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Mothers and babies moved from ‘cramped, unsafe’ asylum seeker unit in Glasgow

Mothers and babies seeking asylum in Scotland have been moved from housing deemed “cramped and unsafe” following a campaign. At the end of March, there were 12 mothers and babies still living at a unit in Glasgow’s southside, despite assurances from ...

17 May 2022 at 17:55

Scotland

Watchdog: Placing asylum-seeking mothers in ‘prison’ unit threatens human rights

Housing asylum-seeking mothers and their babies at a cramped and unsafe bedsit in Glasgow’s southside risks violating their human rights, the Children’s Commissioner has said. Despite Home Office contractor Mears Group giving assurances they would ...

31 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Life

Ray Mears on what nature does to us, and why we all need to spend more time outdoors

Sitting in a stuffy, stale office, it can be hard to come up with creative ideas and make important decisions. As regular nine to five work life resumes, it’s a challenge many of us are facing. But before buzzing back to our concrete hives, ...

27 Apr 2022 at 11:25

No refugee should be forced to share room against their will, says Wishart

A senior SNP MP has said no refugee should be forced to share a room in a hotel against their will. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said earlier this year those fleeing conflict and persecution to come to the UK should be “willing” to share ...

22 Aug 2023 at 10:54

City

Mears sees profit jump and expects strong result in 2024

Housing services company Mears Group reported a jump in profit and revenue in 2023 and said that it expects another “strong” result this year too. The business said that it had made a profit of £46.9 million before tax, up 34% from ...

11 Apr 2024 at 09:20

Peter Pan-inspired boating lake protected with Grade II registration

A boating lake inspired by Peter Pan, and dreamt up by a wealthy friend of the book’s author JM Barrie, has been registered at Grade II. Scottish playwright and barrister Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie inherited an estate in what is now ...

29 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Glasgow hotel stabbings an ‘avoidable tragedy’, report finds

A knife attack in a Glasgow hotel housing asylum seekers during the Covid lockdown was an “avoidable tragedy”, a report has said. Six people were stabbed in June 2020 at the Park Inn in Glasgow, and Badreddin Abdalla Adam was ...

11 Nov 2022 at 20:16

Estimated cost of asylum accommodation treble what was expected, says watchdog

The cost of asylum accommodation is expected to be more than three times higher than previously estimated at £15.3 billion over 10 years, the public spending watchdog has said. The National Audit Office (NAO) published a ...

07 May 2025 at 17:40

Northern Ireland

250 asylum seeker houses in multiple occupation in Northern Ireland, MLAs told

There are approximately 250 houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) providing accommodation for asylum seekers in Northern Ireland, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has told MLAs. The minister raised concerns over the low ...

21 Oct 2025 at 12:22

Travel

On the trail of St Lucia’s ‘small six’ rare and endangered species

Waiting at the lookout point high in the hills of the rainforest in St Lucia, a fine white mist snaking its way through the lush verdant canopy of trees, we suddenly see a flash of green, crimson and yellow flying ...

17 Dec 2025 at 10:42

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