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Kent authorities demand more Government money to handle Dover traffic chaos

Kent local authorities have called for more Government money to better manage disruption on the roads caused by delays at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel. Thousands of people had their cross-Channel journeys disrupted last weekend because of ...

29 Jul 2022 at 13:18

Thunderstorms set to bring more disruption after heavy downpours cause flooding

More disruption is expected as parts of Britain face thunderstorms after torrential downpours led to rush-hour flooding. New weather warnings have been issued for heavy showers and thunderstorms on Thursday evening, which the Met Office said ...

03 Nov 2022 at 14:43

Judge bars woman with mental health difficulties from going online

A woman with mental health difficulties has been barred from going online by a judge in a specialist court after council social services staff raised safety concerns. Mr Justice Arbuthnot ruled the woman, in her 20s and looked after by ...

06 Sept 2022 at 17:36

Housing child asylum seekers in hotels unlawful for over 18 months, judge rules

The Home Office’s use of hotels to house lone child asylum seekers has been unlawful for more than 18 months, the High Court has ruled. The charity Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT) brought legal action against the ...

27 Jul 2023 at 16:15

Judge notes falling number of lone child migrants going into hotels

The operation of a scheme designed to transfer unaccompanied child asylum seekers from the care of one council to another has improved in recent months, a High Court judge says. Mr Justice Chamberlain says that improvement, plus ...

28 Nov 2023 at 16:27

Child, nine, youngest unaccompanied migrant to be housed in hotel, judge told

A nine-year-old child is the youngest unaccompanied migrant to be accommodated in a hotel by Home Office officials after crossing the Channel and arriving in England, a High Court judge has been told. Mr Justice Johnson heard a ...

30 Jun 2023 at 21:53

Search called off in Channel migrant boat tragedy

The search for people missing from the migrant boat that capsized in the Channel has been called off. A teenager is believed to have been among the four people who died when the boat capsized on Wednesday. Kent County Council ...

15 Dec 2022 at 22:11

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

New arrival centres for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) are being planned in Kent ahead of the new year, a council chief has said. Kent County Council said it is waiting for a funding agreement from the Home ...

29 Nov 2023 at 16:35

Lone child asylum seekers aged 13 placed in hotels despite ruling, court hears

Lone child asylum seekers, some as young as 13, are still being placed in hotels despite the routine practice previously being ruled unlawful, the High Court has been told. Every Child Protected Against Trafficking ...

15 Sept 2023 at 19:07

Ruling over child asylum seekers in hotels ‘landmark day for children’s rights’

A High Court ruling which found the Home Office’s use of hotels to house lone child asylum seekers is unlawful has been hailed as a “landmark day for children’s rights”. The charity Every Child Protected Against ...

27 Jul 2023 at 17:01

Plans to manage migrant arrivals until 2030 suggests Government ‘not confident’

Fresh plans for a reception centre at Manston for at least six years suggests the Government are “not terribly confident they are going to be able to control illegal migration traffic”, a Kent MP has said. ...

11 Dec 2023 at 17:45

Council in legal challenge over ‘strain’ of caring for child asylum seekers

A council has launched a legal challenge against the Home Secretary, arguing it is being put under “wholly disproportionate strain” by looking after hundreds of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Kent ...

05 Jul 2023 at 17:47

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