In 2007, IRISS undertook a digital preservation project to share – and safeguard – the migration story of 10,000 ‘orphans, waifs and strays” who emigrated to Canada between 1869 and
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Britain will take “thousands more” refugees from camps on the borders of war-torn Syria, as well as providing an additional £100 million in aid for those fleeing the conflict, Prime
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A vigil is to be held in Northern Ireland to demand that Britain opens its borders to refugees. The Londonderry protest is being organised by the People Before Profit organisation.
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From pensioners in Dorset offering their spare bedroom to a Syrian refugee, to cyclists in Cardiff travelling in convoy to donate bikes to migrants in Calais, the British public have
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Nicola Sturgeon has written to David Cameron calling on the Prime Minister to increase the number of refugees taken in by the UK. An emotional First Minister told the Scottish
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David Cameron is expected to come forward with new plans within the next few days which could see thousands more Syrian refugees come to the UK. Urgent work was under
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Controversial Immigration detention centre Yarl’s Wood has been labelled a “place of national concern” after a scathing report revealed conditions have deteriorated. Inspectors found dozens of pregnant women have been
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Rogue employers who give jobs to illegal immigrants will be hit with the “full force” of the government machine ministers have warned. Immigration minister James Brokenshire said the Government was
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The number of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in Britain has risen by almost 50%, official data shows. There were a total of 1,986 asylum applications from migrants aged under 18
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Immigration detainees at the controversial Yarl’s Wood centre have required medical treatment after self-harming on average more than once a week in the last two years, official figures show. The
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