16+ hour, 56+ min ago   (776+ words) The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels stood at 16,021 at the end of June 2026, down 50% year-on-year from 32,041. It is the lowest figure since data was first reported in 2022, Home Office figures show. There was rise of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (490+ words) Dozens of protesters gathered outside a former RAF base which could be used to house asylum seekers as police were given more powers after anti-immigration disorder in nearby Thetford earlier this week. The Home Office announced in June that it…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (391+ words) Protesters are expected to gather outside a former RAF base which could be used to house asylum seekers, after anti-immigration disorder in nearby Thetford earlier this week. The Home Office announced in June that it was considering using Barnham Camp…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (405+ words) The UK Home Office says it has initiated a “major surge” in illegal immigration enforcement in Northern Ireland with nearly 50% as many visits carried out at businesses suspected of using illegal workers. More than 100 visits to businesses took place in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (913+ words) A female officer bitten when police came under attack in Thetford as people attempted to storm homes linked to asylum seekers is already back on the front line alongside a colleague who was hit on the head with a rock....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (915+ words) Those involved in anti-immigration disorder in Thetford, where people attempted to storm homes linked to asylum seekers and police officers were assaulted, will face the “full force of the law”, a chief constable has warned. Two more people were arrested…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (586+ words) Further arrests have been made in Thetford after people attempted to storm homes linked to asylum seekers and police officers were assaulted. Two men were arrested on Thursday, Norfolk Police said, following two nights of disorder in the market town....

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (814+ words) Two men have been arrested after police officers were taken to hospital during a second night of disorder in a market town which has seen anti-immigration protests. Norfolk Police said “significant police resources” were deployed to Thetford on Wednesday night…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (821+ words) The number of migrants who have reached the UK after crossing the English Channel so far this year is more than 40% lower than at this point in 2025, despite a recent flurry in arrivals. Here the Press Association looks at the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (613+ words) Nigel Farage has said his party’s plan to intercept and return migrant boats crossing the English Channel would comply with international law. Reform UK has proposed using the Royal Navy to transport migrants to France or Belgium under a plan…...