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Dual national Londoner stranded in Spain by new border rule
13+ hour, 19+ min ago (680+ words) A London-born woman has been left stranded in Spain and "petrified" for her career after being caught out by a recent overhaul of UK border rules. Natasha Cochrane De La Rosa, a 26-year-old British-Spanish dual national, was born and raised…...
Sussex Police night safety scheme slashed due to funding cuts
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (316+ words) A police scheme aiming to keep people safe on a night out has been cut in three Sussex towns. Sussex Police said night safety marshals would no longer be on patrol in Eastbourne, Crawley and Worthing due to a significant…...
Telford asylum seeker hotel Madeley Court 'officially closed"
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (209+ words) A hotel that was being used to house asylum seekers has "officially closed," an MP has said. Shaun Davies, who represents Telford, said he had written to the owners of Madeley Court Hotel to "discuss next steps for bringing the…...
'I had to pay for travel document I did not need"
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (764+ words) Some Channel Islanders have been forced to buy a digital travel document they did not need to when travelling through the UK. The UK introduced the new travel system " electronic travel authorisation (ETA) " at the end of February, which is…...
What does the law say about unauthorised encampments?
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (1231+ words) The rapid creation of an "unauthorised encampment" of caravans on the outskirts of a village over Easter was "like a military operation", according to residents. Diggers and bulldozers arrived on a green field site is in an area of outstanding…...
Home Office sued over Kent migrant sites' contract process
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (473+ words) The Home Office has denied there was a "conflict of interest" when it awarded a "462. 6m deal to manage sites used to process migrants arriving in the UK on small boats. Mitie Care and Custody, a subsidiary of Mitie Group, are…...
Police offered support to tackle rising threats against MPs
1+ week, 2+ day ago (885+ words) Police forces are being offered specialist support from a new national democracy protection unit to deal with the rising level of threats and abuse facing MPs. Police chief Chris Balmer has been tasked with leading the new initiative to help…...
Two migrants die in Channel crossing attempt
1+ week, 4+ day ago (509+ words) Two migrants have died attempting to cross the English Channel, French authorities have said. Six others were rescued, with one of them taken to hospital requiring urgent care, after migrants got into difficulty boarding a boat near Calais on Wednesday…...
Campaigner hopes new harassment law will stop sexist street abuse
1+ week, 4+ day ago (613+ words) A campaigner has said she is "really proud" of helping to create a new criminal offence of harassing somebody on the street because of their sex. Elodie, who previously lived in Tunbridge Wells, in Kent, worked with the town's former…...
UK and France extend talks over new small boats deal
1+ week, 5+ day ago (869+ words) The UK is to pay France "16. 2m to patrol beaches for the next two months, as the two sides continue to hammer out a new deal to intercept small boats attempting to cross the English Channel. Under a three-year agreement signed…...