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kentonline. co. uk > dover > news > sudanese-due-in-court-after-four-migrants-die-trying-to-cros-338923

Sudanese man due in court after four migrants die trying to cross Channel

5+ hour, 4+ min ago  (185+ words) A Sudanese man has been charged in connection with the deaths of four migrants who drowned trying to cross the Channel. Alnour Mohamed Ali, also known as Elnoor Mohamed Ali, was charged last night (Friday, April 10) with endangering another during…...

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kentonline. co. uk > bexley-and-bromley > news > migrants-suspected-of-working-illegally-as-delivery-riders-a-337741

Migrants suspected of working illegally as delivery riders arrested in raid

4+ week, 6+ hour ago  (379+ words) Home " Bexley and Bromley " News " Article Migrants suspected of working illegally as delivery riders in the gig economy have been arrested in a raid at a caravan site. Officers from the Home Office's Immigration Enforcement team and the Metropolitan Police…...

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kentonline. co. uk > news > national > zara-mcdermott-joins-campaigners-urging-education-on-violence-against-women-163794

Zara Mc Dermott joins campaigners urging education on violence against women

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (687+ words) TV presenter Zara Mc Dermott has called for primary school children to be educated on consent to prevent violence against women. She was among campaigners gathered outside Parliament on Tuesday to call for more investment in refuge services for domestic…...

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kentonline. co. uk > news > national > home-office-offering-failed-asylum-claim-families-40-000-is-not-a-pull-factor-163594

Home Office: Offering failed asylum claim families "40, 000 is not a pull factor

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (858+ words) A scheme offering the families of failed asylum seekers up to "40, 000 to leave the UK will not be a "pull factor, the Home Office has insisted. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said a small number of failed asylum seekers will be…...

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kentonline. co. uk > dover > news > huddled-and-hidden-image-shows-33-people-inside-smugglers-336411

Huddled and hidden: Image shows 33 people inside smugglers" lorry in Kent

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (259+ words) Home " Dover " News " Article A shocking image shows the cramped conditions 33 people endured in a lorry at the hands of suspected people smugglers. It shows dozens of Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi individuals, huddled in a trailer, many with their hoods…...

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kentonline. co. uk > folkestone > news > high-street-caf-stripped-of-licence-after-employing-illegal-336592

High street caf" stripped of licence after employing illegal workers

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (799+ words) A high street caf" has been stripped of its licence after illegal workers were found to be working there. Enforcement officers arrested four individuals who had no right to work in the UK during a raid on Sunshine Bistro in…...

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kentonline. co. uk > maidstone > news > kent-county-council-s-asylum-seeker-bill-trebles-in-five-ye-335966

Kent County Council's asylum seeker bill "trebles in five years'

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (619+ words) Kent's spending on looking after asylum seekers has tripled in five years and is higher than any region in the country, according to new research. Figures from The Tax Payers' Alliance (TPA) pressure group shows Kent County Council's "41. 6m social care…...

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kentonline. co. uk > news > national > judge-allows-judicial-review-of-palestine-action-ban-161926

Judge allows judicial review of Palestine Action ban

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (418+ words) A judicial review of the ban on Palestine Action can go ahead, a judge at Scotland's highest civil court has ruled. Lord Young issued his decision following a hearing at the Court of Session earlier this month into whether to…...

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kentonline. co. uk > news > national > shabana-mahmood-defends-rollout-of-live-facial-recognition-to-all-police-forces-161890

Shabana Mahmood defends rollout of live facial recognition to all police forces

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (833+ words) The Home Secretary has defended plans for a rollout of live facial recognition to all police forces in England and Wales amid concerns a public consultation on its use is not yet complete. Shabana Mahmood told LBC there is "no…...

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kentonline. co. uk > news > national > first-minister-calls-x-woefully-inadequate-amid-grok-ai-misuse-row-161193

First Minister calls X "woefully inadequate" amid Grok AI misuse row

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (703+ words) First Minister Michelle O'Neill has denounced social media site X as "woefully inadequate" after reports its AI chatbot Grok created and shared sexualised images of children. Regulator Ofcom has announced it has launched an investigation into the social media platform…...