4+ hour, 8+ min ago   (619+ words) Kent's spending on looking after asylum seekers has tripled in five years and is higher than any region in the country, according to new research. Figures from The TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) pressure group shows Kent County Council's "41.6m social care bill…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (418+ words) A judicial review of the ban on Palestine Action can go ahead, a judge at Scotland's highest civil court has ruled. Lord Young issued his decision following a hearing at the Court of Session earlier this month into whether to…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (833+ words) The Home Secretary has defended plans for a rollout of live facial recognition to all police forces in England and Wales amid concerns a public consultation on its use is not yet complete. Shabana Mahmood told LBC there is "no…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (703+ words) First Minister Michelle O'Neill has denounced social media site X as "woefully inadequate" after reports its AI chatbot Grok created and shared sexualised images of children. Regulator Ofcom has announced it has launched an investigation into the social media platform…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (444+ words) The number of race hate incidents recorded in Northern Ireland over the last year is the third highest on record, according to police figures. Across the board, the number of race, sexual orientation and transgender identity incidents were up from…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (598+ words) The Home Office is set to appeal against the High Court ruling allowing Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori to proceed with a legal challenge against the Government over the group's ban as a terror organisation. Ms Ammori took legal action…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (914+ words) The Government has been criticised for "putting the rights of illegal immigrants above the rights of British people" after it won a court challenge which means asylum seekers can continue to be housed at an Essex hotel. Somani Hotels, which…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (621+ words) The county council leader is urging district and borough authorities across Kent to take legal action against unlawful asylum seeker hotels. Despite only a few hotels being used across the entire county, Cllr Linden Kemkaran has told local planning authorities…...

6+ mon, 8+ hour ago   (500+ words) The Home Office is giving "100 million of extra funding to support the pilot of the new "one in, one out" returns agreement between the UK and France and other efforts to crack down on small boat crossings. The cash will…...

6+ mon, 12+ hour ago   (409+ words) Up to 300 children could be evacuated from Gaza and given NHS treatment in the UK. The plans are reportedly set to be announced within weeks. A parent or guardian will accompany each child, as well as siblings if necessary, and…...