4+ hour, 26+ min ago  (589+ words) The findings come from a joint review published on Tuesday by the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner A new report has revealed that Police Scotland is failing to take the fingerprints of thousands of people it arrests each year. The findings come…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (781+ words) Asylum seekers who break the law or work illegally are to be thrown out of Government-funded accommodation and lose their support payments. The rule change means only those with legitimate asylum claims who follow the rules will get taxpayer-funded support,…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (620+ words) The UK gvernment has chartered a repatriation flight from Oman on Wednesday for UK nationals seeking to escape the Middle East amid the conflict in the region. The first repatriation flight to leave the Middle East will leave Oman on…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (682+ words) Scotland's Chief Constable has made clear police officers "cannot continue" to spend more time helping people in mental health crisis than dealing with crime. Jo Farrell said the force has "to do something different in this space" because its "primary…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (489+ words) Those in Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Palestine, Qatar and the UAE have been urged to register with the Foreign Office Officials are understood to be working on plans for the potential evacuation of more than 100,000 Britons from the Middle East. Foreign…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (206+ words) The Home Office has released the latest immigration statistics The number of asylum seekers being housed in UK hotels has fallen to the lowest level for 18 months, statistics show. The figures released by the Home Office reveal there were 30,657 people…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (504+ words) Human rights protestors and authorities have clashed in Edinburgh over an attempted eviction of a traveller's site. Protestors formed a human chain to block enforcement agents from entering the area situated between West Granton Road and Waterfront Avenue. The land…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (441+ words) Scottish Labour said it would boost officer numbers by around 360 if it wins the next election. Scottish Labour will use a Holyrood debate on Wednesday to push for the creation of specialist "community and crime prevention officers" to tackle local…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (772+ words) Independent MSP Fergus Ewing and Scottish Conservative MSP Edward Mountain have written to the home secretary The UK Government would need to gain planning permission to use Cameron Barracks to house asylum seekers, MSPs have said. Independent MSP Fergus Ewing…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (458+ words) The Highland Council say no arrival date has been confirmed amid the Home Office's plans to move asylum seekers into Cameron Barracks. The UK Government previously announced that the Scottish army base near Inverness would be used to house 300 adult…...