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Home Office unveils new 'smash the gangs' measures as migrant Channel crossings up 25%

Almost 37,000 people crossed the Channel in small boats in 2024 - up by a quarter on the previous year

Evening Standard

Proposed phone bans for suspected people smugglers branded ‘weak’ by Tories

Measures aimed at cracking down on organised immigration crime are ‘laughable’, shadow home secretary Chris Philp said.

Evening Standard

DWP spent £50,000 trying to stop release of review into disabled man’s death

Previous government spent almost £1m trying to prevent release of documents in 56 legal cases

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Suspected people smugglers to face travel and phone bans under new laws

Court orders to restrict the activity of people-smuggling suspects will be strengthened as part of draft legislation, the Government has said.

The Independent UK

Channel crossings by migrants in 2024: Key numbers

Total arrivals are up 25% on 2023 but down 20% on 2022.

Evening Standard

Migrants crossing English Channel to UK surged by 25% in 2024, new figures show

2024 saw the second highest number of arrivals in a year since data on Channel crossings began in 2018

The Independent UK

Migrants reaching UK after crossing Channel in small boats up 25% in 2024

The last crossings of the year took place on December 29, when 291 people made the journey from France in six boats

Evening Standard

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Mapped: Refugee homelessness on the rise in nearly 100 UK councils

Exclusive: ‘Frightening acceleration’ of refugee homelessness in some parts of the country, figures reveal

The Independent UK

Timeline of the Channel migrant crisis

More than 150,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in the last seven years, according to analysis by the PA news agency.

Evening Standard

Home Office spent thousands to get rid of bedbug infestation at Westminster HQ

The Home Office spent over £5,000 on sniffer dogs to investigate a bedbug infestation at its Westminster headquarters

Evening Standard

NI tourism sector braced for hit as full rollout of visa waiver scheme looms

The industry is concerned that international tour operators will omit the region from all-island itineraries if they have to apply for the new ETAs.

The Independent UK

What does the UK eVisa switch mean for me? Millions forced to change to digital immigration system in 2025

Physical immigration documents will expire on 31 December and be replaced with digital system. Here’s what you need to know

The Independent UK

Syrian family left in limbo over Christmas as UK halts asylum claims

Decisions on fate of 6,500 Syrian asylum seekers suspended amid push to repatriate refugees after fall of regime

The Guardian - UK

‘Protests that were not allowed’: does Britain have a two-tier policing problem?

Freedom of information request reveals 21 of 24 marches banned in last 30 years were proposed by far-right groups

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Family separated on Channel crossing cannot reunite in UK, court rules

Two children, nine and six, arrived in UK alone after mother fell overboard and father tried to rescue her

Evening Standard

Duke of Sussex’s legal cases in 2024

Harry is involved in several legal cases, including against newspaper publishers.

The Independent UK

Fact check: Misleading Google search results on UK asylum seeker crime rate

Full Fact has seen what appear to be screenshots of Google results on this topic shared on social media in recent months.

The Guardian - UK

Minister apologises for letters wrongly saying benefits being axed

Error caused by flaws in system of eVisas meant people entitled to benefits were told support would be stopping

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Labour’s review of UK-China relations on hold until after chancellor visits Beijing

Exclusive: Despite calls for more scrutiny in light of Prince Andrew spy allegations, Starmer’s instinct is not to do anything to hamper growth

Evening Standard

Who is Yang Tengbo? The alleged Chinese spy linked to the Duke of York

Mr Yang, 50, was known only as H6 until an anonymity order was lifted on Monday.

Evening Standard

What we know so far about the alleged Chinese spy with links to Andrew

Yang Tengbo was said to have become a ‘close’ confidant of the Duke of York.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Migrant returns, smoking stats and AI ‘Syria’ image

Round up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo denies claims and criticises ‘political climate’

Yang Tengbo said it was ‘entirely untrue’ to describe him as a spy.

The Independent UK

Yang Tengbo statement in full: Suspected Chinese spy breaks silence after being named at heart of scandal

Yang Tengbo, who can now be named after a ruling at the Royal Courts of Justice, said he has ‘done nothing wrong or unlawful’

The Guardian - UK

Yvette Cooper urged to end ‘cruel’ pause on Syrian asylum decisions

Asylum seekers say they are in limbo and charities have expressed ‘deep concern’ as claims paused after Assad regime’s fall

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