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UK-France 'one in one out' migrants treaty comes into force - with small boat detentions to begin this week

Tories say the deal will make ‘no difference whatsover’ amid reports the pilot scheme will see only 50 people a week returned to France

Evening Standard

Napier barracks to continue housing asylum seekers after small boat influx

Mass accommodation site in Kent, marred by controversy since opening, had been due to close in September

The Guardian - UK

‘I oppose genocide’: Meet the pensioners risking lengthy prison terms to support Palestine Action

Exclusive: The Independent spoke with half a dozen protesters arrested for supporting a terrorist organisation since the proscription of Palestine Action

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Fact check: Recognising a Palestinian state, misleading tsunami video and deportations vs returns

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

Evening Standard

'There's a lot of knife crime in London,' admits police minister after crackdown on muggers targeting pupils

The Met Police stepped up action to stop youngsters having their mobile phones stolen at knife point on their way to and from school

Evening Standard

Migrant hotel protests spread as demonstration held over 'male only' plan for housing near Heathrow Airport

Marches against taxpayer-funded accommodation for asylum seekers are continuing to spread across the country

Evening Standard

Peaceful protest outside Epping asylum hotel

Essex Police said a group of people protesting against The Bell Hotel formed at about 6pm on Thursday.

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'Send Them Home!': Fury as Britons Wait Years for Housing While Migrants Set to Get £250K Flats

Outrage in Hampshire as locals protest migrants being offered £250K flats while UK families wait years on housing lists. Here's what's really happening.

International Business Times UK

Fresh anti-migrant protest erupts over 'plan to put asylum seekers in brand new £250k flats'

More than 1,000 people turn out to anti-migrant protest demonstrations continue to spread

Evening Standard

Protesters praised for peaceful demonstration against asylum-seeker housing plan

More than 1,000 people are estimated to have attended protest in Waterlooville, Hampshire.

The Independent UK

Police say ill-fitting uniforms leading to crushed testicles and lumps in breasts

Exclusive: Survey of officers and staff in England and Wales reveals symptoms so severe that some have had multiple surgeries

The Guardian - UK

Windrush scandal: those left to apply for compensation without legal help missed out on tens of thousands of pounds

The Windrush scandal has been one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in Britain, affecting tens of thousands of people. The government set up a scheme in 2019 to award compensation to those who had been wronged by racist immigration legislation over decades, left unable to prove their immigration status.

The Conversation

Judge allows Palestine Action to challenge Home Office over terrorism ban

Pro-Palestine group was proscribed under terror laws after activists broke into an RAF base and sprayed planes with paint

The Independent UK

Number of asylum seekers at ex-RAF base in Essex to rise by more than 50%

Home Office to move 445 more people to MDP Wethersfield site, scene of previous anti-migrant protests

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High Court quashes Foreign Office refusal to help Palestinian family leave Gaza

The Foreign Office must reconsider the decision not to support a Palestinian family’s attempts to leave Gaza after they were told they could…

The Guardian - UK

Police unit in England to monitor online signs of anti-migrant disorder

Intelligence team could track social media and flag early signs of civil unrest in response to renewed demonstrations

The Guardian - UK

Home Office to penalise asylum seekers who refuse to move out of hotels

Government concerned about risk of unrest spreading ahead of new protests at the Bell hotel in Essex

The Guardian - UK

UK ban on Palestine Action at odds with international law, says UN rights chief

Volker Türk says the Home Office proscription restricts right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly

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Evening Standard

Fact check: ‘Asylum hotels’, employment data and ‘enhanced customs monitoring’

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

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Home Office working to ‘restore order’ as council calls for asylum hotel to shut

Multiple demonstrations have been held outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex.

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UK moves to reinstate extradition deal with Hong Kong despite concerns

The UK Home Office says the move will prevent criminals from ‘evading justice’; critics say it legitimizes oppression.

Evening Standard

Migrant hotel threatens closure if just asylum-seeking men are housed on site

The Park Hotel in Diss, Norfolk, says it will shut if Home Office ends its existing family-only arrangement.

International Business Times UK

Outrage as 4-Star Hotel in London to Welcome Hundreds of Asylum Seekers

Protests erupt at Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf as it prepares to house asylum seekers. Eggs thrown, police deployed, and costs hit £3bn yearly. Tensions rise over immigration policy, with locals and politicians divided.

Evening Standard

Police commissioner joins council to demand closure of asylum hotels after 'multiple serious incidents'

Council leader Chris Whitbread said: ‘Repeated warnings to the Home Office about the unsuitability of both sites have gone unheeded’

Evening Standard

Home Office launches probe into use of asylum seeker payment cards for gambling

Thousands of transactions have been attempted in gambling settings in the past year, according to Home Office data.

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