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Dad whose entire family died in Air India crash told he can't stay in UK
11+ hour ago (1066+ words) The Home Office has been branded cruel after a dad whose family was killed in last year's Air India crash was told he must leave the UK. Mohammad Shethwala's wife Sadikabanu and the couple's two-year-old daughter Fatima were among 260 people…...
Home office releases footage of foreign national offenders being returned on flights
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (303+ words) Watch: Home office releases footage of foreign national offenders being returned on flights'Metro. co. uk This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. Iranian embassy posts AI video…...
Asylum seekers 'posing' as gay reminds me of my own immigration ordeal
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (986+ words) Apart from your family, who else noticed you were behaving femininely?" Were you in a gay relationship in Burma?" I had to wait 16 months for an asylum interview in the UK, because my life was at risk if I returned…...
Kanye West's Wireless payment revealed after being banned from entering UK
1+ week, 4+ day ago (680+ words) In a whirlwind Easter weekend, Kanye West went from being announced as Wireless" headliner to the entire festival being cancelled. Huge backlash surrounding Kanye, known as Ye, and his'antisemitic, racist, sexist, and homophobic comments swiftly brewed after he was announced....
'I'm stranded in Cyprus because the DWP thought I was dead - now I'm being sued"
3+ week, 6+ day ago (651+ words) A woman left stranded in Cyprus without her pension is now being taken to court for not paying council tax. Marie Collins, from Narborough, Norfolk, flew out to the island for a two week holiday in September. But after developing…...
Innocent man arrested after AI facial recognition said he was a jewellery thief
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (651+ words) A police force's AI-powered facial recognition system mistook an innocent man for a burglar. Alvi Choudhury, 26, was arrested at about 4pm on January 7 while he was working from his home in Southampton. Thames Valley Police systems matched his mugshot " taken during…...
This is what domestic abuse campaigners think it will take to keep women safe
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (945+ words) Celebrities, activists and survivors gathered outside Parliament this morning with an urgent message for the government: you must go further to end domestic abuse. Organised by charity Refuge, the demonstration centred on a single bright pink front door, chillingly coffin-shaped…...
Home Secretary announces asylum seekers who break the law won't be able to acces
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (702+ words) Asylum seekers who break the law or work illegally will soon be thrown out of Government-funded accommodation and lose support payments. A new rule change means only those with legitimate asylum claims who follow the rules will get taxpayer-funded support,…...
Refugees like me are sick of being told we're not welcome
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1155+ words) When I first arrived in the UK from Syria at the age of 21 in 2022, I was forced to stay for over 18 months in a "hotel room" that was regularly attacked by far-right protestors who, on one notable occasion during the…...
UK passport rules for dual citizens are changing in just two days - how to prepare
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (781+ words) British dual nationals may be refused entry at the border without a UK passport within days, as new rules come into effect. As of next week, under a new scheme being rolled out by the Home Office, visitors from non-visa…...