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‘I signed up to take in Ukrainian refugees but the stress of it all left me in hospital needing emergency surgery’

Charmaine Bird said the whole process had been a nightmare

Wales Online

Rwanda to take 'hundreds' of refugees - despite Boris Johnson 'tens of thousands' claim

Dominic Raab confessed the numbers would be in the hundreds per year under the plan to ship off Britain's unwanted asylum seekers to Rwanda - after it was branded 'nasty' and ineffective

Daily Mirror

Law to make street harassment like wolf whistling a crime 'blocked at top of government'

An independent advisor and friend of the PM's wife Carrie, Nimco Ali, did not name Boris Johnson but said 'pushback' against a law on public sexual harassment went 'a lot closer' than his advisors

Daily Mirror

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Street harassment law being blocked, suggests Government adviser

Nimco Ali was appointed by Priti Patel to advise the Home Office in 2020.

The Independent UK

Far-right threat feared at huge base for asylum seekers in North Yorkshire village

Villagers in Linton-on-Ouse, where Home Office plans to house 1,500 people, told to expect increased policing

The Guardian - UK

Home Secretary to visit villagers affected by asylum centre proposal

Residents from Linton-on-Ouse told Home Office officials about their concerns over the plan.

The Independent UK

Campaigners force Rwanda plans delay in temporary reprieve for migrants

The Government has been forced to delay its first deportation flights to Rwanda after campaigners lodged a legal campaign against the controversial…

The National (Scotland)

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Violence reduction unit don't know how many people are being stabbed due to GMP's broken computer system

The unit was set up in 2019 in response to an increase to the region's violence, particularly knife crime among young people

Manchester Evening News

Drugs minister urges UK Government to 'look favourably' on testing scheme plan

Scotland’s drugs minister has urged the UK Government to “look favourably” on proposals to pilot a testing scheme in three cities.

The National (Scotland)

Afghan surgeon who fled Ukraine says he was treated differently at Polish border

‘I’m not blond,’ says Ruhullah Haji, who was stuck at crossing for three days but managed to join family in UK

The Guardian - UK

‘Cramped and unsafe’ Glasgow housing unit forced to suspend mother and baby services

The accommodation, meant for mothers seeking asylum and run by Mears Group for the Home Office, was described as ‘prison-like’

The Guardian - UK

Metro mayor's e-scooter police enforcement cash request snubbed by Whitehall

"The Government is going to have to step up to the plate and resource that if we’re not going to have chaos on our streets."

Bristol Post

West Lothian "steps up" to help Ukraine as 300 families offer to take refugees

Background checks are now taking place so that refugees can be placed with suitable families

Daily Record

Campaigners ‘relieved’ as Rwanda flights delayed until next month

The Prime Minister previously signalled plans to begin the controversial policy by the end of May.

The Independent UK

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Al Jazeera

In Northern Ireland, Ukrainian refugees find themselves in limbo

A Northern Irish politician says the UK’s visa system is ‘disastrous’ as refugees face bureaucratic challenges

The Independent UK

Priti Patel may have to approve Channel boat crossing prosecutions because of obscure 1800s law

Draft guidance for prosecutors says a secretary of state must ‘personally’ approve charges for intercepted migrants

The Guardian - UK

Hardship caused by the Home Office’s costly and dilatory visa regime

Letters: Hundreds of thousands of people are affected by extortionate costs and complex processes, says Nazek Ramadan, while Rachel Shaw highlights enduring flaws in the Homes for Ukraine scheme

The Independent UK

Priti Patel rejects plan to prevent repeat of Grenfell tragedy in favour of ‘stay put’ advice

’Personal emergency evacuation plans’ for disabled too costly and impractical, Home Office decides

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The National (Scotland)

Grenfell families in outrage as UK Government rejects scrapping 'stay put' advice

BEREAVED relatives of the Grenfell Tower blaze have said they are “enraged” by UK Government plans to keep the controversial “stay put”…

The Independent UK

Patel ‘pushing ahead’ with Rwanda migrant plan as 900 cross Channel in four days

The Home Secretary discussed progress on the agreement in a meeting with Rwandan foreign minister Vincent Biruta on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Grenfell Tower families ‘enraged’ by Government plan to retain ‘stay put’ policy

Grenfell United has criticised the Government’s proposed policy changes in response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s recommendations.

The Guardian - UK

‘I thought the UK was a good country’: Sudan massacre refugee faces removal to Rwanda

Mohammed is among first asylum seekers to face removal under Home Office’s controversial scheme

Daily Mirror

Home Office deportation flight takes off for Jamaica with just 7 people on board

Deportation flights to Jamaica have proved controversial as some people have lived in the UK since they were children or have Windrush connections

The Independent UK

Patel backs Rwanda plan as more than 900 migrants cross Channel in four days

The Home Secretary said work was taking place ‘right now’ on plans to deport people to Rwanda.

Daily Mirror

Gran 'livid' after having to climb 'sky high stairs' at airport as escalator turned off

Leeds Bradford Airport said the escalator was not broken but had been switched off because of the long queues, and to allow more queue space in the halls

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