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UK Net Migration In 2024 Fell By Half To 431,000

Net migration to the UK dropped by half in 2024, the latest official figures showed on Thursday, in what will be a welcome boost for under-fire Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

International Business Times

End to asylum seekers in hotels ‘a fair way off’ despite latest fall

Asylum seekers are housed in hotels if there is not enough space in accommodation provided by local authorities or other organisations.

Evening Standard

Watch: Justice secretary update on prisons review as chemical castration considered for sex offenders

The justice secretary has said that many sentencing reforms aimed at easing prison overcrowding have been accepted by the government, including chemical castration for sex offenders.

The Independent UK

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Unsilenced at the Imperial War Museum: 'in war, rape is cheaper than a Kalashnikov bullet'

This exhibition about sexual violence used as a weapon of war is the first of its kind in the UK

Evening Standard

Nearly 2,000 Afghan children living in hotels, military bases and other temporary accommodation in UK

Afghan families are being temporarily housed in army bases and hotels around the UK

The Independent UK

Voices: Chemical castration is ethically dubious – and simply won’t work

COMMENT: Chemical castration of prisoners risks violating the Nuremberg Code, says Alexis Paton, a trustee of the Institute of Medical Ethics. But more crucially, without addressing what causes someone to commit sexual violence, it risks diverting that violence into new forms

The Independent UK

Fewer study and work visas lead to halving in net migration in the UK in 2024

Fewer work and study visas contributed to a near-halving in net migration into the U.K. — the number of people moving to the U.K. minus the number of those moving abroad — in 2024

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UK Court Reviews Chagos Islands Deal After Last-minute Legal Block

A British court on Thursday was reviewing the government's deal to return the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after imposing a last-minute block on the accord.

International Business Times

UK petrol prices poised to fall further as oil prices tumble

Global prices drop after reports that Opec+ is ready to raise output despite weaker demand for fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK

UK employers: how might your business be affected by plans to reduce migration to Britain?

We’d like to hear from UK employers how tightened visa rules may affect their business, and why they have been recruiting from abroad instead of from the UK

The Guardian - UK

UK is paving the way for European government AI adoption

Despite strong GenAI adoption, most global public sector organizations are readying to adopt agentic AI.

TechRadar

UK High Court clears deal to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius

An agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands from the United Kingdom back to Mauritius has been cleared by a British court, after being blocked by a last-minute injunction, prompted by a legal challenge from exiled islanders.

Radio France Internationale

What is chemical castration? Lord Chancellor considers procedure for serious sex offenders

Could chemical castration help ease overcrowding in UK prisons? What does it really entail?

Evening Standard

Metallica announces brand new tour dates across the UK and Ireland

This will mark the fourth year of the metal band’s record-breaking tour

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UK surgeon treating patients in Gaza warzone says population ‘at its last limit’

Dr Tiziana Roggio, a London-based plastic surgeon reported malnutrition among patients, limited antibiotics, and lack of water.

Evening Standard

What do the latest migration figures show?

The drop has been driven by a fall in the number of people coming to the UK to work and study.

Euronews

EasyJet loss widens but UK budget airline confirms its 2025 targets

EasyJet’s shares fell after the British airline reported higher losses than a year ago despite increased revenues and strong traffic.

The Guardian - UK

UK government urged to introduce GCSE in Ukrainian for child refugees

Children’s commissioner joins Kyiv in asking DfE to create new qualification to cope with ‘immense upheaval’ of fleeing war

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The Independent UK

A deal on the disputed Chagos Islands faces more hurdles. Here's what to know

The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands but have been barred from signing it by a British judge

The Guardian - UK

Government considers sale of Brexit border checkpoint in Kent – reports

New trade deal with EU could make 41 border control posts built after Brexit redundant

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner wanted migrant benefits cut in latest pushback against Reeves, leaked memo suggests

The leak appears to be the latest in a briefing campaign against the deputy prime minister, who has pushed back on Labour’s economic policies

International Business Times UK

What Is Chemical Castration? UK Justice Chief Eyes Controversial And Radical Ways To Free Space In Prison

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood's plan to use chemical castration for sex offenders aims to cut reoffending and free prison space. But is it ethical?

The Guardian - UK

Chris Packham calls sea bass labelling in UK supermarkets a ‘dereliction of duty’

The TV naturalist’s comments come after a Guardian investigation into the complex supply chain behind the fish on sale on Britain’s high streets

The Guardian - UK

The hidden cost of your supermarket sea bass

Revealed: an investigation shows how consumers buying fish in the UK are playing a role in food insecurity and unemployment in Senegal

The Independent UK

Downturn across UK firms stretches into May despite tariffs respite

While the UK’s largest sector, services, returned to growth, the manufacturing sector fell at the fastest rate since October 2023.

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