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Fury Erupts as 100,000 Asylum Seekers May Get Homes While Brits Struggle Through Housing Crisis

More than 100,000 asylum seekers could soon be placed into taxpayer-funded homes, including houses, flats, and bedsits, and it's left plenty of people across

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Scottish Labour transparency row over by-election candidate links to scandal-hit firm

LABOUR failed to disclose its Hamilton by-election candidate worked for a scandal-hit company, prompting questions about transparency.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Labour accused of trying to hide candidate’s link to scandal-hit firm

Byelection campaign material does not disclose Davy Russell’s work for company previously accused of data falsification

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Children experiencing malnutrition and stunted growth in Home Office asylum hotels

Nearly 1,500 complaints escalated by help service to Home Office accommodation providers last year, new data reveals

The Independent UK

Former care home vandalised after 'misleading' asylum seekers claims

A former care home has been vandalised in Glasgow after “misleading” claims were made that it would potentially house asylum seekers and refugees

The National (Scotland)

Urgent protections needed for asylum seekers in hotels, say refugee groups

Exclusive: Post-riots letter urges Home Office to ensure evacuation protocols are clear, and to house people in communities instead

The Guardian - UK

'As a refugee in Glasgow, I don't feel safe in my current accommodation'

A REFUGEE living in Glasgow has said they “do not feel safe” in their current accommodation after the city formally declared a housing emergency…

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Homeless crisis sparks call for Scotland to declare 'national housing emergency'

CHARITIES have called on the Scottish Government to declare a national housing emergency, claiming Scotland’s homeless system is at breaking point…

The National (Scotland)

Disney World Fans Are Still Missing The Magical Express, And To Be Honest, Cutting It May Among The Worst Decisions The Parks Have Ever Made

Two years later, Disney World fans still miss the resort bus service as much as they do lost attractions.

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Glasgow Park Inn survivors 'still suffering' after attack not given mental health support

Mears - the company paid to house asylum seekers - failed to fund mental health care for survivors in the wake of the attack that left hotel floors "awash with blood".

Glasgow Live

Park Inn attack survivors not offered support by housing provider, MSPs told

The company which housed asylum seekers in a Glasgow hotel where a man was shot dead by police after stabbing six people failed to fund mental…

The National (Scotland)

Social housing firm Mears Group says profits are better than expected

The Gloucestershire-based housing and social care provider has experienced strong trading in the first five months of this financial year

Birmingham Post

Dixon admits Indy 500 qualifying “compromised” by engine swap

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Dixon suffered an issue with his 2.2-litre, twin-turbo Honda V6 on his final run in Friday practice that he said puts his team “on the backfoot”. He has started on pole for the last two Indy 500s, and has five to his name compared to Mears' all-time…

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Dixon admits Indy 500 qualifying "compromised" by engine swap

Chip Ganassi Racing's Dixon suffered an issue with his 2.2-liter, twin-turbo Honda V6 on his final run in Friday practice that he said puts his team "on the backfoot". He has started on pole for the last two Indy 500s, and has five to his name compared to Mears' all-time…

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Birmingham Post

Social housing firm Mears Group sees profits up more than a third

The Gloucestershire-based housing and social care provider employs more than 5,000 people

Chronicle Live

Suella Braverman given council investigation into 'vulnerable' asylum seekers in Newcastle hotels

An investigation published last year revealed that refugees in the city were being left without fresh food or basic Covid protection during the pandemic

Daily Record

Consultation row as almost 200 asylum seekers will be placed in Erskine hotel

The MGM Mutha Glasgow River Hotel will accept 20 asylum seekers every week until its capacity is reached.

The National (Scotland)

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The Guardian - UK

Artist fears he will lose flat as Lambeth council hits him with £98,000 repair bill

Local authority leaseholders have to share costs, have no say over who does the job and can face financial ruin

Daily Record

Glasgow Park Inn hotel stabbings 'an avoidable tragedy' asylum inquiry report finds

Sudanese man Badreddin Abadlla Adam, 28, was shot dead by police after stabbing six people during a rampage at the Park Inn hotel in Glasgow's West George Street.

Chronicle Live

Staff working with refugees accused of 'wanting to just clock off' after damning Newcastle hotel probe

A council investigation recently uncovered shocking living conditions for asylum seekers in Newcastle hotels, which it is claimed reminded torture victims of being in prison

Glasgow Live

Glasgow East End residents call for landlords help as they transform streets

The community group who have cleaned up their neighbourhood are appealing for more support from landlords.

Chronicle Live

'Isolated' refugees in Newcastle hotels left without fresh food and basic Covid protection during lockdown

A charity has called the use of hotels as asylum seeker accommodation “an inhumane way to treat people fleeing persecution”, after a damning council report

Insider UK

Mears Group buys Dundee carbon reduction company for £4.1 million

Property services group will bring data platform in-house to help with retrofitting work

Glasgow Live

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.

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