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Bibby Stockholm barge must be closed immediately

Letter: The barge is no place to accommodate people who have fled violence, persecution and torture, say campaigners and MPs

The Guardian - UK

More than 60 charities demand closure of Bibby Stockholm barge

MPs and charities say asylum seekers paying ‘appalling price’ in week of suspected suicide onboard

The Guardian - UK

Growing despair of asylum seekers on Bibby Stockholm over living conditions

Concerns raised over security, food and lack of information after resident’s suicide as cost of vessel revealed to be more than £22m

The Guardian - UK

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Singapore activist due for Bibby Stockholm ‘would rather die on street’

Yao Hui Charles Yeo, a lawyer and opposition politician, fears for health after recent death on barge

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm barge costs taxpayers £22m amid calls for asylum seekers to be rehomed following death

The cost of housing migrants on the barge is revealed as the Home Office is under pressure to find alternatives

Evening Standard

‘A moment when politics doesn’t matter’: Portland responds to Bibby Stockholm death

Steady trickle of Dorset residents stop to leave a card or flowers and pay their respects

The Guardian - UK

Support workers apologise after misnaming man who died on board Bibby Stockholm

SUPPORT workers have apologised after misnaming the person who died on board the Bibby Stockholm barge.

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Calls grow for Bibby Stockholm barge to close after apparent suicide of resident

Vessel is cramped, a fire risk and unsuitable accommodation for people suffering trauma, say charities

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda bill has Tories outcompeting each other to new levels of insanity

Not even the death of an asylum seeker on the Bibby Stockholm can rein in MPs’ fervour to trample over the international law

The Guardian - UK

A life is lost aboard the Bibby Stockholm. Do these posturing politicians even care?

Threatening asylum seekers with deportation to Rwanda is no deterrent - it just makes life harder for already vulnerable people, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seeker on Bibby Stockholm ‘heard screaming and shouting’ night before his body was found

Police are investigating the death of the man on board the Bibby Stockholm vessel in Dorset

The Independent UK

Swedish authorities say 5 people died when a construction elevator crashed to the ground

Swedish authorities say all five people inside a construction site elevator were killed when it plunged to the ground in Stockholm

The Independent UK

Rwanda bill – live: Sunak wins vote despite rightwing Tory rebellion

MPs approve Safety of Rwanda Bill at second reading by 313 votes to 269, majority 44

The Independent UK

Asylum seeker on board Bibby Stockholm dies

The first asylum seekers were brought back to the giant vessel, moored in Portland, Dorset, in October, some two months after it was evacuated.

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Evening Standard

James Cleverly promises investigation after asylum seeker dies on Bibby Stockholm barge

Emergency services rushed to the vessel, docked in Portland, on Tuesday morning

The Independent UK

Several seriously injured when construction site elevator crashes to the ground in Sweden

Swedish police say several people have been seriously injured after a temporary elevator crashed to the ground on a building site in Stockholm

The Guardian - UK

Christmas in Copenhagen: a Scandi winter wonderland

Twinkling lights, communal feasting and beer delivered by horse-drawn wagons bring festive cheer to the Danish capital

LiveScience

World’s 1st electric flying passenger ship could 'revolutionize how we travel on water'

Candela's 30-passenger P-12 will enter Stockholm's public transport network in 2024, slashing a 55-minute commute to just 25 minutes.

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The Independent UK

Stockholm city hall backs Olympic bid ahead of key IOC meeting for 2030-2034 Winter Games candidates

The Stockholm city council has publicly supported Sweden’s latest bid to host the 2030 Olympics ahead of key meetings Tuesday for potential Winter Games hosts

The Independent UK

Riga ranked top spot for a bargain Christmas market trip

The Latvian capital was found to have the lowest price for a two-night trip out of 12 European destinations analysed by Post Office Travel Money.

The Independent UK

A Swedish hydrofoil ferry seeks to electrify the waterways

Many cities around the world see clean and efficient public transport as a crucial way to lower their carbon emissions

The Independent UK

investigation finds cause of fatal roller coaster accident that saw

A fatal roller coaster accident in Stockholm where some passengers plunged to the ground in June was caused by a newly installed "support arm breaking off so that the wheels on the cart fell off,” prosecutors said Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm migrant barge ‘to cost more per head than hotels’ despite Home Office pledge to cut bill

The number of asylum seekers that can be housed on the Bibby Stockholm has been reduced to 425, according to a fire safety assessment

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm: number of asylum seekers to be housed on barge reduced

Cost-effectiveness of Home Office scheme to house people on vessel questioned after downsizing of plans

The Independent UK

Labour MP describes Bibby Stockholm barge as a ‘recipe for disaster’

Lloyd Russell-Moyle said he was concerned after hearing that asylum seekers are being kept in ‘prison-like’ conditions.

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