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Hostile environment policy review finds disproportionate impact on people of colour

A previous review of the department’s handling of the Windrush scandal recommended a full review of the policy, now known as compliant environment.

The Independent UK

Number of asylum seekers placed in UK hotels has soared since 2020

Government data shows Home Office use of hotels has risen tenfold since March 2020 despite pledges to end practice

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of Afghans who helped British forces ‘remain stranded by UK’

Damning report by MPs urges government to ensure safe passage for interpreters and contractors at risk from Taliban

The Guardian - UK

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Met Police's first Black recruit on vile racism in the force - still there 50 years on

Norwell Roberts was a 17-year-old in 1965 when he first applied to the Met Police to become an officer, and faced years of vile abuse from colleagues as the force's first Black recruit

Daily Mirror

UK’s hostile environment policies ‘disproportionately impact’ people of colour

Government evaluation of the legislation is the first official review of the policies that led to the Windrush scandal

The Guardian - UK

UK recruiter of debt-hit Indonesians loses seasonal workers licence

Some of the over 1,450 people brought by AG Recruitment owed thousands to unlicensed brokers

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seekers protest after being told they will be moved from London

Asylum seekers have staged a protest inside a hotel after being told they were leaving London for a new site in Bedforshire,

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Killer gunman Jake Davison should not have had shotgun licence, inquest told

Davison killed five people in a shooting spree in Keyham, Plymouth, in August 2021.

The Independent UK

Far-right rally in Scotland should spark rethink of domestic terror threat, says MSP

A FAR-RIGHT rally which took place in Scotland last weekend should spark a reassessment of the UK’s domestic terror threat, an MSP has told the…

The National (Scotland)

Further confusion over Southport Pontins asylum seeker plans

Plans appear to be up in the air regarding the use of the holiday park

Liverpool Echo

Black people four times as likely as white people to be murdered, ONS data shows

New figures for England and Wales show racial disparity among murder victims has worsened over last decade

The Guardian - UK

Half-term travellers warned to expect disruption at UK border amid strikes

Some 1,000 Border Force officers will strike for four days

The Independent UK

Activists infiltrate Tory event to protest over missing asylum-seeking children

Campaigners protest ‘inhumane’ Home Office policies and call for resignation of Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman at London fundraiser

The Guardian - UK

Refugees protest against plan to move them from London to Bedfordshire

More than 130 asylum seekers were living in Greenwich hotel and were given just a few hours’ notice

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Albanian children come to Britain for safety. Instead, they get Home Office cruelty

The young asylum seekers I work with are vulnerable and often traumatised – yet hostile officials see them as ‘not real victims’, says legal researcher David Neale

The Independent UK

The Windrush victim fighting for compensation after not being able to work or claim benefits for 34 years

Exclusive: Home Office face first High Court challenge to Windrush scandal compensation

Wales Online

This is how much extra you'll have to pay on your council tax for policing in your south Wales community

'In the 10 years I have had the responsibility of proposing the level of local support for policing in South Wales, setting this precept has been the most difficult' - South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Alun Michael

Nottingham Post

Passport warning – apply for yours now or risk missing out on holiday

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has revealed the 10-week deadline is still in force due to demand

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Nottingham Post

Flight attendant's clever hack to avoid excess baggage charges

Airlines using East Midlands Airport will charge passengers for bringing too much back from holiday - but there may be a way round it

The Guardian - UK

Shelter to challenge Home Office plan to uproot Afghan refugees

Families brought over after fall of Kabul had been told to relocate to Yorkshire despite no guarantee of jobs or school places

Wales Online

'Ten-week wait' for new passports as number lost by Home Office reaches five-year high

Passport fees increased from last week with the cost of a new adult passport going up to £82.50 for adults and £53.50 for children

The Independent UK

The wait for a new passport has surged from three to 10 weeks since 2021

In 2018, 99.9 per cent of applications were processed in under a month

Daily Mirror

Passport warning for Brits as prices hike up and waiting times still 10 weeks

News of the deadline came after the Home Office hiked the price of passport applications, with the fee for a standard online application made from within the UK rising from £75.50 to £82.50 for adults and £49 to £53.50 for children

Liverpool Echo

Government claims decision to stop Pontins takeover is Sefton Council decision

A Sefton Council spokesperson said they were waiting for Home Office written approval that the plans would no longer be happening

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh holidaymakers warned of 10-week passport wait times

It comes after figures revealed the number of passports lost by the Home Office was at a five-year high. So if you are heading on holiday or abroad for business it is best to get organised well in advance.

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