3+ hour, 28+ min ago   (322+ words) Ten British "far-right activists" have been banned from France over efforts to stop small boat crossings, the French interior minister has said. Members of the Raise the Colours group have been barred from the country after "searching for and destroying…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (661+ words) Powys County Council is one of five authorities across the country to confirm interest in an asylum seeker housing plan. The council along with Brighton and Hove, Hackney, Peterborough and Thanet have confirmed they are keen to take part in…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (612+ words) A former children's commissioner'who will chair the national inquiry into grooming gangs has vowed to "not shy away" from difficult truths as she was appointed after months of delays. Baroness Anne Longfield will lead the inquiry over three years with…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (492+ words) Government ministers " and victims " could step in to try to block the possible second prison release of one of the ringleaders of a Telford grooming gang, it has been confirmed. Politicians from across the political spectrum spoke out at a…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (773+ words) The Scottish Social Justice Secretary spoke of her "intense level of frustration" with how the situation has been handled. The Scottish Government "stands ready" to work with the UK Government on housing asylum seekers at military barracks in Inverness despite…...

3+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (974+ words) Michael O'Flaherty published letters raising concerns over the treatment of transgender people and policing protests in the UK. The European human rights watchdog has triggered a row with the Government after issuing warnings over the treatment of transgender people and…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (850+ words) Ministers will not seek to leave a major human rights treaty to grapple with migration, Downing Street has insisted, after a summer dominated by criticism over the small boats crisis and hotel housing. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will unveil reforms…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (590+ words) The protest outside the Bell Hotel came after the Government won a court challenge that means asylum seekers can continue to be housed there. Three men were arrested after police officers were injured during a protest outside a hotel used…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1393+ words) New government figures show the numbe of asylum seekers living in the West Midlands across each local authority - and where rates have increased or reduced The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels has risen by eight…...

5+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (377+ words) Job cuts are feared at West Mercia Police after the force announced it has to plug an "8 million budget gap. In a statement on Friday, West Mercia Police, which polices Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, said it had informed police officers…...