Man who fuelled hotel fire given joint highest riot-related sentence so far
A rioter who helped fuel a fire outside a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for nine years – the joint highest sentence passed down so far for the
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Home Office pauses decisions on Syrian asylum claims after Assad’s fall
The UK has paused decisions on asylum applications from Syrians following the collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime. Millions of Syrians fled the country after the outbreak of civil war and
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£715 million spent on scrapped Rwanda deportation scheme, breakdown reveals
A total of £715 million was spent on the Rwanda deportation scheme, a cost breakdown of the plan has shown. Among the costs outlined are £290 million paid to Rwanda’s
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Cooper pledges to ‘restore order’ to migration as 20,000 cross channel since election
The Home Secretary has pledged to “restore order” to the migration system as the number of migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the Channel topped 20,000 since Sir Keir
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Home Secretary signs ‘world-first’ deal with Iraq to tackle people smuggling
The Home Secretary has signed a “landmark” deal with Iraq to crack down on people smuggling and boost border security. Yvette Cooper made the “world-first security” agreement with Federal Government
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Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting record 906,000 in 2023
The Government accused the Conservatives of running “Britain as an experiment in open borders” as revised estimates revealed net migration to the UK hit a record 906,000 in 2023. Office
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Rioter who lit fire in hotel car park during mob violence jailed for six years
A rioter who set fire to a generator as a mob besieged a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for six years. Scott Greenwood (pictured), 34, was filmed throwing
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Two men admit running people-smuggling ring from Welsh car wash
Two men have pleaded guilty to running a people-smuggling ring from a car wash in Wales that moved migrants across Europe. Dilshad Shamo (pictured left), 41, originally from Iraq, and
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Five in court charged over smuggling migrants from UK to France in lorries
Five men have been appeared in court charged over the smuggling of migrants from the UK to France in lorries, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Madjid Belabes, 52, Said
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Rotherham football project bringing refugees ‘happiness’ after years of fear
When rioters stormed a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham and set it on fire last summer, Abel Zenebe was so scared he did not leave his house for two
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