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Fury at plan to move asylum seekers into UK village - 21 properties
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (394+ words) Plans to house dozens of asylum seekers in 21 empty properties in a rural Shropshire village, have triggered a furious reaction, with locals warning the community lacks the facilities to cope. The proposal would see up to 83 asylum seekers moved into…...
'Illegal' Albanian migrants 'faked marriages to get into the UK"
9+ hour, 30+ min ago (290+ words) Five Albanian men have been charged for allegedly faking marriages to enter the UK. The group are accused of using counterfeit licences to claim they were married to EU citizens who had a right to live in Britain under a…...
Villagers worried about asylum seeker plans - AOL
11+ hour, 6+ min ago (410+ words) A number of people living in a village earmarked as a home for dozens of asylum seekers say they are worried their small community will not be able to cope. Up to 83 people are expected to move into empty homes…...
New pictures show delivery driver's arrest in immigration swoop
14+ hour, 19+ min ago (244+ words) New pictures show a delivery driver being arrested by police on suspicion of immigration offences in Hereford. The pictures show a man being questioned by police and immigration officers during an operation targeting parcel and food delivery workers in the…...
Mother and baby home survivors welcome "U-turn" on refusal to debate change to cut off date for planned redress scheme
13+ hour, 25+ min ago (661+ words) Survivors of mother and baby homes have welcomed a "U-turn" by Stormont Speaker Edwin Poots hoped to see the removal of a "cut off date" in a planned redress scheme. A freshly filed amendment allowing relatives of those who died…...
In Spain, elderly UK expats struggle for care post-Brexit - AOL
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (591+ words) TURRE, Spain, June 19 (Reuters) - Daniel Northover left his home in Liverpool this month, which marks the 10th anniversary of Britain's Brexit referendum, to move in with his 80-year-old mother in Turre, a town of 4, 500 people in Andalusia in southern Spain. After…...
Muslim woman 'tired of vitriol' and 'having to prove she's not terrorist"
14+ hour, 25+ min ago (460+ words) A Muslim woman who was at the Tommy Robinson protest has said she is "tired of the vitriol" against people of Islam. Hundreds staged demonstrations for and against the controversial right-wing speaker who appeared at the Oxford Union on Wednesday,…...
Jail For Arson Attacks on Properties Linked to PM Starmer Said to Have Been Directed by Russia
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (322+ words) Ukrainian and Romanian men have been jailed after setting fire to properties linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, apparently after being promised cryptocurrency payments by an alleged Russian handler. A third man, Petro Pochynok, was acquitted. The fires set…...
Immigration and Refugee issues quiz to be held in Salisbury
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (236+ words) Misinformation around immigration is under the spotlight with a new public quiz aiming to separate fact from fiction. The event, part of Refugee Week, will take place on Saturday at the Cheese Market and will focus on issues related to…...
Fact check: Makerfield migrants claim and viral video game clip
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (813+ words) This round-up of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK's independent fact-checking charity which works to give people access to reliable information they can trust. Do 380 "illegal boat migrants' live in Makerfield? Images circulating on social media ahead…...