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All asylum seekers have been moved out of Epping's Bell Hotel
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (215+ words) By KRISTINA WEMYSS, GENERAL NEWS REPORTER Asylum seekers who were staying at a hotel that was at the centre of anti-migrant protests have all been removed from the site. Last year, demonstrations outside The Bell Hotel in Essex turned violent…...
Working from home linked to rising mental health problems, study finds
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (494+ words) Never made it back to the office after Covid? It could be taking a hidden toll on your wellbeing. A new study suggests the shift from office working to working from home is linked to rising levels of psychological distress…...
Labour's new asylum backlog: Immigration court cases soar by 68pc
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (446+ words) The scale of Labour's new asylum backlog has been laid bare in new figures revealing a massive jump in the number of appeals waiting to be heard by immigration judges. Figures from the Ministry of Justice (Mo J) showed the backlog…...
Migration has nearly TRIPLED since 2000, study reveals
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (860+ words) Total global migration has nearly tripled in the two decades since 2000, a study has revealed. Using deep learning, researchers discovered that around 35 million people now relocate to a new country every year. That is up from approximately 15 million total yearly…...
Belfast knife suspect won asylum in Britain under 'fast-track' scheme
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (1306+ words) By DAVID BARRETT, HOME AFFAIRS EDITOR and CAMERON ROY, DATA JOURNALIST The Belfast knife attack suspect was granted asylum in Britain under a controversial 'fast-track' scheme, the Daily Mail can reveal. Hadi Alodid was given permission to stay here after…...
UK returns single migrant to Ireland after Belfast 'knife attack"
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (1106+ words) The UK has returned just one single migrant to Ireland after crossing the Irish border, amid warnings that national security is being put at risk in the wake of the Belfast attack." Labour ministers are now facing demands to clamp…...
Aboard the bus that ferries asylum seekers into UK by back door
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (1690+ words) By FRED KELLY IN BELFAST For more than five years, Carl has been driving his 60-seater coach from Dublin to Belfast. It's a two-hour journey straight up the M1 and across the border" and Carl knows his customers. At least, he…...
Sudanese asylum seeker among two jailed for role in Channel crossings
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (880+ words) By RYAN HOOPER, CRIME CORRESPONDENT Shocking footage of French authorities handing out life jackets to Channel migrants but refusing to intervene has been shown in court. The clip, recorded on a drone, shows a French vessel supposedly patrolling the coastline…...
Britain's back door: How 'common travel area' is exploited by migrants
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (1222+ words) Labour ministers are facing demands to clampdown on abuse of the Common Travel Area by asylum seekers after a Sudanese man was charged with attempted murder over a knife attack in Belfast. The CTA has been in place for more…...
Pictured: Victim injured in 'asylum seeker knife attack' in Belfast
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (1048+ words) By JAMES FIELDING, SENIOR REPORTER and TARYN KAUR PEDLER, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER The man pinned down on a Belfast street by an asylum seeker who brutally attacked him with a knife has been named by residents as Stephen Ogilvie. The…...