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Refugees having to sleep on chairs with no blankets, campaigners claim

Refugees have been forced to sleep on chairs with no blankets at the Citywest transit hub, it has been claimed. Concerns have been raised by campaigners about asylum seekers being subjected to conditions that fail to provide a suitable standard of ...

19 Aug 2022 at 17:52

World

The Seekers star Judith Durham dies aged 79

Australian folk music star Judith Durham, who achieved global fame as the lead singer of The Seekers, has died aged 79. Durham died in Alfred Hospital in Melbourne on Friday night after suffering complications from a long-standing lung disease, ...

06 Aug 2022 at 13:31

Local News

Refugees having to sleep on chairs with no blankets, campaigners claim

20 Aug 2022 at 18:33

Migrant crossings resume as report warns asylum seekers at risk of exploitation

Small boat crossings in the English Channel resumed on Thursday following a quiet two days. No crossings were recorded on Tuesday or Wednesday, according to figures from the Ministry of Defence. A total of 696 people made the ...

04 Aug 2022 at 13:29

World

Girl, 12, held captive with dismembered remains of mother and brother

A man has been arrested after a 12-year-old girl was held captive for a week in a mobile home with the dismembered remains of her mother and brother. Authorities in the US state of Alabama said the girl provided key ...

05 Aug 2022 at 04:55

Derry News

Foyle MLA Ferguson slams Home Office for removing Derry asylum seekers

Sinn Féin Foyle MLA, Ciara Ferguson, has slammed the British Home Office over the treatment of asylum seekers in Derry. Ms Ferguson's comments came after 17 individuals were told they were being moved to new ...

24 May 2022 at 11:33

Johnson accused of ‘disgraceful’ attack on Welby over Rwanda policy criticism

Boris Johnson’s attack on the Archbishop of Canterbury over his criticism of the Rwanda asylum policy is a “disgraceful slur”, a senior Church of England official has said. The Prime Minister accused Justin ...

20 Apr 2022 at 09:55

Tory MPs raise concerns over Rwanda asylum seeker plan as flagship Bill debated

Senior Conservative MPs have questioned the logic behind Government plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, as controversial immigration reforms edged closer to becoming law. The Nationality and Borders ...

20 Apr 2022 at 19:55

Patel says Rwanda plan a blueprint to follow despite reports of Home Office row

Priti Patel believes other countries will follow the UK’s Rwanda asylum proposals, amid reports of a civil service backlash over the plan. The Home Secretary said Denmark could be among those to ...

16 Apr 2022 at 01:55

Boris Johnson wants first ‘illegal’ migrants flown to Rwanda in six weeks

The Prime Minister wants to see the first migrants handed a ‘one-way ticket’ to Rwanda flown out in roughly six weeks as the Government battles to curb Channel crossings. Boris Johnson is ...

15 Apr 2022 at 01:55

PM braced for legal bids over forced removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda

Ministers were braced for legal challenges over widely criticised plans to forcibly send to Rwanda up to tens of thousands of asylum seekers who arrive in the UK in unauthorised Channel ...

14 Apr 2022 at 18:25

Boris Johnson puts Navy in charge of Channel as he defends Rwanda migration plan

Boris Johnson has put the Navy in command of the English Channel, as he defended plans to send some asylum seekers who make the crossing in small boats to Rwanda. The Prime Minister ...

14 Apr 2022 at 12:55

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