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Funding secured to expand Raneem's Law in West Midlands 999 control rooms
8+ hour, 41+ min ago (256+ words) Raneem Oudeh and her mother were murdered in Solihull, despite calling the police a number of times More than "440, 000 is being used to put specialist domestic abuse officers in 999 control rooms in the West Midlands permanently. The Home Office funding,…...
Home Office halts asylum seeker placements in Stoke Heath
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (203+ words) Scheme under review following intervention from local MP and community The Home Office has agreed to suspend the placement of asylum seekers in Stoke Heath following pressure from Mark Pritchard MP, Stoke Upon Parish Council, and community members. Mark Pritchard…...
PM asks Home Secretary to examine options for deporting grooming gang ringleader
5+ day, 30+ min ago (481+ words) Shabir Ahmed has been released from prison today Sir Keir Starmer has asked the Home Secretary to review the case of a Rochdale grooming gang ringleader amid calls for the law to be changed to allow him to be deported....
Stoke Heath residents demand clarity over asylum seeker housing
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (193+ words) Local MP seeks government transparency and a community meeting Residents in Stoke Heath are demanding clarity and consultation regarding the use of new-build houses for housing asylum seekers. Local MP Mark Pritchard has been actively raising these concerns in Parliament,…...
Angry crowd blocks entrance to council meeting over asylum seeker plans
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (1101+ words) Attendees disrupted as protesters voice concerns Police were forced to block entrances to a council meeting as a mob of angry locals tried to force their way in to vent their anger over plans to house asylum seekers at a…...
RAF Barnham set to house asylum seekers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (698+ words) Barnham is one of three military sites where the government is seeking planning permission to house migrants The Ministry of Defence has confirmed it is planning to use one of its bases on the Norfolk border to house asylum seekers....
Ministers braced for opposition over using barracks to house asylum seekers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (777+ words) It's after Labour pledged to stop using asylum hotels by the next election Ministers will do "whatever it takes" to close asylum hotels as the Government braced for battle over plans to move migrants into former military barracks. Planning permission…...
Six suspected illegal workers arrested in Welsh restaurant chain
1+ week, 4+ day ago (226+ words) Arrests made at Florentino's restaurants in Carmarthen and Tenby Six people have been arrested on suspicion of illegal working at Florentino's Italian restaurants in Carmarthen and Tenby. Immigration Enforcement officers acted on intelligence to carry out the arrests in South…...
Government looks to house asylum seekers in Crowborough until 2030
1+ week, 4+ day ago (327+ words) It's as twenty more asylum hotels shut - including the Cisswood in Horsham. A campaign group says it's "not surprised" about the lack of consultation as the government looks to use a military camp in Crowborough to house asylum seekers for…...
PCC raises concerns over placement of asylum seekers in Grantham
2+ week, 3+ day ago (476+ words) Lincolnshire PCC Marc Jones is urging the government to be more transparent The Government should be more transparent about the placement of asylum seekers in a Lincolnshire town, the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has said. Lincolnshire PCC Marc Jones…...