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Somerset Holiday Inn used to house asylum seekers to close, government says
25+ min ago (356+ words) The Holiday Inn Bridgwater will no longer being used to house asylum seekers, the Government has confirmed. The hotel is among 13 sites across England that have been closed to asylum accommodation in the latest stage of the Government’s plan to…...
Several athletes ‘unaccounted for’ after Glasgow Commonwealth Games
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (240+ words) Several athletes are “unaccounted for” after the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, according to Police Scotland. The Ugandan sporting news website NBS Sport said that four members of Uganda’s boxing team have reportedly gone missing in Scotland. They said the athletes did…...
Six Somerset businesses fined for employing 'illegal workers"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (397+ words) SIX businesses in Somerset have been handed fines for employing 'illegal workers'. The government's Home Office has released its quarterly report on non-compliant employers in the UK this month (June 2026). In it, civil penalties are issued from October 1 2025, to December…...
Ministers braced for opposition over using barracks to house asylum seekers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (801+ words) Ministers will do “whatever it takes” to close asylum hotels as the Government braced for battle over plans to move migrants into former military barracks. Planning permission is being sought at Ministry of Defence sites in Bicester in Oxfordshire, Barnham…...
Labour to scrap Police and Crime Commissioners after Tory's 'failed experiment"
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (368+ words) All Police and Crime Commissioner roles across England and Wales will be abolished, the Government has announced. Policing minister Sarah Jones and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed that the controversial system would be scrapped. The role, introduced in 2012 under the…...