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UK would like to facilitate return of refugees to Syria, says minister

Angela Eagle says about 6,500 asylum claims have been suspended as ministers assess fallout from end of Assad regime

The Guardian - UK

Met Police boss fears funding cuts could lead to loss of 2,300 officers

A report by Sir Mark Rowley explained the Met ‘will be forced to make tough choices to reduce the service we offer Londoners’

Evening Standard

Germany tighten laws on people-smugglers in ‘action plan’ with UK

UK home secretary Yvette Cooper says the deal with Berlin will boost both countries’ border security

The Independent UK

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Germany to tighten criminal law as people-smuggling ‘action plan’ agreed with UK

Berlin confirmed plans to make it a criminal offence to ‘facilitate the smuggling of migrants to the UK’ as part of the agreement.

Evening Standard

Husband and wife to be forced apart by Home Office deportation flight

Man scheduled to depart for Pakistan on Tuesday, leaving wife in UK, but believes his life will be at risk

The Guardian - UK

Syrians crowd Assad’s most notorious torture prison in hunt for missing loved ones

It comes as Britain says collapse of Assad is humiliation for Iran and Russia but doesn’t guarantee peace. Israel bombs chemical weapons facilities over fears of dangerous power vacuum

The Independent UK

UK to pause Syrian asylum claims after collapse of Assad regime

Foreign secretary David Lammy said it was “premature” to discuss resettlement schemes for Syrian refugees

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Home Office pauses decisions on Syrian asylum claims after Assad’s fall

Officials will ‘assess the current situation’ before making decisions on claims from the country.

Evening Standard

Residents could be barred from UK due to eVisa confusion, say rights groups

Home Office has postponed transition to digital visas but campaigners fear ongoing technical problems could cause travel chaos

The Guardian - UK

Home Office says only half of UK asylum decisions meet its quality standards

Rishi Sunak’s push to clear backlog of claims is driving huge increase in legal appeals, costs and harm to applicants

The Guardian - UK

Agency that brought heavily indebted Indonesian workers to UK loses licence

Exclusive: AG Recruitment found not to have acted ‘in a fit and proper manner’ by labour exploitation watchdog

The Guardian - UK

Home Office trial doubles time refugees have to find home before eviction

Charities and politicians praise increase to 56 days but press for move to be made permanent

The Guardian - UK

'I was so terrified of my stalker lover I slept with a screwdriver under my pillow'

Whether on or offline, stalking is equally terrifying in different ways, says Lucy Holden. She reflects on the importance of new sanctions announced by the Home Office that give victims the ‘right to know’ who their abuser is

Evening Standard

Revealed: bias found in AI system used to detect UK benefits fraud

Exclusive: Age, disability, marital status and nationality influence decisions to investigate claims, prompting fears of ‘hurt first, fix later’ approach

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'Move on' period for refugees doubled to 56 days in major homelessness victory for London Standard

The Standard has secured a major victory in its A Place to Call Home winter appeal

The Independent UK

Refugees in Home Office hotels will be given twice as long to find new accommodation before eviction

Exclusive: Grace period for newly granted refugees to extend from 28 days to 56 days next week

Evening Standard

What are eVisas? Labour pledge to implement system despite Yvette Cooper admission of 'problems'

The UK Home Secretary confirmed there had been “some problems”

The Independent UK

Labour MP’s bid to end ‘alienating’ discrimination against Jews and Sikhs

Britain’s first female Sikh MP has brought forward a bill to end a discriminatory practice by public bodies which leaves Sikhs and Jews further exposed to hate crimes and poor health treatment

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Evening Standard

Visas rollout: Home Office confirms how long expired travel documents can be used after eVisa problems

The full eVisa rollout is being postponed after campaigners warned problems with the system could ‘lead to another Windrush’

The Guardian - UK

Use expired ID to get to UK, says minister in charge of flawed eVisas

People will be allowed to use expired identity documents amid ‘real fear’ of another Windrush-style scandal

Evening Standard

Tackling violence against women and girls an ‘obsession’ for PM, MPs told

Victims will be given the ‘right to know’ who their online stalker is, Home Office minister Jess Phillips said.

The National (Scotland)

Rock band cancels Scottish show after criminal singer denied UK entry

A rock band has been forced to cancel their Glasgow Hydro show after the Home Office refused to allow the band's front man to enter the country.

Evening Standard

Winter appeal: Homeless and refugee charities back our call to improve rights of asylum seekers

As part of our A Place To Call Home winter appeal, the Standard is calling for asylum seekers to be allowed to work after six months

The Guardian - UK

MPs back PR bill in vote, a symbolic win for electoral reform campaigners – as it happened

MPs vote to give leave to bring in private members’ bill on PR but it will have no practical effect

Evening Standard

Full rollout of eVisas postponed after foreign worker warning

Campaigners warned that people with permanent British residency visas were unable to switch over to the Government’s new eVisa system

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