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Extended opening hours for pubs on VE Day approved by MPs

Venues in England and Wales which usually close at 11pm will be able to keep serving for an extra two hours on Thursday May 8.

Evening Standard

Pubs and bars cleared to extend opening hours on VE Day

Venues in England and Wales which usually close at 11pm will be able to keep serving on May 8

The Independent UK

PM grilled on grooming gangs and record migrant Channel crossings in PMQs showdown ahead of local elections

During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Sir Keir insisted that the Government is more committed to delivering "truth and justice" for victims of rape grooming gangs than the Conservative Party

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Labour minister refuses to name Kneecap in Commons statement

A HOME Office minister has urged MPs not to name the band Kneecap after their "dangerous and irresponsible" alleged comments about killing…

The National (Scotland)

Police and prosecutors’ details shared with Israel during UK protests inquiry, papers suggest

Exclusive: Documents indicate government gave embassy contact details while arms factory protest was investigated

The Guardian - UK

Migrants convicted of sex offences to be banned from claiming asylum in Britain

Labour’s crackdown will also see 24-week time limits for asylum appeals decisions to cut the backlog

The Independent UK

Foreign sex offenders will be banned from claiming asylum in the UK, says Home Office

Amendment to bill would affect anyone who qualifies for sex offender register, but charities concerned that move is being rushed

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Obsession with tough borders creating a ‘booming £2bn industry for private companies’, ministers warned

UK border security industry worth billions and expanding, academics suggest

The Independent UK

Local grooming gang inquiries will ‘go further’ than five towns, says Phillips

The Government has faced pressure to act on grooming gangs and child sex abuse.

Evening Standard

Government announces measures to tighten laws around crossbow sales

Ministers want to amend the Crime and Policing Bill to strengthen age verification controls.

Evening Standard

Channel crossings by migrants near 10,000 as warm spell begins

Some 9,885 people had been logged as making the journey from France as of Sunday, according to provisional Home Office figures for 2025

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage Demands Minister for Deportations as Channel Crossings Hit Record High

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UK-Thai deal sees 90% reduction in cannabis smuggling by post, Home Office says

Extra checks are taking place in Thailand and Border Force have detected 1.5 tonnes of cannabis coming through the post in the first quarter of 2025.

Evening Standard

Home Office tackles mail-order dealers after huge amount of cannabis posted to UK

Over 15 tonnes of cannabis was detected by Border Force, with the support of Royal Mail, in the last quarter of 2024

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Plans to publish nationalities of foreign criminals data by end of year

The Home Office announced work is being done to improve data processes on the group of offenders before it can be used for statistics.

The Guardian - UK

Cooper ‘pandering’ to Farage by ordering publication of foreign criminals’ nationalities

Move expected to lead to ‘league tables’ showing which nationalities are more associated with particular crimes

The Independent UK

Nationalities of foreign criminals to be published for the first time

The Conservatives say Labour has ‘buckled’ under pressure to release the data

Evening Standard

Government to publish nationalities of foreign criminals for first time

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said the announcement showed Labour had ‘buckled’ under pressure from the Conservatives to disclose the data

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The Guardian - UK

Ten assaults a day on asylum seekers in Home Office care, figures reveal

Exclusive: There were 380 safeguarding referrals of victims of hate crimes from January 2023 to August 2024

The Guardian - UK

Syrian refugee says Home Office ‘breaking my heart’ by refusing dying mother entry to UK

Home Office intervened after initial ruling allowing grandmother with terminal cancer to join family in Glasgow

The Independent UK

‘My son killed himself after ketamine ruined his life – how many lives will this drug destroy?’

Barney Casserly took his life aged 21 as he struggled with a ketamine addiction which left him using the toilet 20 times a night due to irreversible bladder damage

Evening Standard

First picture of luxury yacht used to smuggle 20 Albanian migrants across the Channel released

Three men arrested by Border Force after vessel bound for the South Coast stopped on Sunday

The Independent UK

Update in Madeleine McCann investigation as police get £108k cash injection

Madeleine was three when she vanished while on holiday with her parents in Praia da Luz

The Independent UK

UK sees highest number of Channel arrivals in a single day in 2025

Figures show that over 700 people made journeys in 12 boats on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Highest daily number of Channel arrivals so far this year

Latest Home Office provisional figures show 705 made the journey in 12 boats on Tuesday.

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