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Urgent protections needed for asylum seekers in hotels, say refugee groups

Exclusive: Post-riots letter urges Home Office to ensure evacuation protocols are clear, and to house people in communities instead

The Guardian - UK

'As a refugee in Glasgow, I don't feel safe in my current accommodation'

A REFUGEE living in Glasgow has said they “do not feel safe” in their current accommodation after the city formally declared a housing emergency…

The National (Scotland)

Homeless crisis sparks call for Scotland to declare 'national housing emergency'

CHARITIES have called on the Scottish Government to declare a national housing emergency, claiming Scotland’s homeless system is at breaking point…

The National (Scotland)

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Disney World Fans Are Still Missing The Magical Express, And To Be Honest, Cutting It May Among The Worst Decisions The Parks Have Ever Made

Two years later, Disney World fans still miss the resort bus service as much as they do lost attractions.

Cinemablend

Glasgow Park Inn survivors 'still suffering' after attack not given mental health support

Mears - the company paid to house asylum seekers - failed to fund mental health care for survivors in the wake of the attack that left hotel floors "awash with blood".

Glasgow Live

Park Inn attack survivors not offered support by housing provider, MSPs told

The company which housed asylum seekers in a Glasgow hotel where a man was shot dead by police after stabbing six people failed to fund mental…

The National (Scotland)

Social housing firm Mears Group says profits are better than expected

The Gloucestershire-based housing and social care provider has experienced strong trading in the first five months of this financial year

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Dixon admits Indy 500 qualifying “compromised” by engine swap

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Dixon suffered an issue with his 2.2-litre, twin-turbo Honda V6 on his final run in Friday practice that he said puts his team “on the backfoot”. He has started on pole for the last two Indy 500s, and has five to his name compared to Mears' all-time…

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Dixon admits Indy 500 qualifying "compromised" by engine swap

Chip Ganassi Racing's Dixon suffered an issue with his 2.2-liter, twin-turbo Honda V6 on his final run in Friday practice that he said puts his team "on the backfoot". He has started on pole for the last two Indy 500s, and has five to his name compared to Mears' all-time…

Motorsport

Social housing firm Mears Group sees profits up more than a third

The Gloucestershire-based housing and social care provider employs more than 5,000 people

Birmingham Post

Suella Braverman given council investigation into 'vulnerable' asylum seekers in Newcastle hotels

An investigation published last year revealed that refugees in the city were being left without fresh food or basic Covid protection during the pandemic

Chronicle Live

Consultation row as almost 200 asylum seekers will be placed in Erskine hotel

The MGM Mutha Glasgow River Hotel will accept 20 asylum seekers every week until its capacity is reached.

Daily Record

FACT CHECK: Is Scotland taking in its fair share of asylum seekers?

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The National (Scotland)

Artist fears he will lose flat as Lambeth council hits him with £98,000 repair bill

Local authority leaseholders have to share costs, have no say over who does the job and can face financial ruin

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Daily Record

Glasgow Park Inn hotel stabbings 'an avoidable tragedy' asylum inquiry report finds

Sudanese man Badreddin Abadlla Adam, 28, was shot dead by police after stabbing six people during a rampage at the Park Inn hotel in Glasgow's West George Street.

Chronicle Live

Staff working with refugees accused of 'wanting to just clock off' after damning Newcastle hotel probe

A council investigation recently uncovered shocking living conditions for asylum seekers in Newcastle hotels, which it is claimed reminded torture victims of being in prison

Glasgow Live

Glasgow East End residents call for landlords help as they transform streets

The community group who have cleaned up their neighbourhood are appealing for more support from landlords.

Chronicle Live

'Isolated' refugees in Newcastle hotels left without fresh food and basic Covid protection during lockdown

A charity has called the use of hotels as asylum seeker accommodation “an inhumane way to treat people fleeing persecution”, after a damning council report

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Mears Group buys Dundee carbon reduction company for £4.1 million

Property services group will bring data platform in-house to help with retrofitting work

Glasgow Live

Glasgow Park Inn stabbing victim loses bid for independent inquiry

Badreddin Abdalla Adam stabbed six people, including a police officer, at the city centre hotel on June 26, 2020. Adam was shot dead by officers following the mass stabbing.

Daily Record

Airdrie hospice golf day tops fundraising leaderboard

The special event run by Mears raised £25,000 for Lanarkshire charity, St Andrew's Hospice.

The National (Scotland)

Britain First condemned for 'accosting asylum seekers' at Scottish hotel

AN activist convicted under the Terrorism Act has been condemned after reportedly accosting asylum seekers at an East Kilbride hotel.

Daily Record

Multicultural event to welcome asylum seekers showcased community spirit in East Kilbride

Men who have been housed in the Bruce Hotel since the start of the year were offered information on the type of help and support available to them at the inclusive event organised by East Kilbride community police.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow hotel stabbing victim 'haunted by demons' after he's left for dead on street

The man is demanding a public inquiry into the treatment of asylum seekers during lockdown, insisting it contributed to the Park Inn Hotel tragedy the left six injured and the knifeman dead.

Daily Record

Park Inn stabbing victim 'can't sleep or block out' trauma of Glasgow attack as he sues UK Government for inquiry

An asylum seeker, named in court as MG, has opened up about the legal fight for an inquiry into the deadly stabbings that injured six at the Glasgow hotel in 2020.

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