RAF Scampton will not be used to house asylum seekers because the plan does not represent value for money, the Home Office has announced. The former airbase (pictured) in Lincolnshire,
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At least 12 migrants have died after their boat sank trying to cross the English Channel. The French coastguard confirmed the deaths after up to 65 people were rescued off
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There were almost 30,000 asylum seekers in hotels across the UK at the end of June, Government figures showed. The total of 29,585 on June 30 was down from 34,530
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A ban on international care workers bringing dependants to the UK has been branded “brutal” and blamed for cutting a “lifeline of overseas staff” after new data showed a sharp
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Yvette Cooper has signalled she will press ahead with the previous government’s plan to reopen two immigration centres in a bid to achieve the highest rate of removals since Theresa
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Bibby Stockholm residents have spoken about their experiences on board the barge, following a wave of violence around the UK which has targeted immigrants. The Bibby Stockholm, with a capacity
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An asylum system that works “quickly and effectively” would deter migrant Channel crossings, the head of the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Graeme Biggar (pictured) discussed what could help to
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More than 700 migrants crossed the Channel on the day two people died attempting the journey – the highest number of daily crossings since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister.
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The number of households needing help for homelessness because they had to leave Government asylum support accommodation has soared, new figures showed. A total of 16,660 households were assessed as
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Stormont health minister Mike Nesbitt has said he is “saddened and appalled” that healthcare staff are left feeling vulnerable after violent scenes in Belfast in recent days. Businesses were targeted
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