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Council says Home Office contractors told of Legionella on day of barge transfer

Dorset Council has said a Home Office official was told about the preliminary results on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Contractors told about legionella on day asylum seekers boarded barge

Dorset council says it flagged test results about potentially deadly bacteria on Monday, but evacuation didn’t take place until four days later

The Guardian - UK

509 people crossed the Channel on day six died in boat sinking

The latest Home Office figures take the total for the past three days alone to more than 1,600 amid improved weather conditions.

The Independent UK

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Sunak under pressure over ‘appalling’ small boat deaths – as 500 more people cross Channel

Government accused of being ‘increasingly shambolic’ on crisis – but some Tories point finger of blame at French

The Independent UK

Windrush compensation scheme ‘to be scaled back due to low uptake’ – despite claimants struggling to apply

Exclusive: Home Office minister downplays the impact of the scandal upon thousands of people

The Independent UK

Sunak set to push on with asylum barges despite Bibby Stockholm fiasco

Government has ‘no problem’ hiring more vessels, says minister as pressure grows on PM to tackle small boats after Channel deaths

The Independent UK

Fresh anger over Channel boat deaths as government under pressure over safe and legal routes

Campaigners described the incident as an ‘appalling and preventable tragedy’ while MPs called for action to stop criminal gangs facilitating the boats

The Independent UK

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Channel boat deaths prompt fresh anger over asylum policy

Hunt is on for survivors after at least six people die, while activists call for more safe and legal routes

The Guardian - UK

Ministers must say what was known of legionella on Bibby Stockholm, says Labour

Labour writes to immigration minister while David Davis derides ‘startling incompetence’ of Home Office

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm: Home Office facing pressure over ‘incompetent’ migrant barge plan

The Home Office said all 39 of those on board had been disembarked as a “precautionary measure”

Evening Standard

'My family is suffering': Home Office detain Stirling student 'despite valid visa'

A POSTGRADUATE student at the University of Stirling has said his “family is suffering” after being held at an immigration centre for seven…

The National (Scotland)

All 39 asylum seekers off Bibby Stockholm after Legionella found in water supply

All 39 of those who arrived on the vessel, docked in Portland Port in Dorset, this week have disembarked as a ‘precautionary measure’.

The Independent UK

Government’s ‘small boats week’ ends in humiliation as barge evacuated over legionnaires’ disease fears

Migrants forced to disembark from ‘Bibby Stockholm’ just days after arriving on board

The Independent UK

‘Small boats week’ ignores wider context of irregular immigration in UK

Headline numbers overshadow fact that many asylum seekers come by plane and other countries face higher figures

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The Guardian - UK

Home Office appeals for extra staff to help with sharp rise in small boat arrivals

Predicted increase in crossings over next few days prompts plea for contractor staff at Manston asylum centre in Kent

The Independent UK

Britain’s barge for asylum seekers faces new setback as legionella bacteria found in water system - OLD

Britain is removing 39 asylum seekers from a barge moored in southern England after environmental samples showed legionella bacteria in the water system

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman under pressure to scrap refugee barge plan after legionella found

Asylum seekers removed from Bibby Stockholm after bacteria which can cause serious lung infection found in water

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm migrant barge evacuated over legionnaires’ disease fears

Arrival of 755 people in 2023’s busiest day pushes number of small boat crossings since 2018 over 100,000

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The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm: Most asylum seekers housed on ‘deterrent’ barge are not small boat migrants

Labour says it’s ‘frankly laughable’ to claim barge will reduce small boats when most residents flew to UK

The Independent UK

Migrants rescued as number of people crossing Channel ‘hits 100,000 since 2018’

The Home Office confirmed 17 individuals were rescued from the water who had gone overboard and said they were all recovered safely.

Evening Standard

Lifeboats called to new Channel rescue as crossings ‘pass 100,000 since 2018’

An eyewitness said there appeared to be more than 40 people brought ashore on board two lifeboats

The Independent UK

Migrants rescued from sinking dinghy as English Channel crossings rise

Number of small boat arrivals since 2018 believed to have passed 100,000

Evening Standard

Met Police community support officer numbers fall 30% since 2015

Lib Dem MP for Richmond Park, Sarah Olney, says communities are ‘paying the price’ for ‘brutal’ funding cuts

The National (Scotland)

Home Office 'Glasgow does not and will not support barge on Clyde'

Glasgow’s City Council leader has divulged further on what officials told the Home Office following their exploration of a “potential site”…

The Conversation

A 'shadow economy' of firms like hand car washes and nail salons is exploiting workers – and regulations are making things worse

Almost a million UK workers do not receive holiday pay and the UK continues to lag behind most European countries in tackling the exploitation of these workers.

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