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Homeless people benefit after Amy Winehouse tribute cancellation

OWNERS and staff at a popular nightclub decided to spread some Christmas cheer after an event cancellation left them with £700 worth of food.

The National (Scotland)

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)

India and Georgia being put on list of ‘safe states’ for migrant removals by UK - plan slammed by peers

Peers accuse the Government of failing to provide key information for the controversial change

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Inside the remote army base where hero Afghans are housed after being welcomed to the UK

Exclusive: The Ministry of Defence has transferred more than 1,100 Afghans to Garats Hay under a secretive mission codenamed Operation Lazurite

The Independent UK

Fears rise for LGBTQ asylum seekers over Home Office hotel room-sharing push

Operation Maximise aims to ‘cram’ people into hotel rooms in attempt to drive down costs

The Guardian - UK

'Secret' Home Office policy stopped asylum seekers staying in UK, court hears

Hundreds of trafficking victims trying to start new lives in Britain have suffered as a result of a “secret internal policy” operated by two…

The National (Scotland)

Cut refugee red tape for children fleeing Sudan war, MP tells Tory government

THE harrowing stories of children caught up in the “dire” conflict in Sudan have been raised in Parliament as an MP pleaded for the Government…

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Number of homeless refugees in Glasgow doubles amid asylum backlog

Camps also springing up in London and other cities as Liverpool council warns of housing emergency

The Guardian - UK

The twenty drugs to be made class A by the government

Possession of Class A drugs carries a sentence of seven years inprisonment

The Independent UK

New reception centres planned to host unaccompanied child asylum-seekers in Kent

Kent County Council is pressing for funding from the Home Office for urgent accommodation.

The Independent UK

Home Office ‘loses’ 17,000 people whose asylum claims were withdrawn

Tory MP queries claims marked withdrawn as government tries to clear backlog by end of year

The Guardian - UK

‘Haven’t a clue!’ Top Tory attacks Home Office bosses over ‘staggering’ failure to give asylum figures

Lee Anderson savages civil servants – as it emerges that the Home Office doesn’t know what happened to 17,000 asylum seekers whose claims were withdrawn

The Independent UK

Thousands of refugees in England and Wales ‘face homeless Christmas’

Government push to clear asylum backlog is not giving people granted refugee status enough time to find new home, say councils

The Guardian - UK

Windrush Compensation Scheme was ‘designed to fail’ – presenter Floella Benjamin

Lady Benjamin raised her concerns as peers discussed the Home Office’s decision to disband the dedicated team responsible for the Windrush policy.

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Judge notes falling number of lone child migrants going into hotels

But Mr Justice Chamberlain suggests that the Home Office should do more to eliminate the use of hotels to house unaccompanied child asylum-seekers.

The National (Scotland)

Stirling University 'mistreating' student detained by Home Office, say campaigners

STIRLING University has been accused of ignoring calls to provide support to a student who was detained by the Home Office for more than two months.

The Guardian - UK

Foreign care workers invited to UK ‘exploited on grand scale’, says union

Some of those asked to help fill skills gap say they have been effectively paid as little as £5 an hour and charged unexpected fees

The Independent UK

Home Office to end hotel contract for lone asylum-seeking children, council says

The Brighton and Hove City Council leader said ending the ‘inhumane policy’ of housing children in the hotel is a ‘major milestone’ for the city.

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The Independent UK

Stalking victims face ‘postcode lottery’ after death of Gracie Spinks – coroner

Matthew Kewley called for changes to be made after Ms Spinks was killed by a former colleague she reported for stalking months earlier.

The Guardian - UK

Self-harm incident nearly every day in UK immigration detention, data shows

Home Office figures show 1,743 incidents requiring treatment in 2,099 days across four removal centres

The Guardian - UK

‘Many care homes wouldn’t be here without foreign workers:’ fears over Tories’ plans to limit immigration

Proposed policies restricting numbers and rights of foreign health workers create alarm among care home operators

The Guardian - UK

Manston immigration staff being bussed to Heathrow to cover guard shortage

Major staff shortage at Europe’s largest immigration detention centre comes as Home Office aims to expand detention tenfold

The Independent UK

Afghan asylum claims ’10 times number of those arriving in resettlement schemes’

Campaigners have criticised the Government for ‘failing to help Afghans through the schemes’.

The Guardian - UK

Which public services will suffer most to pay for Tory tax cuts?

Already squeezed criminal justice system, schools and local government would face painful cuts if chancellor’s sums are to add up

The Independent UK

Rise in UK asylum applications looks to have levelled off

Afghanistan was the most common nationality applying for asylum in the UK in the year to September 2023

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