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Mapped: Refugee homelessness on the rise in nearly 100 UK councils

Exclusive: ‘Frightening acceleration’ of refugee homelessness in some parts of the country, figures reveal

The Independent UK

Timeline of the Channel migrant crisis

More than 150,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in the last seven years, according to analysis by the PA news agency.

Evening Standard

Home Office spent thousands to get rid of bedbug infestation at Westminster HQ

The Home Office spent over £5,000 on sniffer dogs to investigate a bedbug infestation at its Westminster headquarters

Evening Standard

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NI tourism sector braced for hit as full rollout of visa waiver scheme looms

The industry is concerned that international tour operators will omit the region from all-island itineraries if they have to apply for the new ETAs.

The Independent UK

What does the UK eVisa switch mean for me? Millions forced to change to digital immigration system in 2025

Physical immigration documents will expire on 31 December and be replaced with digital system. Here’s what you need to know

The Independent UK

Syrian family left in limbo over Christmas as UK halts asylum claims

Decisions on fate of 6,500 Syrian asylum seekers suspended amid push to repatriate refugees after fall of regime

The Guardian - UK

‘Protests that were not allowed’: does Britain have a two-tier policing problem?

Freedom of information request reveals 21 of 24 marches banned in last 30 years were proposed by far-right groups

The Guardian - UK

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Family separated on Channel crossing cannot reunite in UK, court rules

Two children, nine and six, arrived in UK alone after mother fell overboard and father tried to rescue her

The Guardian - UK

Duke of Sussex’s legal cases in 2024

Harry is involved in several legal cases, including against newspaper publishers.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Misleading Google search results on UK asylum seeker crime rate

Full Fact has seen what appear to be screenshots of Google results on this topic shared on social media in recent months.

The Independent UK

Minister apologises for letters wrongly saying benefits being axed

Error caused by flaws in system of eVisas meant people entitled to benefits were told support would be stopping

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s review of UK-China relations on hold until after chancellor visits Beijing

Exclusive: Despite calls for more scrutiny in light of Prince Andrew spy allegations, Starmer’s instinct is not to do anything to hamper growth

The Guardian - UK

Who is Yang Tengbo? The alleged Chinese spy linked to the Duke of York

Mr Yang, 50, was known only as H6 until an anonymity order was lifted on Monday.

Evening Standard

What we know so far about the alleged Chinese spy with links to Andrew

Yang Tengbo was said to have become a ‘close’ confidant of the Duke of York.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Fact check: Migrant returns, smoking stats and AI ‘Syria’ image

Round up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo denies claims and criticises ‘political climate’

Yang Tengbo said it was ‘entirely untrue’ to describe him as a spy.

The Independent UK

Yang Tengbo statement in full: Suspected Chinese spy breaks silence after being named at heart of scandal

Yang Tengbo, who can now be named after a ruling at the Royal Courts of Justice, said he has ‘done nothing wrong or unlawful’

The Guardian - UK

Yvette Cooper urged to end ‘cruel’ pause on Syrian asylum decisions

Asylum seekers say they are in limbo and charities have expressed ‘deep concern’ as claims paused after Assad regime’s fall

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The Independent UK

Starmer accused of mimicking Tory ‘hostile environment’ over migration as 13,500 removed from UK

The government announced that nearly 13,500 migrants have been removed from Britain since the election

The Guardian - UK

Deportations reach five-year high despite concerns of rights groups

Campaigners fear lives could be put at risk as government sets record number of deportations

The Independent UK

Mother barred from hugging son before detention centre death sparks coroner’s call for change

Exclusive: Frank Ospina’s mother told an inquest she ‘was desperate’ to give her son a hug but was unable to. He went on to take his own life in a Heathrow immigration removal centre

Evening Standard

Winter Appeal: ‘I felt dizzy … I started to feel like I was going to starve in London’

How the Home Office’s ‘hostile environment’ policy drove a blind asylum seeker to the brink of despair — as £500,000 from the Julia Rausing Trust takes our Winter Appeal past £2million

The Independent UK

Former Europe minister blames Home Office for blocking Brexit reset progress

Denis MacShane has hit out at the Home Office over blocks to agreeing a youth mobility scheme

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seekers to be housed in disused care homes and student digs

Home Office plans to find 800 new accommodation sites and cut bill that has risen to £5.5m a day

Evening Standard

Syrians applying for UK asylum or resettlement: Key numbers

Record number of Syrians applied for asylum in the year to September 2024

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