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Covid takeaway beer rule extended for another year in boost for drinkers

The Home Office has declared that that drinkers can purchase pints in plastic glasses to take-out from bars until at least September 2023

Wales Online

Watchdog criticises ‘poor’ response of Home Office to Channel crossings

The chief inspector of borders and immigration’s findings are the latest in a wave of critical reports on the Government’s handling of the crisis.

The Independent UK

UK's handling of migrants arriving by boat is unacceptable - official report

Britain's handling of migrants who arrive by small boats from Northern France has been unacceptable, ineffective and inefficient, an independent inspection published on Thursday said.

Reuters

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Officers 'not even at a starting point' in pay negotiations, police body says

POLICE officers should “not be in a position” where they are forced to “constantly fight and argue” for a fair pay settlement, the general…

The National (Scotland)

Police boss praises 'long overdue' pay rise for officers

The pay award will be targeted at those on the lowest salaries

Liverpool Echo

No interpreters, no photos, no fingerprints - Home Office failing to make proper checks on Channel arrivals

Photos and fingerprints are not being taken for all migrants and hundreds have disappeared from hotels

The Independent UK

Glasgow Park Inn stabbing victim loses bid for independent inquiry

Badreddin Abdalla Adam stabbed six people, including a police officer, at the city centre hotel on June 26, 2020. Adam was shot dead by officers following the mass stabbing.

Glasgow Live

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Use of UK hotels for asylum seekers trebles despite Home Office promise

There were more than 26,000 asylum seekers living in hotels by end of 2021 according to Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK

Approach to small boats crisis may have been counter-productive, review says

Border Force reform planned as report finds ‘suboptimal performance’.

The Independent UK

Ministers accused of ‘deflecting failures’ as thousands of asylum seekers still trapped in hotels

Number of people seeking refuge in hotel accommodation trebled in year Home Office pledged to reduce numbers, data shows

The Independent UK

Home Office to pilot ‘contactless corridors’ to allow travellers to breeze through border control

The pilot scheme will hopefully begin running in 2024, the Home Office said

The Independent UK

Tourists must send photo of faces to Home Office before visiting UK from next year

Before boarding a flight, tourists will need to give the UK government 'their biographic, biometric and contact details' and answer 'a short set of suitability questions', Priti Patel announced

Daily Mirror

Airport passenger misery caused by 'unsustainable and inefficient' Border Force, review finds

Three hour queues at Heathrow - the UK's biggest airport - are causing issues in other regions as staff are relocated to deal with the crisis, a review by Australian immigration minister Alexander Downer found

Daily Mirror

M25 blocked as climate protesters declare it ‘site of civil resistance’ after hottest day in history

Just Stop Oil aimed to block the motorway until Friday, calling for an end to new fossil fuel projects

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The Independent UK

Drone brought in to curb Channel crossings ‘found at sea by fishermen’

The drone is operated by a Southampton-based company on behalf of the Home Office.

The Independent UK

Border Force reform planned as report finds ‘suboptimal performance’

An independent review of the agency was commissioned by Home Secretary Priti Patel.

The Independent UK

55,000 passport applications delayed beyond 10-week deadline

‘We don’t see our staff very much these days because they’re sitting in queues in the passport unit,’ says Tory MP

The Conversation

Mo Farah: here’s why it is so difficult for trafficking victims to disclose their experiences

Sir Mo Farah recently revealed that he was trafficked into the UK at the age of nine for domestic servitude. In a BBC documentary, the long-distance runner said it took him three decades to publicly discuss what happened to him, partly because he wanted to block it out, and is…

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The Independent UK

Rwanda policy High Court challenge to be heard in September

Lord Justice Lewis said there will be two hearings, with the first starting on September 5.

Evening Standard

High Court challenge to Home Secretary Priti Patel’s Rwanda deportation policy set for September

Home Secretary Priti Patel has won the latest round in the battle over her controversial Rwanda deportation policy as judges refused to accept any more delays before hearing the case.

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers selected for Rwanda removal identified as possible trafficking victims

All asylum seekers who launched legal challenges against Rwanda scheme released from detention

Evening Standard

Hugh Grant slams Priti Patel over ‘inhumane’ Heathrow passport control

The actor launched a broadside against the Home Secretary over the length of queues at border control

Daily Mirror

Priti Patel warned against Rwanda deportation plan by officials, court hears

Court documents show UK officials repeatedly warned against the plan to ship asylum seekers to Rwanda - with fears refugees could be drafted to 'conduct armed operations in neighbouring countries'

Daily Mirror

Millions of workers get 'massive pay cut' dressed up as rise - find out if you are one

Teachers, police officers, NHS staff, civil servants and other public sector workers are being handed measly pay rises as the cost of living crisis spirals - triggering warnings of strike action

The Guardian - UK

UK officials raised concerns over Rwanda policy, documents show

Charity says disclosures in legal case paint picture of home secretary desperate to push policy through

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