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You will now have your face scanned by police at this major London station
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (870+ words) New facial recognition cameras have been plugged in at one of the UK's busiest train stations, monitoring millions of people. A set of live cameras recording faces has launched at London Bridge station as part of the British Transport Police's…...
'Worst of the worst' Killers, paedophiles and rapists deported back to UK
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (565+ words) These are the faces of some of the 35 "criminal illegal aliens" being deported back to the UK from the United States. Killers, paedophiles and rapists make up the rogues" gallery of Brits being sent back to the UK in a…...
Grooming gang survivors 'betrayed and distressed' after victims panel is axed
1+ week, 2+ day ago (985+ words) Survivors of the grooming gangs scandal feel "disrespected" and "voiceless" after the victims panel at the heart of the inquiry was scrapped by the government, Metro can reveal. The victims and survivors liaison panel was shelved by the Home Office…...
Man humiliated as shop using facial recognition cameras mistake him for criminal
1+ week, 3+ day ago (734+ words) A man was ordered out of a Sainsbury's store he had shopped in for 10 years after staff using facial recognition cameras mistook him for a criminal. Warren Rajah entered the store next to the Elephant and Castle station on Tuesday…...
'The rise in reported sex offences is a good thing - here's why"
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (724+ words) Home Office minister Jess Phillips has said she is "encouraged" by new data showing recorded sexual offences went up 8% in a year, telling Metro it represents "victims coming forward". The latest release from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) also…...
French police told to stop using weapons to prevent migrants reaching Britain
2+ week, 3+ day ago (480+ words) French police have been told to stop using rubber bullets and tear gas to stop migrants from boarding UK-bound boats in the English Channel. In a warning to security forces, the country's Defender of Rights told officers to stop using…...
I was nearly wrongly deported – it cost me £6,000 to stay
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1139+ words) My entire life was turned upside down, one afternoon by a single sheet of paper." On it, in bold letters, were the following words: "Your right to remain has been refused. You must now leave the UK." Ill never forget…...
Dual citizen Brits have just weeks to prepare for major UK passport change
2+ week, 4+ day ago (922+ words) British dual citizens coming into the country without a UK passport may soon be denied entry as new rules come into force next month. As the Home Office's new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme comes into effect within weeks, changes…...
First migrants moved into army camp despite weeks of protests
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (371+ words) The first illegal migrants have arrived at an army camp overnight as part of controversial plans to house 540 asylum seekers at the barracks. The migrants arrived at Crowborough army camp on a 16-seater coach in the early hours of the…...
Dual citizen Brits without UK passport could be refused entry under rule change
4+ week, 11+ hour ago (776+ words) British dual citizens visiting the country without a UK passport may soon be denied entry as new rules come into force next month. As the Home Office's new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme comes into effect, changes are coming for…...