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Home Office accused of ‘blocking’ people stuck in war zones from joining family in UK

FoI figures show Home Office apparently refusing to use biometrics waiver for people who have no way to submit them

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 100 migrants rescued as more than 600 people cross Channel this year

Some 215 people in four boats arrived in the UK on Wednesday, taking the total for the year so far to 603 people, according to Home Office data.

Evening Standard

Eight facing jail over people smuggling after woman discovered in car glove box

Border Force officers found a Vietnamese woman hidden in a cramped compartment concealed behind the dashboard of a car in June 2022.

Evening Standard

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Eight facing jail after woman discovered in car glove box

A court heard how the gang worked together to unlawfully facilitate immigration to the UK via land and air

The Independent UK

Hackers boast of health workers visa data breach, sparking police probe

The hacker claimed to be selling details of people’s passports, work permits, UK visas, and bank statements belonging to healthcare workers

The Independent UK

UK rollout of eVisas hit by problems facing foreign nationals and refugees just two weeks in

Exclusive: Millions have been forced to change to a digital immigration system in 2025 but the transition to the eVisa has led to problems for foreign nationals and refugees

The Independent UK

Proposals aim to protect UK infrastructure from ransomware

The Home Office is to consult on new ways to protect the public sector and others from ransomware attacks.

The Independent UK

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Home Office breaks silence to dismiss Holyrood's call for Scottish visa scheme

THE Labour Government has definitively ruled out considering any action on a bespoke Scottish rural visa in response to a Holyrood vote calling for…

The National (Scotland)

Musk tried to ‘undermine’ general election and ‘depose’ Starmer, MPs told

Labour MP Johanna Baxter also accused Elon Musk of putting the safety of Home Office minister Jess Phillips ‘at risk’ through his platform X.

Evening Standard

Number of asylum hotels will be down by end of March, says minister

Dame Angela Eagle said nine hotels are scheduled to close in March as part of the the Government’s commitment to reducing hotel use.

Evening Standard

GPS tagging of asylum seekers is ineffective, government report finds

Home Office pilot in 2022 and 2023 didn’t stop asylum seekers absconding from immigration bail

The Independent UK

Migrants cross English Channel in third day of arrivals to UK this year

Pictures show men and women wearing blankets and life jackets being brought ashore in Dover

Evening Standard

UK officials urged to act ‘months ago’ on child sexual abuse inquiry’s demands

Campaigners claim no progress made with government on implementing recommendations until Elon Musk row

The Guardian - UK

UK officials 'monitoring' Elon Musk's social media as 'possible security risk'

Entrepreneur’s social media posts are being tracked by Government officials, according to reports

Evening Standard

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Head of security at Essex centre for disabled asylum seekers removed over alleged far-right views

YouTube channel apparently belonging to official at Clacton accommodation suggests support for EDL and Tommy Robinson

Evening Standard

Work and study visa applications drop 42% since restrictions introduced

Provisional Home Office figures show 547,000 applications were received between April and December 2024, down from 942,500 in the same period in 2023.

The Independent UK

UK sees huge drop in visa applications after restrictions introduced

The huge drop has been driven by a fall in the number of overseas students and foreign care workers

Evening Standard

Starmer hits out at Tories over Badenoch’s call for new grooming gang inquiry

Elon Musk claimed Sir Keir Starmer was ‘hiding terrible things’ by refusing to back a national probe.

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Evening Standard

Tory push for grooming inquiry vote ‘a shocking tactic’, Starmer warns

The PM warned supporting the Tory’s calls for symbolic vote on an inquiry will ‘kill’ his Government’s plans to bolster safeguards for children.

The Independent UK

Top minister tells Tories ‘put up or shut up’ ahead of grooming gang vote

The education secretary warned that supporting symbolic Tory calls for a grooming gangs inquiry will kill a children’s safety bill ‘stone dead’

Evening Standard

Tories to seek support for new child grooming inquiry in Commons vote

Home Office minister Jess Phillips has meanwhile said she faced increased risk to her safety since Elon Musk called her a ‘rape genocide apologist’

Evening Standard

Musk ‘knows absolutely nothing’ about grooming gangs, Jess Phillips says

The minister suggested her life had been turned upside down after Mr Musk used his X platform to accuse her of being a ‘rape genocide apologist’.

Evening Standard

London people traffickers jailed after attempting to smuggle Indian migrants into UK

Shafaz Khan, from Feltham, and Choudhry Rashied, from Southall, hid four people behind a stack of dirty tyres in the back of a hire van

Evening Standard

Fact check: Home Office memo advised police how to deal with vulnerable children

The Home Office circular did not contain the quote, or sentiments, that online users have attributed to it.

The Independent UK

UK’s new ETA travel permit scheme begins for non-Europeans – here’s what you need to know

The digital permit scheme to enter the UK will extend to all travellers from 2 April

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