2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (441+ words) A former Burnley church and upholstery factory at the centre of a bitter dispute last year over false rumours it would be used to house migrants is set to be approved for student flats. In August, the borough's Labour MP…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (484+ words) There are moments in public life that strip everything back. Moments that remind you that titles, politics and procedure are secondary to something far more important: our shared humanity. These past few days have been one of those moments. Many…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (262+ words) The number of hate crimes recorded by Lancashire Police has fallen over the past year, as national figures show a rise across England and Wales. New Home Office data shows police in Lancashire recorded 2,346 hate crime offences in the year…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (579+ words) This roundup of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK's largest fact checking charity working to find, expose and counter the harms of bad information. In recent days we have seen lots of claims about how the number…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (497+ words) A council's bid to be granted a temporary injunction blocking asylum seekers from being accommodated at a hotel is expected to be heard on Friday. Epping Forest District Council said on Tuesday that it had filed documents at the High…...

6+ mon, 4+ day ago   (328+ words) The Conservative Party leader and shadow home secretary Chris Philp have proposed a crackdown on illegal working amid fears a "soft touch" is driving English Channel crossings. Migrants whose asylum claims are yet to be processed are not generally allowed…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (536+ words) Blackburn with Darwen borough is likely to end up as home to some of the Afghan military veterans currently being housed in the Tickled Trout Hotel near the M6s Junction 31. The authoritys leader Cllr Phil Riley has said he expects some…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (940+ words) A council has unanimously voted to urge the Government to close a hotel housing asylum seekers following a series of protests around the site in Essex. Multiple demonstrations have been held outside the Bell Hotel in Epping since July 13 after…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago   (648+ words) Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has ordered a nationwide immigration "enforcement crackdown" which the Government says will target illegal working in the gig economy. It comes after Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat said they would ramp up facial verification and…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago   (582+ words) Banning Palestine Action as a terror group would have a "chilling effect, the Court of Appeal has been told in a last-minute challenge to temporarily stop the ban. Earlier on Friday Huda Ammori, the group's co-founder, unsuccessfully asked the High…...