, a gentrifying area that just a few years ago would have been considered best to avoid. On a sunny Saturday afternoon, hundreds of beer connoisseurs descend on two dozen or so breweries to sample a wide range of craft beers, ales, stouts, mead and more.Riley, who grew up in Jackson, Wyoming, just south of Grand Teton and lived in China for a time to learn Mandarin and why Chinese wanted to visit the U.S., is more focused of late on getting them to visit Hawaii, a state perceived as less dangerous.
Yellowstone’s crowds peak in the summer, but international tourism peaks in spring and fall, according to Riley and West Yellowstone Mayor Jeff McBirnie.Many foreign visitors are parents of international students at U.S. colleges and universities.
“They’re like, ‘Hey let’s drop our kid off and go on vacation for a week.’ Or kid’s graduating, let’s get them through college and go on vacation,’” said McBirnie, who owns a pizza place in town. “They really bring a huge economic impact to this town.”Yellowstone suffered a one-two punch between