English test scandal: students renew fight to clear names after 10 years

Exclusive: Push follows new evidence that raises questions over Home Office's cheating accusations against 35,000 international students

• It destroyed my life': the students accused of cheating in English tests
• What is the Home Office English test scandal?

International students accused of cheating at English-language tests are planning a fresh push to clear their names 10 years on, with thousands thought to have been victims of a gross miscarriage of justice.

Important new evidence has recently been presented in court raising fresh questions over the Home Office's decision to make a blanket accusation of cheating against more than 35,000 students, which led to thousands being thrown off their courses and forced out of the country.