Asylum seeker to train as pilot at taxpayers’ expense

An asylum seeker will train to be a pilot at the British taxpayers’ expense after a council was ordered to pick up the bill for his flying lessons.

Yonas Admasu Kebede, 21, from Ethiopia, will fulfil his dream after winning a legal battle with Newcastle City Council.

The authority must also pay for his younger brother Abiy, 20, to study for a degree at Manchester Metropolitan University, even though the pair have to leave Britain next year.