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Dame Antonia Romeo appointed Cabinet Secretary

3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (1000+ words) Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Dame Antonia Romeo as Cabinet Secretary and head of the Civil Service, praising her "determination to get things done. As the frontrunner to replace Sir Chris Wormald, her expected appointment had raised eyebrows after allegations…...

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More than 70 asylum seekers to be awarded compensation after their phones were seized

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (475+ words) The government will compensate more than 70 asylum seekers whose mobile phones were unlawfully taken upon arrival in Britain, the High Court has ruled. The ruling found that the Home Office acted unlawfully when it confiscated mobiles and SIM cards from…...

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Dual nationals to be denied entry to UK without British passport

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (486+ words) British dual nationals have been told they may be denied entry to the UK via flight, ferry, or train after February 25 if they do not carry a valid British passport. The Home Office warning has been met with complaints from…...

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Palestine Action ban ‘disproportionate’, High Court rules, in blow to Government

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (13+ words) Palestine Action ban "disproportionate, High Court rules, in blow to Government'London Evening Standard...

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Dawn raids target suspected migrant smugglers in London

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (522+ words) Suspected people traffickers have been arrested in a series of early-morning raids across London. More than 50 immigration officers swooped on four addresses in Hounslow and Croydon on Thursday, arresting five people believed to be part of a suspected organised crime…...

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standard.co.uk > news > london > british-transport-police-live-facial-recognition-cameras-trial-london-bridge-b1270591.html

Police begin using live facial recognition cameras at London stations

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (532+ words) Live facial recognition technology has been deployed at London Bridge station as part of a six-month pilot launched by British Transport Police. The force said the trial will test how the technology operates in a "railway setting" and follows months…...

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standard.co.uk > news > london > west-london-restaurants-illegal-workers-b1270375.html

Two west London restaurants under pressure after hiring 15 illegal workers

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1234+ words) Two Edgware Road restaurants face a licence review after hiring 15 illegal workers. The Home Office said immigration officers encountered illegal workers at both Al Balad restaurants along Edgware Road, close to Marble Arch, on four separate occasions between April 2017 and…...

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UK government to allocate £1.4bn to escort and transport illegal migrants

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (558+ words) The UK government is planning to spend up to "1.4bn on transporting and removing people "who have no legal basis to remain" in the country. For a ten-year period from 2028, the government is looking to contract an escorting service that will…...

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Keir Starmer has worst small boat Channel crossings record as 66,000 make journey

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (553+ words) Sir Keir Starmer's government has claimed the record for the highest number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, new Home Office figures have revealed. A total of 65,922 people have made dangerous journey since Labour came to power…...

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Trump deports ‘worst of the worst’ illegal immigrants back to UK

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (475+ words) The US administration is set to deport at least 45 "worst of the worst" British criminals as part of its ongoing crackdown on law and order across the country. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) database detailing the "worst…...