75% of asylum seekers wait more than six months for decision – report
Three quarters of asylum seekers in the UK waited more than six months for an initial decision on their case in the last quarter of 2018, a new report shows.
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Boris Johnson promises a fast track ‘NHS visa’ for overseas health professionals
Boris Johnson is promising a fast track “NHS visa” making it easier for overseas doctors and nurses to work in the UK if the Tories win the General Election. Ministers
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Over 70,000 children not granted permanent right to stay in UK after Brexit
More than half a million people, including more than 70,000 children, have not been granted the right to carry on living in the UK permanently after Brexit, official figures suggest.
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Public inquiry launched into abuse allegations at immigration detention centre
A public inquiry is to be held into allegations of abuse at a scandal-hit immigration detention centre. The investigation will have legal powers to compel witnesses to give evidence about
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Human trafficking partnership at Glasgow Airport suspended ‘due to Brexit’
A partnership with Romanian police to tackle human trafficking at Glasgow Airport has been suspended due to Brexit uncertainty, according to Border Force staff. Officers had been travelling to Scotland
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Less than half of 25,000 immigration centre detainees deported last year – report
Less than half of the people held in immigration detention centres last year were deported afterwards, according to a report. Of the 25,487 people who left detention in 2018, only
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Police hunt for two brothers from Northern Ireland over 39 deaths in lorry
Police investigating the deaths of 39 people found dead in a lorry have named two suspects they want to speak to on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking. Essex Police
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Police begin moving 39 bodies from trailer as NI man held on suspicion of murder
Police have begun the task of moving the 39 bodies found in a refrigerated trailer attached to a lorry in Essex as a 25-year-old man remains in custody on suspicion
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Murder probe launched as 39 bodies are found in lorry container in Essex
Police investigating the deaths of 39 people found in a refrigerated truck on an industrial estate in Essex have described the incident as an “absolute tragedy”. The Prime Minister said
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Former PM raises questions over Queen’s Speech immigration and justice plans
Theresa May has voiced concerns over Boris Johnson’s attempts to control immigration into the UK. The former prime minister cautioned that points-based immigration systems alone are “not an answer to
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