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Home Office ‘suspends official after racist WhatsApp posts’

The Home Office has reportedly suspended an immigration official and ex-Metropolitan Police officer after a BBC investigation alleged he had been posting racist content on WhatsApp. The BBC’s Newsnight reported Rob Lewis had created a group chat ...

06 Oct 2022 at 11:39

Review into pathology at original Hillsborough inquests announced

A review of failures in pathology at the original Hillsborough inquests has been announced by the Home Office. On Wednesday, the department said it had established an independent review to consider what went wrong with the original pathology ...

05 Oct 2022 at 18:14

Record number of blackmail crimes reported to police

A record number of blackmail offences were reported to police in England and Wales last year, figures show. Charity Victim Support is urging the Government and police to take the crime – which includes a rising number of “sextortion” cases ...

19 Aug 2022 at 17:03

Police officers who damage public trust ‘must face tougher sanctions’

Police misconduct guidance has been updated in a bid to bring tougher sanctions against officers who damage public confidence in the profession, with a specific section on violence against women and girls. The College of Policing, the ...

17 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Liz Truss plans to loosen immigration rules in bid for growth

Immigration rules are set to be loosened as part of Liz Truss’s mission to boost growth. The Prime Minister is expected to expand the Government’s shortage occupation list in order to help businesses fill vacancies by more easily ...

24 Sept 2022 at 23:39

LGBT+ Afghans call on UK to save them from Taliban violence in Pakistan protest

A transgender Afghan has called on the UK Government to offer asylum to members of the LGBT+ community in her country after a year of oppression, rape and violence under the Taliban’s rule. Ozlam, who asked to be referred to by ...

11 Aug 2022 at 13:16

Football

Huge rise in fan disorder at football matches in England and Wales last season

The shocking extent of criminal and anti-social behaviour at matches in England and Wales last season has been set out in data released by the Home Office on Thursday. Reported incidents of disorder at matches in England and ...

22 Sept 2022 at 12:45

Football

Football arrests reach eight-year high in ‘extremely worrying’ new figures

Football arrests reached their highest level for eight years last season while pitch invasions more than doubled compared to pre-pandemic levels, new data from the Home Office shows. The 2021-22 statistics for matches ...

22 Sept 2022 at 17:26

July migrant crossings hit highest monthly total for year

More than 3,600 migrants crossed the Channel to the UK in July, the highest monthly total this year. Some 3,683 made the crossing on 90 boats in the 31-day period, with journeys taking place on 20 of those days, ...

01 Aug 2022 at 15:59

Scotland

Scottish and Welsh ministers in call to protect migrant women from violence

Scottish and Welsh ministers have made a joint call for the UK to extend safeguards against gender-based violence to migrant women. The move came after the Home Office announced partial ratification of the ...

26 Jul 2022 at 16:44

Calls for Government to ‘reconsider’ Rwanda deal

A group of MPs and peers has called on Priti Patel to “reconsider” the plan to send migrants to Rwanda. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) wrote to the Home Secretary warning of safety concerns ...

25 Jul 2022 at 18:55

700 migrants cross Channel in single day in record high for 2022

Almost 700 migrants crossed the Channel to the UK in a single day, a record for the year so far. Some 696 made the journey in 14 boats on Monday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. This is the ...

02 Aug 2022 at 18:01

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