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Deadly journeys: Refugees, migrants risk everything to reach Europe
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (854+ words) Crossing to Europe offers hope but exposes refugees to peril, as militia abuse persists in unsafe Libya. The new year is less than two months in, but already more than 560 people have gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea while trying…...
Migrants are not responsible for the UK’s healthcare crisis
1+ week, 1+ day ago (96+ words) They are not a burden on the NHS, but a vital part of how it functions. They are not a burden on the NHS, but a vital part of how it functions. NHS doctor and writer from Birmingham. Last week,…...
UK police to use AI facial recognition tech linked to Israel’s war on Gaza
4+ week, 2+ day ago (617+ words) Concerns rise as UK partners with controversial facial recognition company used by Israel in Gaza. The United Kingdom's controversial rollout of facial recognition technology will rely on software that appears to have already been deployed in Gaza, where it is…...
UK judge reviews Terrorism Act ban on Palestine Action
3+ mon, 20+ hour ago (66+ words) Judges are reviewing the UK government's decision to ban the activist group Palestine Action under counter-terror laws. UK judge reviews Terrorism Act ban on Palestine Action Judges are reviewing the UK government's decision to ban the activist group Palestine Action…...
UK’s sweeping asylum law changes: How will they impact refugees?
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1415+ words) Britain to announce proposals on asylum with refugees facing longer waits and possible return to their countries. By Alex Kozul-Wright and News Agencies Shabana Mahmood, the United Kingdom's home secretary, has said the country's asylum system is "not working" and…...
UK to end ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers in huge policy overhaul
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (548+ words) The plans, inspired by Denmark's approach, aim to slash irregular immigration and counter the UK's far right. By Umut Uras and News Agencies The United Kingdom has announced a drastic reduction in the protections for asylum seekers and refugees under…...
‘I’ll go back’, say African migrants deported in campaign by Mauritania
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1764+ words) Mass crackdown on migrants follows deal signed with the EU to stem migration from source countries in Africa. By Josef Skrdlik and Oliver Dunn He settled in Nouadhibou, Mauritania's second-largest city, where he shared a one-room shack with four friends,…...
Stranded in Gaza, I risk losing my UK scholarship as evacuation stalls
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (220+ words) I met every requirement, yet my name is missing from evacuation lists. Delays and opaque rules mean students like me face losing scholarships and futures as bombs fall and deadlines pass. Flutter mobile developer, computer engineering student, freelance writer and…...
How effective is UK’s one-in-one-out migrant deal with France so far?
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (1640+ words) Just four people have been deported to France under migrant deal with the UK. Just four men who crossed the English Channel in small boats from France to the United Kingdom have been deported back to France under a migrant-swap…...
UK court temporarily blocks deportation of Eritrean asylum seeker
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (474+ words) By Caol'n Magee and Reuters A British court has temporarily blocked the deportation of an asylum seeker to France, dealing an early setback to Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plan to return people who arrive in the United Kingdom on small…...