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Confront far-right lies about "two-tier" policing
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (668+ words) NIGEL FARAGE is exploiting the police mishandling of a young man's murder to fuel racial'tension. An investigation into how police misread the incident so disastrously, handcuffing Henry Nowak as he lay dying, is underway. His family have said they "do…...
Campaigners slam "dangerous and discriminatory" AI facial scanning | Morning Star
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (39+ words) Campaigners slam "dangerous and discriminatory" AI facial scanning Morning Star | The People"s Daily CAMPAIGNERS have slammed the government over plans to use "dangerous and discriminatory" AI facial scanning to guess the age of unaccompanied children seeking asylum....
Hallo! Greenham Common Peace Camp speaking
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (762+ words) MALC Mc GOOKIN appreciates a graphic novel that records the history of the legendary peace camp and surveys the state of the right to protest in contemporary Britain MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Wild Foxes, Hokum, I've Seen All…...
Facial recognition rollout must be reviewed amid racial bias, trade unionists demand
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (193+ words) THE government must review their current rollout of facial recognition systems until evidence of racial bias is removed completely, trade unionists demanded'today. Delegates at the TUC Black Workers conference highlighted how the practice is an infringement on civil liberties, but…...
Scottish Greens to pilot right to work for people seeking asylum
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (314+ words) SCOTTISH Greens vowed to create a scheme granting people seeking asylum the right to work today after slamming the "racist and authoritarian" immigration'system. Those waiting more than six months for a decision on their asylum claim could apply for permission…...
Anti-war protest at RAF Fairford "couldn't be more important'
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (755+ words) With thousands of civilians killed and the global economy in crisis, campaigners warn that the US and Israel risk dragging the entire world into its disastrous war on Iran. "Starmer needs to end British support for this catastrophe," CND says…...
Treat young refugees like any child needing care, say charities
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (280+ words) CHARITIES have called on the next Scottish Parliament to treat young unaccompanied refugees with "exactly the same support as any other child in need of'care." More than 1, 000 children seeking asylum are currently being cared for in Scotland after arriving unaccompanied,…...
Children to be left destitute by Mahmood's migrant crackdown, refugee organisations warn
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (389+ words) CHILDREN will be left destitute by a crackdown on migrants, announced today by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, a coalition of refugee organisations has'warned. Ms Mahmood's plans include forced removal of failed asylum-seekers and delaying the qualifying period for settlement for…...
Modern slavery referrals reach record high as campaigners call on government to make access to support easier
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (352+ words) New data showed the number of people who referred themselves to the Home Office rose by more than a fifth last year, reaching 23, 411 in2025. This was up from 19, 117 the previous year, marking the highest number of referrals made in a single…...
Faster asylum decisions have slashed application backlog but driven surge in appeals, figures reveal
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (391+ words) FASTER asylum decisions have slashed the initial application backlog but driven a surge in appeals against negative decisions, official figures revealed'today. Home Office data shows that total asylum claims in 2025 totalled 100, 625, including dependants, close to 2024s near-record'levels. Faster processing almost halved…...