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'I came to London in 2005 as a refugee - 21 years later, things feel even worse"
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (441+ words) Billy Mazoya fled to the UK after the war in Congo in 2005. 20 years later, he can see the anti-immigration and racism he experienced back then in today's society (Image: Handout ) Billy Mazoya came to London from the Democratic Republic of…...
Home Office to announce closure of 11 asylum hotels this week
3+ week, 5+ day ago (378+ words) The Government is set to announce its decision to close 11 asylum hotels(Image: JUSTIN TALLIS, AFP via Getty Images) The Home Office is set to confirm the shutdown of 11 asylum hotels this week. The closures, according to The Guardian, form…...
West London off-licence hired illegal worker 'who was also a dealer"
3+ week, 2+ day ago (567+ words) AAK Superstore was formerly known as Rivercity Superstore(Image: Ealing Council) An off-licence in Ealing has kept its licence after hiring an illegal worker. AAK Superstore [formerly Rivercity Superstore], on 13 Dudley Road in Southall, was found to have a male…...
Lesbian Saudi woman "thrilled" with UK asylum after escaping arranged marriage
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1051+ words) =Al Hussain was granted asylum in 2023 A lesbian Saudi woman whose mother "informed" her at 16 that she was to be "reserved" for an arranged marriage to a 40-year-old male cousin "couldn't be happier" after being granted asylum in the UK,…...
Croydon police's chase to catch illegal riders 'disguised as delivery drivers"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1336+ words) There are people out there with knives!" a shopkeeper shouts at four police officers who have just brought an e-bike rider to a stop near East Croydon station. His fury continues as PC Tom Freeman fills out a seizure notice…...
London gang used M25 service stations to smuggle Albanian migrants into the UK
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (367+ words) The trio charged people "11k to be smuggled into the UK in lorries(Image: MPS) A London-based criminal gang used M25 service stations to transport migrants who had been smuggled into the UK in lorries. During a Met investigation, police uncovered CCTV…...
Legal claim against Met and council on child sexual exploitation collapses
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (404+ words) My London previously reported across multiple days of gruelling cross examination, where lawyers for the defendants scrutinised the claimant's case(Image: Getty Images) EGZ experienced escalating criminal and sexual exploitation from the age of 14 " including multiple rapes and a brutal…...
Indian restaurant fined "80k after two men found working illegally
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (583+ words) The Home Office wants Bexley Council to revoke The Darjeeling's premises licence The Home Office wants to revoke an Indian restaurant's premises licence in Sidcup after it found two Bangladeshi men illegally working there last year. The Darjeeling in Sidcup…...
Taxi drivers 'helped smuggle migrants to France' by driving them to lorry sites
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (535+ words) All four taxi drivers would drive groups of migrants to isolated lay-bys where they could board lorries Four taxi drivers have been sentenced after helping to smuggle illegal migrants to France in the back of lorries. The four took their…...
Brits should check passport details now ahead of the summer holidays
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (459+ words) As we approach the sixth anniversary of Brexit at the end of this month, most Brits have adapted to the changes that come with travelling, and many will be using their blue passports for a sunny holiday this summer. However,…...