2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (605+ words) Westminster's former Labour administration has been criticised for awarding a major contract to a demolition firm previously fined millions by a UK market regulator. Keltbray was fined "16 million by the Competition and Markets Authority in March 2023 for colluding on prices…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (707+ words) Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will leave "no stone unturned" to throw a Rochdale grooming gang leader out of the country, a fellow Cabinet minister said. Shabir Ahmed, 73, who has been stripped of his British citizenship…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (547+ words) The Government is facing mounting pressure to change the law so a Rochdale grooming gang ringleader can be deported. Shabir Ahmed, 73, who has been stripped of his British citizenship leaving him with only Pakistani nationality, cannot be deported due to…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (797+ words) Sir Keir Starmer has asked the Home Secretary to review the case of a Rochdale grooming gang ringleader amid calls for the law to be changed to allow him to be deported. Shabir Ahmed, 73, known to his victims as "Daddy,…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (765+ words) Officials are "looking at every route" to deport the Rochdale grooming ringleader set to be released from prison on Thursday, a minister has said. Shabir Ahmed, 73, known to his victims as Daddy, has served 14 years in jail since his conviction…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (689+ words) Men harassing women in central London with catcalling, wolf-whistling and sexualised remarks face being hit with "100-on-the-spot fines. Police officers can also issue the fixed penalty notices for remarks directed at them. Female officers, especially on late night patrols in…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (373+ words) The government has released a list of businesses fined for employing illegal workers - with many in the capital falling foul. A total of 61 London businesses have been handed fines by the government after being found to be employing workers against…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (435+ words) The number of migrants who arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in the first half of the year fell sharply compared with the same period in 2025, figures show. Some 11, 884 migrants arrived in the six months from the…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (683+ words) Asylum seekers will be made to pay up to "10, 000 towards the cost of their accommodation and support once they start earning, Shabana Mahmood has announced. They must pay off the full amount before they can be eligible for settled status…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (1037+ words) Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced plans for asylum seekers to pay up to "10, 000 towards their accommodation and support once they start earning. The full sum must be repaid before people can qualify for settled status, a crucial step for…...