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inews.co.uk > news > missed-council-tax-payment-owed-2800-bailiffs-door-4238812

'I missed one council tax payment, then I owed £2,800 and had bailiffs at my door"

6+ hour, 12+ min ago  (781+ words) Debt advice charities have warned a growing number of Britons are falling into council tax arrears, as levies are set to increase again in April When Nicola Taylor missed a single council tax payment, she did not expect it to…...

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inews.co.uk > news > politics > home-office-restrict-migrant-visas-labour-rebellion-4231740

Home Office plans to restrict migrant visas risks new Labour rebellion

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (814+ words) MPs and unions have warned the current proposals are 'un-British' and will hit the social care sector Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is facing a growing Labour rebellion over her plans to restrict migrant workers" settlement rights, due to fears it…...

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inews.co.uk > news > politics > home-office-needs-bolder-migrant-returns-deal-4210847

Home Office needs bolder migrant returns deal - but one country could make it tough

2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (754+ words) Berlin is likely to rebuff Government efforts to expand the one-in, one-out agreement A Home Office push to widen its one-in, one-out migrant returns deal is likely to be rebuffed by Germany " in a blow for Labour's plan to grip…...

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inews.co.uk > news > home-office-says-60000-deported-or-removed-since-2024-election-4218435

Home Office says 60,000 deported or removed since 2024 election

2+ week, 16+ hour ago  (523+ words) Officials say the number of illegal immigrants deported or removed is the highest in a decade, but Tories criticise the claim, saying it represents only five per cent The Home Office says nearly 60,000 illegal migrants and convicted criminals have been…...

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inews.co.uk > news > video-flashpoint-flags-town-divided-plan-house-migrants-4211622

Video shows flashpoint over flags in town divided by plan to house 540 migrants

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1280+ words) On a visit to Crowborough, The i Paper'witnessed tensions flaring over the use of a former military barracks to house asylum seekers moved on from migrant hotels Outside an ex-military site in Crowborough, a late morning confrontation laid bare growing…...

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inews.co.uk > news > politics > businesses-caught-employing-most-illegal-workers-4214294

Revealed: The industries caught employing the most illegal workers

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (550+ words) Delivery riders, takeaways and nail salons are among the worst offending industries for hiring illegal migrant workers, Home Office data has revealed. Half of the record 9,000 arrests for illegal working in the last year were in the restaurant, distribution and…...

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inews.co.uk > opinion > forget-homicide-stats-proof-crime-out-of-control-4190402

Forget the homicide stats, this is proof crime in Britain is out of control

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (545+ words) Stefano Hatfield writes a weekly column for The i Paper. He is a former executive editor of The Independent and editorial director of London Live. His passions include Fulham FC and Italian cooking. IMPARTIAL NEWS + INTELLIGENT DEBATE Forget the homicide…...

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inews.co.uk > news > fled-syria-plan-send-people-back-inhumane-4204102

I fled Syria – Home Office plan to send people back is inhumane

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (688+ words) Shabana Mahmood plans to deport asylum seekers despite fears of violence after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime A Syrian refugee who fled Aleppo amid the war has labelled the Home Office plan to send aslyum seekers back "inhumane" and…...

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inews.co.uk > news > rejected-asylum-syria-fear-death-4204803

I was rejected for UK asylum and went back to Syria - now I fear death

3+ week, 5+ hour ago  (742+ words) A Kurdish asylum seeker who returned to his home country in 2024 says it has been 'hijacked' by the new post-Assad regime" An asylum seeker who returned to Syria from the UK after his case was rejected has urged the Government…...

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inews.co.uk > news > politics > home-office-deport-asylum-seekers-syria-safety-fears-4201804

Home Office set to deport asylum seekers to Syria despite safety fears

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (1025+ words) Returns could be both voluntary and enforced under Shabana Mahmood's immigration reforms" Shabana Mahmood plans to step up deportations to Syria in the coming months as an early priority of her asylum crackdown despite fears over violence after the fall…...